UVM 26Oct2024

We have been grateful to UVM over the years for offering to play twice in the fall - they saw this as good preparation for Regionals (they and UMass A had 6 wins and 1 draw with the same goal-advantage so both made Regionals), and we saw it as a good way to honor the seniors and to have another chance to play well with a strong team.

Abby B’s mom, sister and pups, Caitlin’s grandmother, Lizzy’s family, Avery’s mom, maybe others (?) joined us in partly-sunny 60F/15C weather. Avery made a comeback today, Kate graciously offered to goal-keep in light of Addie’s illness, and Dani is preparing for the New York Marathon next weekend!!

Kalyn got off a shot in the 2nd minute that was blocked for a corner kick taken by Lizzy before Carly’s clearance for a UVM corner and shot over our crossbar. Avery had a shot saved and Kate saved a UVM shot before Colleen C blocked a UVM shot for their corner kick in the 9th minute.

Abby B had a shot go wide soon after, and five minutes later Nicole beat her defender to get a cross off for Hattie, whose shot was blocked in tje 15th minute. Kate saved another UVM shot before Carly’s free kick in their third went slightly wide.

Kate made another save after UVM sent a shot over our crossbar. Carly earned and took a free kick in our third just before Mia combined with Colleen B for our goal in the 30th minute. 

UVM hit our crossbar after their corner kick (whew!) before Colleen earned a free kick in their third that resulted in Hattie’s header but was saved in the 36th minute. UVM took another corner and had a shot that we blocked before Kate made a brave excursion far from goal to squash a UVM attempt.

During the break we complimented Kate and our back line, encouraged more shutting down attacks and connecting passes well as we did in the first timeframe. We congratulated Hattie on her wonderful DIAGONAL SPEED DRIBBLE and suggested pressure on UVM’s central defenders.

Kate made three more saves amid a UVM corner before their long-distance shot snuck into the upper-left corner of our goal just under the crossbar in the 52nd minute. They sent a shot wide before Katelyn earned a free kick in their third that was taken by Colleen C. 

Kate made two more saves before UVM sent a shot over our crossbar. They took a free kick in our third that went wide before Kate made another save. 

Kalyn had a shot saved before Kate made another save and UVM sent a shot over our crossbar. Then in the last minute Kalyn used her amazing speed to blow by the UVM back line in a breakaway - calmly tucking the ball into their net for the game-winner! 

Our team erupted in joy and after thanking UVM for playing had a beautiful senior celebration! 

GK: Kate Clark

CD: Carly Fleming+ Colleen Cranna

OD: Liv Deeley+Chloe Gern, Pine Harman+Maddie Kim

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Avery Jones, Julia Åkerlind+Abby Reiner+Kya Bruckner, Mia Harlin+Colleen Bailey
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Nicole Bogdanos

F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor

Shots 9:20 Saves 10:4

2 Kalyn shot blocked for a corner taken by Lizzy

4 Carly clearance for UVM corner, shot over

6 Avery shot saved 

8 UVM shot saved by Kate

9 Colleen C blocked a shot for a UVM corner

10 Abby B shot wide 

15 Nicole cross to Hattie, shot blocked 

18 UVM shot saved by Kate

21 Carly free kick in their third, shot wide

24 UVM shot over

25 UVM shot saved by Kate

29 Carly earned and took a free kick in our third

30 Mia set up Colleen B -> 1:0

35 UVM corner, shot hit our crossbar!

36 Colleen C free kick in their third to Hattie header saved

39 UVM corner, shot blocked

40 Kate far from goal to squash an attack

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42 UVM shot saved by Kate

45 UVM corner

48 UVM shot saved by Kate

49 UVM shot saved by Kate

52 UVM shot high upper left corner -> 1:1

54 UVM shot wide

56 Katelyn earned a free kick in their third taken by Colleen C

58 UVM shot saved by Kate

62 UVM shot saved by Kate

65 UVM shot over

70 UVM free kick in our third, shot wide

75 UVM shot saved by Kate

77 Kalyn shot saved 

78 UVM shot saved by Kate, shot over

79 Kalyn breakaway!! -> 2:1

at UVM 13Oct2024

We had planned to play UVM on Oct 19, expecting that our League games would need to have been played two weeks before Nov2 Regionals - that way, we would have had one game per weekend. But the League changed the timeframe so that all of our games had to be played *three* weeks before Regionals. We had no choice but to squeeze two away games into the last weekend.

