UVM 13oct2018

Our last league game this fall, we usually brace ourselves for a game with UVM due to their strength and physically challenging playing style. Under overcast, drizzly skies and cool temperatures around 8C/46F

We were delighted to have so many fans! Cate Rozelle and her mom (just a little more than a week after Cate's ACL surgery), Carly, Lindsey, Meredith Srour's mom from Maryland, Tina's mom from Virginia, Lizzie's folks, Callie's folks, Julia Fissore-O'Leary's dad and Sophia's folks and pup from Massachusetts and Katie Reisman's folks from Scarsdale!

We spoke about being quick to move the ball -- expecting high pressure from UVM. 

After Callie's free kick, UVM showed their energy and good passing by getting close to our goal with a shot that went wide. Tina earned a free kick that Callie took in the 9th minute, then Bri came up with two big saves before and after two UVM shots over our cross bar.

Katie Reisman was in the right place at the right time to receive Katie Bernardez's free kick in the 19th minute and get off a shot that went wide.

Bri came up with another save in the 23rd minute just before Sarah J earned a free kick taken by Tina and Nam earned a corner taken by Jenny in the 32nd minute.

On a quick counter-attack immediately after that, a UVM wing player sent a powerful shot from the right side into the left side-netting of our goal. After Lizzie's corner in the 35th minute, Bri saved another shot just before the break.

We spoke over half-time about matching UVM's intensity, having better communication and connecting more of our passes. 

UVM got into our third right away, but Tina shut down their attack, earning a free kick in the 41st minute. After UVM's free kick from 25 yd, Bri saved three shots in three minutes! They had another free kick go out for a corner before they sent a shot wide and earned another corner.

Dani turned on her jets in the 60th minute, buzzing by several UVM defenders before she shot a left-curling shot that looked like it certainly would go into the upper right corner of the UVM net, but their keeper got her finger tips to it for the save.

Three minutes later, after UVM's free kick from mid-field, Meredith G showed her dazzling dribbling skills in blowing by several defenders before sending a powerful shot just wide of the UVM goal. It looked like we were on a tear and might even the score.

After Julia Fissore-O'Leary earned a free kick taken by Katie Bernardez in the 64th minute, UVM sent a powerful shot that hit the upright then was headed back across the mouth of the goal when Bri was able to wrest control of it.

Meredith G again showed her energy by dribbling at UVM, earning us a free kick in the 69th minute when UVM fouled her. Immediately after that, Namya also turned on after-burners to beat several UVM defenders, getting close to their goal and getting a shot on target that was saved.

UVM got off another shot in the 71st minute but it went over our goal's cross bar. Then Namya sped by and got in behind the UVM defense, putting another great show on target that was saved. She had another shot in the 75th minute that went wide.

We got a free kick minute later that found Namya, who was poised to get another scoring opportunity, but she was ruled offside. Katie Reisman beat a couple defenders and streamed down the left side, getting a cross off to Namya whose shot went barely over the UVM goal's cross bar.

Our surge of energy in the second half was impressive, and it seemed often that we would equalize. But that wasn't to be. We thanked UVM for coming and after some treats offered by Tina's and Meredith S's moms we got in our team photo since Cate and Carly (who suffered ACL tears last month) were both available. 

G: Bri 
CD: Tina+Julia FO'L
OD: Callie+Izzy, Katie B+Katie R
CM: Meredith G+Namya, Sophia
OM: Jenny+Meredith S, Caroline, Katie R
F: Lizzie+Sarah J, Dani

Shots 4:15 Saves 8:2

2 Callie free kick
3 UVM shot wide
9 Tina earned a free kick taken by Callie
10 UVM shot from 25 yd out saved
11 UVM shot over
12 UVM shot over
14 UVM shot saved
18 UVM shot/cross saved 
19 Katie B free kick, Katie R shot wide
23 UVM shot saved
26 Sarah J earned a free kick taken by Tina
32 Namya earned a corner taken by Jenny
33 UVM shot from the right side into left netting --> 0:1
35 Lizzie corner
38 UVM shot saved
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41 Tina free kick out of our third
42 UVM free kick from 25 yd
44 UVM shot saved
45 UVM shot saved
46 UVM shot saved
    UVM free kick out for a corner
51 UVM shot wide
55 UVM corner
60 Dani perfect shot saved
    UVM free kick from middle of the field
63 Meredith G shot wide
64 Julia FO'L earned a free kick taken by Katie B
65 UVM shot hit the upright then saved
69 Meredith G earned a free kick taken by Katie B
70 Nam shot saved
71 UVM shot over
73 Namya breakaway shot saved
    UVM shot saved
75 Namya shot wide
76 Our free kick found Namya but ruled offside
79 Katie R run down the left side, cross to Namya whose shot went over