UVM 9Oct2021

Delighted to welcome alumnae and parents - Molly’s parents from MD, Caitlin’s dad from CA, Ella’s mom from TN, Katie R’s parents, Katie Bernardez from Seattle, Meredith Srour from Duke Medical School, Jenna Salvay from San Francisco, Dani Black from NYC, Jenny Kane and Namya Malik (here for a masters degree in computer science) - we were excited to play our best with a team we usually find difficult to beat. 

The 15C/60F cloudy weather was perfect for soccer! 

Sophia gave a motivating pep-talk about playing our best, and we looked sprightly as Mudia got off a shot in the 2nd minute that went over their cross-bar. In the eighth minute, UVM made a goal with shot from the right side of the field into the left side of our net. 

After UVM had a free kick in their third, Lizzy’s free kick in the 16th minute was saved, and her shot four minutes later was saved, as was Eliza’s shot a minute later.

Caitlin blocked a UVM shot in the 26th minute, and Caris saved a UVM shot four minutes later. Julia, in an attempt to wrest the ball from UVM, was cautioned.

UVM made their second goal in same manner as their first, curling the ball into the lower left corner of our goal in the 34th minute. After UVM’s free kick from the half-line, Molly made a free kick from our third. In the last minute of the half, UVM had a shot go wide and awarded a free kick from the middle of the field. 

During the break, we discussed opening up more when we get the ball, making more dynamic runs and shorter passes, passing back when desired, closing the gap in the midfield and beating them by passing around them.

Kalyn showed her great energy and earned us a free kick in the 42nd minute that was taken by Kelly, then Sophia had a shot go wide before Kalyn’s shot went over their cross-bar. Caris squashed a UVM chance in front of our goal just before Julia earned a free kick that was taken by Claire. 

Claire made a beautiful free kick from 20 yd that was almost a goal but instead hit their cross-bar in the 44th minute. She made another free kick from 30 yd out before her corner kick earned by Julia in the 51st minute. Sophia’s ensuing shot was on target but saved. Sophia earned us a free kick just after that before UVM had a shot go wide. 

Sophia had s hot go over their cross-bar in the 55th minute before UVM had a free kick, two shots saved and one shot go wide. After Kalā saved a UVM shot for their corner in the 74th minute, Julia earned a free kick for us. 

Claire made another sweet free kick from 20 yd that again hit their cross-bar. After that, Kelly earned a free kick taken by Claire.

We played so well in the second half, with many scoring chances, so we couldn’t feel deflated. It was a very well played game and a great chance for friends and family to see our quality!

G: Caris White

CD: Molly Knox+Kalā Harman, Rachel Horne

OD: Katie Reisman+Kelly Rutherford, Sara Pickrell+Kate Clark

CM: Sophia Greszczuk+Claire Meli+Lana Kanno, Ella Steinhilber+Krista Schemitsch+Lizzy Strapp

OM: Aislinn Mitcham+Nathalie Maffei, Kalyn Dawes+Eliza Durbin, Caitlin Evers+Abby Burgess

F: Mudia Ikoba, Julia Gottschalk

Shots 10:10   Saves 6:4

2 Mudia shot over

8 UVM from right side of the field to left side of goal -> 0:1

12 UVM free kick from their third

16 Lizzy free kick saved

20 Lizzy shot saved

21 Eliza shot saved

26 Caitlin blocked a UVM shot

30 UVM shot saved

31 Julia cautioned

34 UVM from right side of the field to left corner of goal -> 0:2

35 UVM free kick from the half

36 Molly free kick from our third

39 UVM shot wide, free kick from half

42 Kalyn earned a free kick in their third taken by Kelly

     Sophia shot wide

43 Kalyn shot over

     Caris squashed a UVM chance

44 Julia earned a free kick taken by Claire

     Claire free kick from 20 yd hit the cross-bar

49 Claire free kick fro 30 yd

51 Julia earned corner taken by Claire

    Sophia shot saved

52 Sophia earned free kick from half

53 UVM shot wide

55 Sophia shot over

57 UVM free kick from half

60 UVM shot saved

61 UVM shot saved

70 UVM shot wide

74 Kalā saved a shot for a UVM corner 

     Julia earned a free kick from half

78 Claire free kick from 20 yd hit the cross-bar

80 Kelly earned free kick taken by Claire