So we expected to have trouble with attendance with back-to-back away games so far into the term when academic work is heavy. We were actually fortunate to have enough players - with one sub - to play and not forfeit, which can lead to being ejected from the League. 

Leaving Hanover at 9:30 in 40F/5C weather, by noon it was maybe 50F/10C and cloudy but not windy. The grass field was narrow and bumpy - not very well covered - almost the opposite of Sachem. They insisted on 40-minute halves in hopes of gaining a better goals-scored record than UMass A, with whom they expected to have the same 6W-0L-1T record with a win over us today.

Nicole got us off to a great start with a shot that went wide. UVM sent in a lofting shot from maybe 20m that just dipped under our crossbar in the 8th minute. Kate made a save right after that before Kalyn had a shot go wide and Kya’s pressure on them made their shot go wide in the 16th minute.

Mia earned a corner in the 19th minute before Caitlin earned and took a corner four minutes later and Kalyn had a shot blocked. UVM’s shot was blocked for a corner and had two shots go wide before they sent in a shot lower right that Kate dove the right direction for but couldn’t reach.

Nicole had a shot go wide in the 33rd minute before Kate made another save and UVM had another shot go wide. Kate made another save just before the break.

Our discussion included a reference to basketball, our solid defense, their kick-and-run tactics, how we could move the ball more quickly, that aerial battles were rough, we could shoot more from a farther distance, double up more in the midfield and make the shorter/easier passes to keep possession.

Caitlin almost scored in the first minute of the second half before Kate made two more saves resulting in their corner kick. Kalyn earned a free kick in our third taken by Carly.

Mia’s powerful shot in the 47th minute rattled off the crossbar before UVM’s free kick from midfield. Kate made another save and UVM took another corner before they scored their third goal in the 52nd minute.

Nicole had a shot go wide before Kate made two more saves and they had a shot go over our crossbar. Carly earned and took a corner in the 68th before Colleen C had a shot saved and took a free kick from midfield earned by Carly.

Kate made another save for a corner in the 72nd minute before their free kick in our third. They sent a shot high before Nicole’s excellent shot hit the crossbar and another of her’s went wide. 

Kalyn had a shot blocked and Maddie had a shot saved in the 79th minute, and just when we might have thought that time would be up UVM snuck a final shot into the lower right corner of our net to give them the same goal-advantage that UMass A has - their team erupted in joy about their chances for making Regionals.

We had good chances and made many good passes, so we look forward to playing them again in two weeks in Hanover!

GK: Kate Clark

CD: Carly Fleming+ Erika Huston

OD: Colleen Cranna+Liv Deeley

CM: Abby Reiner+Kya Bruckner+Maddie Kim, Mia Harlin
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nicole Bogdanos

