It was Assumption’s turn to host Holy Cross and us on their new turf field in Worcester, so we arrived around 1pm for games with Holy Cross at 2pm and Assumption immediately following at 3:30pm.
Holy Cross and Assumption were playing when we arrived, and, since all three teams were to play two games, the halves were shortened to 35 minutes. Sunny and 28C/82F with a little breeze - warm but not too warm!
G: Caris White
CD: Kalā Harman, Molly Knox, Rachel Horne, Kelly Zreloff
OD: Erika Huston+Kelly Rutherford, Daniella Nichols+Sara Pickrell
CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Headstrom, Claire Meli+ Alison Sasaki+Krista Schemitsch
OM: Eliza Durbin+Kalyn Dawes, Caitlin Evers+Nathalie Maffei, Zanna Stutz
F: Mudia Ikoba, Genevieve Schaefer, Julia Gottschalk
vs Holy Cross:
Kalyn in about 30sec got in front of the Holy Cross goal with a shot that went wide before Kelly R’s corner kick and shot that was saved. Then Kelly R distributed to Mudia, who set up Kalyn’s shot from the right side of the field to the lower left corner of the Holy Cross net for our first goal in the 7th minute.
Eliza earned a corner kick that Kelly R took (she took so many and they were always such high quality - in the mix in front of goal but easy for their GK to reach). Five minutes later Holy Cross got a free kick in our third, but it was so trouble for Caris to save.
Daniella took the next corner kick superbly just before Holy Cross made a successful run toward our goal and, while we thought we got the ball, the ref called a penalty kick. Caris came up with a magical save!!
Alison had her shot go over, and Julia had a shot saved before she tucked a shot from the left side of the field into the lower right side of their goal for our second. After Holy Cross took a free kick in their third, Nathalie from the right side of the field rocketed a powerful shot into the upper left corner of their net in the 31st minute for our third goal.
Caitlin earned a free kick and Sara’s shot was saved just before the break. We spoke about playing to feet and keeping the ball on the ground to avoid turnovers, moving to space and using the whole width of the field and making diagonal passes and dribbles.
Mudia immediately got close to their net and earned a corner for Kelly R to take - from which Lizzy’s shot hit their cross-bar before going over. Lizzy had another shot go wide and Abby B had a shot go over before Kelly R took another corner kick.
Abby H sent in a powerful shot that was saved in the 43rd minute. The Class of 2026 continued to shine as Erika had a shot go wide and Genevieve had shots saved and go wide before she earned a corner for Zanna to take.
Zanna, after two Holy Cross free kicks, set up Julia in the 49th minute for our fourth goal and then had her shot saved a couple minutes later. Same for Claire just before time.
We were delighted to play so well and to to have so much fun doing it!
Shots 18:2 Saves 2:7
1 Kalyn shot wide
5 Kelly R corner kick, shot saved
7 Kelly R to Mudia to Kalyn from right side of field to lower left -> 1:0
14 Eliza earned a corner taken by Kelly R
19 Holy Cross free kick in our third saved by Caris
20 Daniella corner kick
22 Holy Cross PK SAVED by Caris!!
23 Alison shot over
28 Julia shot saved,
Julia from left to lower-right side -> 2:0
30 Holy Cross free kick in their third
31 Nathalie from right to upper left -> 3:0
34 Caitlin earned a free kick, Sara shot saved
36 Mudia earned a corner taken by Kelly R,
Lizzy shot hit the cross-bar & over
37 Lizzy shot wide
39 Abby B shot over
41 Kelly R corner kick
43 Abby H shot saved
48 Erika shot wide
52 Genevieve shot saved, shot wide
56 Genevieve earned a corner taken by Zanna
57 Holy Cross free kicks from their third then ours
59 Zanna to Julia -> 4:0
63 Zanna shot saved
65 Claire shot saved
68 Holy Cross free kick from their third
vs Assumption
Abby B in under 60sec got off a shot that went wide before Caitlin’s shot was saved. Two minutes later, Kalyn had a shot wide and Mudia a shot saved for a corner taken by Lizzy; Kalyn from the right side put the rebound into the upper left corner of the Assumption goal.
Mudia earned a corner for Lizzy to take before Erika had her shot go over - we took 32 shots in this game!! Abby B had a shot saved and Mudia a shot over before another shot from Abby B looked like a goal but hit side netting in the 12th minute.
Eliza from the left side did her magic three minutes later with a shot past the near post successfully into their net for our second goal. Nathalie and Abby H had shots go wide. Assumption had the same experience in the 20th.
Zanna had a shot go over just before Kalyn went on another dribbling and cuts extravaganza for her FIFTH goal of the weekend! Zanna had another shot go over before Abby B’s shot was saved for a corner taken by Lizzy; then Lizzy’s corner kick successfully found Kalyn’s head but was just wide.
Erika started the second half with a shot saved in the 2nd minute just before Sara proved again that defenders can score! More magic from Kalyn sent a cross from the right corner of the field onto Mudia’s head for a goal that was disallowed due to offside. But after Kalyn did the same trick again this time but with cuts to evade her defender, Mudia’s foot put the ball into their net for our 5th and final goal of the game.
Erika earner another corner that she took just before Alison had a shot ring off the cross-bar and another shot saved. Mudia set up Caitlin for another goal disallowed for offside.
Abby H also hit the cross-bar with a shot that went over, and Julia earned a corner taken by Sara before Genevieve’s shot went wide. Kelly R had a solid shot saved for a corner she took. Then in the last few minutes, Genevieve had a shot saved, Abby B and Lizzy had shots go wide, Abby B had another shot saved and Caitlin had a shot go over.
We marveled at how well we were able to play so early in the season - not usual for us! Stand-out improvements during the weekend were more give-and-go passes, switching the ball across the field, and defenders getting forward to join the offensive. WAY TO GO, Dartmouth!!
Shots 32:1 Saves 0:9
1 Abby B shot wide
3 Caitlin shot saved
5 Kalyn shot wide
Mudia shot saved for a corner taken by Lizzy
Kalyn from right to upper left -> 1:0
7 Mudia earned a corner taken by Lizzy
Erika shot over
8 Abby B shot saved
10 Mudia shot over
12 Abby B shot wide, hit side netting
15 Eliza from left to near post -> 2:0
17 Nathalie shot wide
19 Abby H shot wide
20 Assumption shot wide
27 Zanna shot over
30 Kalyn -> 3:0
33 Zanna shot over, Abby B shot saved for Lizzy corner
34 Lizzy corner, Kalyn header wide
37 Eliza shot saved
38 Sara -> 4:0
40 Kalyn cross to Mudia header no goal/ruled offside
41 Kalyn cross to Mudia volley -> 5:0
43 Erika earned a corner she took
45 Alison shot hit the cross-bar
46 Alison shot saved
47 Mudia to Caitlin no goal/ruled offside
51 Abby H shot hit the cross-bar then over
53 Julia earned a corner taken by Sara
60 Genevieve shot wide
62 Kelly R shot saved for her corner kick
65 Genevieve shot saved, Abby B shot wide
66 Lizzy shot wide, Abby B shot saved, Caitlin shot over
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