Our president, Caroline Collins-Pisano, had - last summer - arranged a game on Sunday October 17th with Northeastern as a way to continue our post-league division season - we preferred Saturday, but they had a conflict, so we agreed on Sunday. In late August Northeastern cancelled, and we were unable to find another team that would agree to come up that day, so we decided to consider traveling for an away game. Harvard invited us but then gave the date to BU, but Caroline found out only three days ago that MIT could host us.
Only eleven players were available, given the late notice, but Ash’s dad John Mitcham was here from Utah and wanted to see her play, so we were excited to play! Sophia’s parents also came to see our game under windy, partly cloudy skies and warm 20+C/70sF temperatures.
We spoke about turf being fast and the value of good passes and quick pressure.
Ash wasted no time getting off a shot in the first minute, followed by Caitlin seven minutes later. After MIT’s free kick in their third, Lizzy had her shot deflected for a corner taken by Ash, and Lizzy had another shot hit the upright.
After Caris saved an MIT shot, she distributed the ball perfectly to Mudia, whose shot rocketed into the MIT net. Ash and Caitlin had their shot saved five minutes later. Most of the action was in their third, while Caris communicated what she was seeing and our passes was quick and well connected.
Ash had two more shots saved in the last few minutes of the half.
We spoke during half time about making through balls more successful by using less force and about passing to feet and passing back to keep possession.
Caris saved an MIT rolling shot in the fifth minute before Ash made a wonderful cross from the left side to Caitlin on the right side - her powerful shot landed in the MIT net.
Sara earned a free kick in the middle of the field taken by Lana before MIT put a shot over our cross-bar and had a free kick from their third in the 55th minute. Their GK came out swiftly to squash Sophia’s chance a few minutes later, Lizzy earned and took a corner kick, Ash had a shot blocked and Mudia had a shot deflected.
We had a great amount of communication during this half, ending with Claire’s corner, Sophia’s blocked shot and Caris making another save from a cross/shot.
G: Caris White
CD: Lana Kanno+Sara Pickrell
OD: Aislinn Mitcham+Katie Reisman
CM: Sophia Greszczuk+Claire Meli+Lizzy Strapp
OM: Caitlin Evers+Julia Gottschalk
F: Mudia Ikoba
Shots 12:4 Saves 3:5
1 Ash shot wide
8 Caitlin shot wide
9 MIT free kick in their third
12 Lizzy shot deflected for a corner taken by Ash
Lizzy shot hit the upright
13 MIT shot saved by Caris who distributed to Mudia for her rocket-shot ->1:0
18 Ash shot saved, Caitlin shot saved
30 Ash shot saved
34 Ash shot saved
40 MIT rolling shot saved
Ash cross from the right side to Caitlin on the left ->2:0
47 Sara earned a free kick from the half taken by Lana
51 MIT shot over
55 MIT free kick in their third
57 MIT GK out to squash Sophia’s chance
58 Lizzy earned a corner she took, Ash shot blocked, Mudia shot deflected
67 Claire corner, Sophia shot blocked
69 MIT cross/shot saved
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