F: Caitlin Evers

Shots 13:20 Saves 9:3

2 Nicole shot wide

8 UVM shot just under our crossbar -> 0:1

9 UVM shot saved by Kate

14 Kalyn shot wide

16 Kya pressure made UVM shot go wide

19 Mia earned a corner

23 Caitlin earned and took a corner

     Kalyn shot blocked

25 Maddie shot blocked

26 UVM shot blocked for a corner

27 UVM shot wide

30 UVM shot wide

31 UVM shot lower right -> 0:2

33 Nicole shot wide

35 UVM shot saved by Kate, another shot wide

40 UVM shot saved by Kate

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41 Caitlin shot saved

43 UVM two shots saved by Kate

     UVM corner

     Kalyn earned a free kick from our third taken by Carly

47 Mia shot hit the crossbar!

     UVM free kick from midfield after handball

50 UVM shot saved by Kate

     UVM corner

52 UVM shot -> 0:3

53 Nicole shot wide

54 UVM shot saved by Kate

58 UVM shot saved by Kate

66 UVM shot over

68 Carly earned and took a corner

     Colleen C shot saved

69 Carly earned a free kick in midfield taken by Colleen C

72 UVM shot saved by Kate for a corner

     UVM earned a free kick from our third

73 UVM shot over

75 Nicole shot hit the crossbar!

77 Nicole shot wide

78 Kalyn shot blocked

79 Maddie shot saved

80 UVM shot lower right -> 0:4

at Middlebury 12Oct2024

Peak colors over Rochester Gap, elevation 2200’, blue skies and 60F/15C with fiercely gusty winds, we were pleased to be back at Middlebury. Kalyn’s grandparents and Hattie’s mom were there!

Kate graciously filled in goal for Addie and made a save from Middlebury’s corner kick in the 8th minute before Abby B had a shot saved. Kalyn had a shot go wide before Kate made a critical save on the goal line in the 17th minute.

Carly took a free kick from our third before Hattie earned and took a corner kick and Julia had a shot saved. Kate made another save for a corner in the 24th minute, and 9 minutes later Katelyn had a shot go over their crossbar.

Dani used her amazing speed to shut down an attack for Middlebury corner just before the break.

We had lots a ideas: attack altogether, connect more of our passes, switch the attack, pass to feet, release the ball more quickly in the midfield, mark better, make better passes to keep possession.

Abby B got off a good shot that barely went wide just before Kate made another save and Nathalie also had a shot go wide. Kate made another save and Erika had a long-distance shot saved before Abby B’s free kick in their third.

Nicole, having had a hand injury bandaged at DH before coming to the game, used her incredible speed to beat Middlebury to their end line and got off a cross for Colleen B to tap into the Middlebury goal.

Katelyn had shot saved before Carly earned a corner beautifully taken by Hattie. Then Katelyn repeated that experience before Abby B earned a free kick in their third and Lizzy had a shot saved.

Kalyn zoomed past her Middlebury defenders and set up Nathalie for our second goal in the 66th minute. Carly had a shot go over their crossbar and took a corner kick before Nicole earned and took a corner kick. Erika had a shot saved before Carly earned a corner taken by Dani.

We hope Middlebury will decide to come south to play again this fall!

GK: Kate Clark

CD: Carly Fleming+ Erika Huston, Colleen Cranna

OD: Chloe Gern+Liv Deeley, Pine Harman+Dani Nichols

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Reiner, Colleen Bailey+Kya Bruckner+Julia Åkerlund
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Nicole Bogdanos, Carly Fleming

F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor

Shots 15:5 Saves 5:8

8 Middlebury corner, Kate save

11 Abby B shot saved

12 Kalyn shot wide

17 Middlebury shot saved by Kate on the end line

     Caitlin free kick in our third

20 Hattie earned and took a corner

21 Julia shot saved

24 Middlebury shot saved by Kate for a corner

35 Katelyn shot over

38 Dani made a save for a corner

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42 Abby B shot wide

43 Middlebury shot saved by Kate

     Nathalie shot wide

45 Middlebury shot saved by Kate

48 Erika shot saved

     Abby B free kick in their third

55 Nicole at end line cross to Colleen B for tap-in -> 1:0

58 Katelyn shot saved

     Colleen B earned a corner taken by Hattie

61 Katelyn shot saved

66 Abby B earned a free kick in their third 

     Lizzy shot saved

     Kalyn set up Nathalie -> 2:0

72 Carly shot over

74 Carly corner kick

76 Nicole shot saved for a corner taken by Nicole

77 Erika shot saved

79 Carly earned a corner taken by Dani

Springfield 6Oct2024

We had a memorable visit to Springfield last fall when we requested an earlier game time and shorter halves because of inclement weather was expected - the wind knocked over the sideline seating shelter that Chloe and I were sitting in just after we moved away!

Today with blue sky and 70F/20+C temperatures, we were delighted to play them on grass rather than artificial turf! Erika’s (and other?) parents were here!

Springfield got off the first shot, which went wide, before Chloe made a beautiful cross that was cleared for a corner taken by Lizzy. Colleen B and Caitlin had shots go wide before Erika’s shot that went over their cross-bar in the 11th minute.

Addie adeptly saved a Springfield shot in the 13th minute before they took a corner kick from which their shot was blocked. Katelyn’s shot was blocked for a corner taken by Nicole, who had her shot saved soon after. 

Hattie had a shot saved and one go wide before Liv’s shot was saved in the 27th minute. Addie saved Springfield’s free kick from midfield as well as another shot they took soon after that.

Nathalie used her immense speed and dribbling abilities to beat three defenders and get off a shot in the 32nd minute that went wide. Then Maddie earned a free kick in their third that Carly took, but her shot went high.

Maddie had a shot go wide before Lizzy earned a free kick in midfield in the 39th minute and had a shot blocked. Katelyn earned a free kick from their 18-yard line in the 40th minute that was taken by Carly.

During the break, suggestions included taking more shots, cutting the ball back when we reach the end line and expanding upon our attack. We applauded the good crosses and passing.

Hattie got off the first shot in the second half before Springfield had a shot go high. Katelyn had a shot saved for a corner and another shot go wide before she slotted a shot into the upper left side of their goal for our first goal in the 47th minute.

Liv’s shot almost snuck under their crossbar before Carly set up Hattie’s shot into the lower-left side of their net in the 50th minute. Springfield had free kicks in our third and theirs before Abby R earned us a free kick from midfield that Erika took; Chloe took the ensuing corner kick.

Lizzy had two shots and Nathalie one shot blocked, resulting in a corner, before Abby R earned another free kick in midfield taken by Erika. Springfield had a corner and free kick from midfield before Hattie’s shot that went wide in the 67th minute.

Nathalie’s excellent cross set up Hattie for her second goal in the 69th minute. Caitlin and Hattie had shots go wide before Lizzy, Caitlin and Hattie had shots saved in the 74th minute. 

Lizzy took another corner kick and had a shot go wide before Colleen B and Caitlin had shots blocked. Colleen had a shot go high in the 82nd minute.

We were delighted to show our quality!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Colleen Cranna, Erika Huston

OD: Chloe Gern+Liv Deeley

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Colleen Bailey+Abby Reiner, Maddie Kim+Mia Harlin
OM: Hattie Hatton+Nathalie Maffei, Nicole Bogdanos
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor, Carly Fleming

Shots 32:4 Saves 2:3

2 Springfield shot wide

4 Chloe cross out for a corner taken by Lizzy

6 Colleen B shot wide

10 Caitlin shot wide

11 Erika shot over

13 Springfield shot saved by Addie

16 Springfield corner, shot blocked

19 Katelyn shot blocked for a corner taken by Nicole

21 Nicole shot saved

22 Hattie shot saved, shot wide

27 Liv shot saved

     Springfield free kick from midfield, shot saved by Addie

30 Springfield shot saved by Addie

32 Nathalie beat three defenders, got off a shot wide

36 Maddie earned a free kick in their third taken by Carly, shot over

39 Maddie shot wide, Lizzy earned a free kick from midfield 

40 Lizzy shot blocked, Katelyn earned a free kick on their 18 taken by Carly

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41 Hattie shot wide

43 Springfield shot over

45 Katelyn shot saved for a corner

46 Katelyn shot wide

47 Katelyn shot upper left -> 1:0

48 Liv shot just over

49 Springfield free kick in their third off a handball

50 Carly to Hattie lower left -> 2:0

51 Springfield free kick in our third 

52 Springfield free kick in their third 

     Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Erika, 

     shot saved for a corner taken by Chloe

54 Lizzy, Nathalie shots blocked for a corner

55 Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Erika

52 Springfield corner 

53 Springfield free kick from midfield 

57 Hattie shot wide

59 Nathalie cross to Hattie -> 3:0

63 Caitlin shot wide, Hattie shot wide

64 Lizzy shot saved

     Caitlin shot saved for a corner

     Hattie shot saved

69 Lizzy corner, Lizzy shot wide

     Colleen B, Caitlin shots blocked

72 Colleen B shot over

at UMass A 05Oct2024

UMass A is always formidable - especially at home on their turf field, which is a much faster and physically abrasive surface than grass. We had only two substitutes to their dozen, and the weather felt more like summer than October, so we knew it would be difficult! 

Mia’s parents were there, and Nicole’s mom came with fruit!

UMass came out with great energy and got off the first shot in the 5th minute that Addie saved. Nicole almost got us on the scoreboard a minute later but her shot went wide.

UMass broke free and slotted the ball into the lower right corner of our goal in the 12th minute, following that with a shot Addie saved, a free kick from midfield and a second goal in the 22nd minute similar to the first.

After their corner, Addie made another save in the 28th minute before their free kick in our third of the field. Addie came up with another save a minute later, and another shot of theirs went high before another free kick in our third.

Addie made yet another save in the 33rd minute before Nicole earned and took a free kick in their third a minute later. UMass used their immense speed to get in behind our defense for their third goal slotted lower left.

Katelyn earned a free kick in their third that Nicole took just before the break, during which we spoke about how we showed good energy and made some good passes. We suggested getting more passes connected through the midfield, calling for the ball, pinching in on defense, looking for another quick transition like the one that broke Nicole loose in the 6th minute, running at them, communicating more, and using give-and-go passes.

After UMass took a free kick in our third, Mia had a shot saved and Chloe got a free kick after a UMass handball. Nicole and Katelyn had excellent shots saved in the 48th minute, and Nicole had a shot blocked for a corner taken by Hattie.

Hattie earned and took a corner kick after UMass had one just before Addie came out to prevent a UMass shot but had to face a UMass penalty kick in the 58th minute; she correctly guessed the right direction to dive!

Carly made a clearance for a UMass corner just before Nicole’s shot was barely wide in the 62nd minute. She had another shot saved just after that, and Dani had one go wide. After Carly’s free kick, UMass had a shot go wide before Katelyn earned a free kick from midfield taken by Chloe.

Nicole had two more shots go wide after a UMass free kick in our third. We had such a strong second half, bringing our shots about even with theirs! Credit to Addie’s five saves, equally their five saves!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Colleen Cranna

OD: Chloe Gern+Dani Nichols

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Colleen Bailey+Mia Harlin, Maddie Kim, Pine Harman
OM: Hattie Hatton+Nicole Bogdanos
F: Katelyn Sentnor

Shots 10:11 Saves 5:5

5 UMass shot saved by Addie

6 Nicole shot wide

12 UMass shot lower right -> 0:1

22 UMass shot saved by Addie

     UMass free kick from midfield 

     UMass shot lower left -> 0:2

27 UMass corner

28 UMass shot saved by Addie 

     UMass free kick in our third

29 UMass shot saved by Addie, shot over

31 UMass free kick in our third

33 UMass shot saved by Addie

34 Nicole earned and took a free kick in their third

35 UMass shot lower left -> 0:3

39 Katelyn earned a free kick in their third taken by Nicole

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42 UMass free kick in our third

44 Mia shot saved

46 Chloe free kick midfield after UMass handball

48 Nicole and Katelyn shots saved

49 Nicole shot blocked for a corner taken by Hattie

51 UMass corner

56 Hattie earned and took a corner

58 Addie came our for a save, UMass awarded PK, Addie guessed the right side -> 0:4

61Carly made a clearance for a UMass corner

62 Nicole shot barely wide

63 Nicole shot saved, Dani shot wide

69 Carly free kick in our third

71 UMass shot wide

72 Katelyn earned a free kick from midfield taken by Chloe

73 UMass free kick in our third

75 Nicole shot wide

77 Nicole shot wide

UMass B 28Sep2024

UMass is so big that they have two teams, so we play one team here and one in Amherst. Their Minutewomen B team is often able to beat us when we beat the A team, and we never know how we will do with either team.

Parents Weekend! I saw or heard that parents of Nathalie, Kalyn, Mia, Colleen B, Kya, Katlyn, Hattie and Abby R were here - SO GREAT! Kate kindly offered to take photos!

We spoke about impressing the parents, being assertive and keeping the ball moving. 

Kalyn wasted no time getting in front of their goal with a shot in the 5th minute that was saved but rebounded to Nathalie, who put the ball into their net. After two UMass corner kicks, Kalyn had another chance, but her shot went over their crossbar.

Caitlin earned a corner kick in the 13th minute that was taken by Erika - her shot was saved. Hattie had her shot saved in the 20th minute, but she wasn’t taking no goal for an answer because two minutes later her shot placed in the upper-left area of the net gave their keeper no chance. 

Addie saved a UMass free kick in the 26th minute before another shot of theirs went high. Mia registered her interest in a goal with a shot saved in the 32nd minute before Kalyn had another shot saved - this time for a corner taken by Erika.

Erika took another corner kick before she had a free kick saved for another corner kick she took. Her kicks are so powerful and accurate. UMass had a shot go wide before Katelyn earned a free kick in midfield that was taken by Nicole.

During the break we suggested taking more shots, stepping up to prevent UMass shots, making more use of diagonal passes and runs and using the quick speed of the ball to keep possession.

Carly used her immense skill in the 45th minute to place a free kick from midfield onto Hattie’s head for our third goal - a beautiful play! Lizzy had a shot saved soon after. UMass a corner kick well gathered by Addie before one of their shots went high.

Erika took another well-placed corner kick before Pine earned a free kick in their third that was taken by Nicole. Katelyn had her powerful shot blocked. UMass took a free kick from midfield before Katelyn had another shot blocked, and Colleen B tidily tucked the rebound into the lower-left side of their goal in the 58th minute.

Colleen B had a shot saved for a corner kick taken by Erika before UMass had two corner kicks, one resulting from Nathalie’s valiant block of a shot they took. They had a shot go wide before Hattie had one go high and Caitlin had one saved. After UMass took a free kick from their third, Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Colleen C.

Chloe did well to get upfield, sending a great shot on-target that was saved in the 71st minute after which UMass had a free kick from their third, a shot go wide and another bounce off our upright!

Pine also did exceptionally well to get forward often, and in the 76th minute got all the way up near the end line where she looked and then crossed the ball to Kalyn, who one-touched it for a tap-in.

Mia almost scored when she did a sweet fake, then turned and shot the ball on-target for a save.

Everyone knew this was good football -‘our good passing and runs off the ball were brilliant, and the perfect weather and amazing parent attendance contributed valuably!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Nicole Bogdanos, Erika Huston+Colleen Cranna

OD: Liv Deeley+ Maddie Kim, Chloe Gern+Pine Harman

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Reiner, Julia Åkerlind Kermoury+Colleen Bailey+Mia Harlin
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Kya Bruckner, Nicole Bogdanos
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor, Nicole Bogdanos

Shots 18:9 Saves 3:11

5 Kalyn shot saved, Nathalie got the rebound -> 1:0

9 UMass corners (2)

12 Kalyn shot over

13 Caitlin earned a corner taken by Erika, shot saved

20 Hattie shot saved

22 Hattie shot upper left -> 2:0

26 UMass free kick in our third saved by Addie

31 UMass shot over

33 Kalyn shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

     Erika took another corner kick

34 Erika free kick from midfield saved for another corner she took

38 UMass shot wide

39 Katelyn earned a free kick from midfield taken by Nicole

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45 Carly free kick in their third found Hattie’s head -> 3:0

49 Lizzy shot saved

50 UMass corner, shot saved

     UMass shot over 

54 Erika corner kick

55 Pine earned a free kick in their third taken by Nicole

     Katelyn shot blocked 

57 UMass free kick from midfield 

58 Katelyn shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

59 Colleen B shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

61 UMass corner

63 UMass corner from Nathalie’s block

     UMass shot over

66 Hattie shot over

68 Caitlin shot saved

69 UMass free kick from their third

70 Abby R earned free kick from midfield taken by Colleen C

71 Chloe shot saved

72 UMass free kick from their third

74 UMass shot wide

75 UMass shot hit the upright!

76 Pine cross to Kalyn one-touch tap-in -> 5:0

80 Mia fake/turn/shot wide 

at Holy Cross 22Sep2024

Windy and cloudy with temps around 60F/15C, we were annoyed that Holy Cross changed game time to 11:30 from 1pm - meaning that we had to leave at 8am. But that meant getting back to campus earlier, so that was a plus. Usually Holy Cross is not as difficult an opponent as WPI, but sometimes anything can happen!

We were delighted to see fans there! Chloe’s family and maybe Maddie’s?

With Erika busy with a big project, it was great that Colleen Cranna was willing to play center defense. We also gave Nicole some time up front, based on her wishes and her amazing goals last year.

We spoke about playing to feet on the ground given the fast turf surface.

Holy Cross was aggressive but our passing looked good and led to Lizzy’s corner kick in the 5th minute. After Kalyn’s excellent cross, Nathalie got off a good shot. Nicole took a free kick in the 10th minute before Carly’s excellent header in the 13th minute.

Addie adeptly saved a Holy Cross free kick in the 25th before Colleen C and Hattie got off shots. Holy Cross got lucky after a corner kick landed in a very crowded goal box. Addie made the save but the ball was deemed to have gone over the goal line.

During the break we discussed the poor rapport among Holy Cross players - something we don’t see often. We also noted their low pressure, suggested playing to feet and having the whole team move up the field together.

Hattie and Katelyn both got off shots in the second half, and Addie made a bid save near the end of the game. We deserved a better result, but often the better team doesn’t win!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Nicole Bogdanos, Colleen Cranna

OD: Liv Deeley+Dan Nichols, Chloe Gern+Pine Harman

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Reiner, Julia Åkerlind Kermoury+Colleen Bailey+Kya Bruckner, Mia Harlin
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Maddie Kim
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor, Nicole Bogdanos

Shots 5:4

5 Lizzy corner kick

7 Kalyn cross 

9 Nathalie shot saved

10 Nicole free kick

13 Holy Cross free kick headed by Carly

25 Holy Cross free kick from midfield, shot saved by Addie

32 Colleen Cranna shot

33 Hattie shot

39 Holy Cross goal from a corner kick/crowded goal box -> 0:1

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53 Hattie shot

59 Katlyn shot

77 Addie save

WPI 21Sep2024

Having played in Worcester last fall, it was WPI’s turn to come north. With great 70F/20C soccer weather and some leaves beginning to turn, we were delighted to see Lizzy’s parents and Nicole’s mom! Given some history of physically aggressive playing by WPI, we suggested keeping the ball moving.

We made good passes and had good possession right away. Lizzy took a free kick in the 5th minute in their third before her corner kick and Kalyn’s shot saved. WPI got a corner kick soon after, and Maddie took a corner kick in the 15th minute.

Hattie and Katelyn had shots saved before Addie saved one from WPI. After Lizzy’s corner in the 24th minute, Liv had a shot go wide. Then Abby B had a shot saved just before Mia’s magic gave us our first goal in the 29th.

Abby R had her shot saved before our momentary lapse gave WPI their second shot that they converted to tie the game. Abby R had a shot go wide before Julia’s was saved and Kalyn’s went over their crossbar.

Katelyn came up big with a powerful and well-placed shot into the upper left side of the WPI net to give us the go-ahead goal in the 37th minute. Lizzy earned and took a free kick in their third that was saved.

Nathalie outran three WPI defenders and scored by herself in the 39th minute. Just after that her shot was saved.

During the break we discussed taking advantage of WPI poor 1st touches, using shorter passes, switching the ball to the other side, taking more shots, running with the ball if there is no pressure on it, and making more diagonal runs and passes.

WPI took the first shot in the second half, but it went wide. Erika had a shot saved before Addie made a huge save from a powerful shot from WPI. Dan took a corner before Kalyn had shots that went high and then saved for a corner taken by Abby R.

Abby B had a shot saved in the 61st minute before WPI had a shot go wide and took a free kick in our third.

Nicole earned a corner kick taken by Nathalie before WPI had a free kick from midfield and a shot go wide. Maddie had a shot saved for a corner taken by Lizzy before WPI had a free kick in our third and took a shot saved by Addie in the last minute of the game.

We were delighted to pass so well and to create so many chances and take so many shots. Nicole’s puppy made it into our team photo!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Nicole Bogdanos, Erika Huston

OD: Liv Deeley+Dan Nichols, Chloe Gern+Pine Harman

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Reiner, Julia Åkerlind Kermoury+Colleen Bailey+Kya Bruckner, Mia Harlin
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Maddie Kim, Colleen Cranna
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor

Shots 19:7 Saves 3:12

5 Lizzy free kick in their third

6 Lizzy corner kick, Kalyn shot saved

10 WPI corner

15 Maddie corner

16 Hattie shot saved

17 Katelyn shot saved

19 WPI shot saved by Addie

24 Lizzy corner, Liv shot wide

28 Abby B shot saved

29 Mia! -> 1:0

32 Abby R shot saved

33 WPI shot -> 1:1

34 Abby R shot wide

35 Julia shot saved

36 Kalyn shot over

37 Katelyn upper left -> 2:1

38 Lizzy earned and took a corner in their third, shot saved

39 Nathalie with a burst of speed outran their defense -> 3:1

40 Nathalie shot saved

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41 WPI shot wide

46 Erika shot saved

47 WPI shot saved by Addie

55 Dan corner

56 Kalyn shot over

     Kalyn shot saved for a corner taken by Abby R

61 Abby B shot saved

64 WPI shot wide

71 WPI free kick in our third

72 Nicole earned a corner taken by Nathalie

73 WPI free kick from mid-field

74 WPI shot wide

75 Maddie shot saved for a corner by Lizzy

76 WPI free kick in our third

79 WPI shot saved by Addie for a corner

at UVM 20Apr2024

Seeing nine players at our time to leave, some scrambled to asked others - even friends. Liv knew Maddy Fisher was an excellent player from Minnesota but had pneumonia during tryouts, so she was delighted to join us!

UVM hosted us at 2pm at Centennial Field (grass) and offered for our GK a player Kalyn knew from Marin!

We’ve played on Centennial before, with some memorable moments - once when one of their players was shown a yellow card and another in pouring rain. But UVM has always been a reliable competitor, so we look forward to playing them!

Liv got an early free kick in midfield before Caitlin earned another in their third - our shot on target was shot saved. Then UVM had a shot saved before their corner kick was caught by our GK under loan. Another UVM shot was saved before Lizzy’s on-target free kick in their third was punched out.

Around that time, after Maddy released the ball with a pass, a UVM player collided with her with and injured her knee. Teammates carried her off and the ref provided coolant. 

Nathalie took free kick in midfield before UVM sent a shot over our cross-bar. We were very tempted to leave so Maddy could get treatment at DH, but she and the team decided to play another shortened half.

UVM had two shots saved and Nathalie had the last, giving us a surprisingly pleasant tie result to help balance the sadness of Maddy’s injury. Once we got back to campus, Liv went with Maddy to Dick’s House for crutches and then to DH.

GK: UVM player who was a teammate of Kalyn’s in Marin!

CD: Chloe Gern+Nicole Bogdanos

OD: Liv Deeley+Maddy Fisher

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Julia Åkerlind Kermoury (Kalyn Dawes planned to play but had an injury)
OM: Eliza Durbin+Nathalie Maffei
F: Caitlin Evers

Shots 3:5 Saves 3:4

3 Liv free kick from midfield 

5 Caitlin earned a free kick in their third, shot saved

17 UVM shot saved

22 UVM corner caught by GK

27 UVM shot saved 

32 Lizzy free kick in their third punched out

37 Nathalie free kick midfield 

40 UVM shot over

62,64 UVM shot saved

70 Nathalie shot saved