WPI 17Sep2022

Coming after busy days of tryouts, we were delighted to start our fall season with talented new players Abby Headstrom, Erika Huston, Avery Jones, Daniella Nichols, Genevieve Schaefer and Kelly Zreloff - at home under sunny skies and with warm temperatures! And we were delighted to see Krista’s parents!

Never quite sure what to expect from WPI, we suggested that keeping the ball moving might help avoid excessive physical contact. WPI was later to play UVM on our field, so they might have preferred shorter halves but agreed to 40 min halves.

We wasted no time getting close to their goal, with Julia having a shot saved and one blocked after only a minute or so. Caitlin had a shot blocked before WPI had a chance that Caris saved in the 7th minute. 

Zanna had her shot saved a minute later, then Lizzy sent in another of her soaring and accurate corner kicks before Abby Burgess set up Eliza’s goal in the 15th minute. Lizzy had another corner and Abby B had a shot go over their cross-bar before Nathalie’s shot was saved in the 18th minute.

After Rachel’s free kick, Lizzy had a shot blocked for a corner kick that she took; Sara had a shot go over. WPI got a free kick just before Kalyn did her magic in the 32nd minute for our second goal. Then Abby H set up Kalyn for a third goal; Kalyn had a shot go wide and Kate had a shot saved just before the break.

We were feeling well in control of the game and were delighted by how seamlessly the new players from the Class of 2026 showed their quality. We scrambled the line-up so that players could play with different teammates.

The second half started with Julia immediately getting free to take another shot that went wide and Avery having a shot saved. Zanna earned a corner kick that led to a (saved) shot by Sara. Avery had another shot saved before WPI’s free kick from mid-field and their ensuing corner kick in the 47th minute.

Mudia earned a corner kick and WPI had another free kick from mid-field before Mudia had shots blocked and saved. After Lizzy had a shot go high, Abby B had a shot blocked before Abby H’s shot hit the cross-bar before going over.

It was a great showing for a first game!

Shots 23:1 Saves 1:8

G: Caris White
CD: Kalā Harman, Molly Knox, Rachel Horne, Kelly Zreloff
OD: Kate Clark+Kelly Rutherford, Erika Huston+Sara Pickrell
CM: Claire Meli+Lana Kanno+Krista Schemitsch, Lizzy Strapp+Alison Sasaki+Abby Burgess, Avery Jones+Abby Headstrom

OM: Caitlin Evers+Zanna Stutz, Eliza Durban+Nathalie Maffei, Daniella Nichols+Kalyn Dawes

F: Julia Gottschalk, Mudia Ikoba, Genevieve Schaefer

2 Julia shot saved

4 Julia shot blocked

5 Caitlin shot blocked

7 WPI shot saved by Caris

8 Zanna shot saved

13 Lizzy corner kick

15 Abby B pass to Eliza -> 1:0

16 Abby B shot wide

17 Lizzy corner kick, Abby B shot over

18 Nathalie shot saved

22 Rachel free kick

23 Lizzy shot blocked for a corner taken by her,

     Sara shot over

30 WPI free kick

32 Kalyn -> 2:0

39 Abby H set up Kalyn -> 3:0

    Kalyn shot wide

40 Kate shot saved

42 Julia shot wide

43 Avery shot saved

44 Zanna earned a corner kick

     Sara shot saved

46 Avery shot saved

47 WPI free kick from half-field, corner kick 

56 Mudia earned a corner kick

60 WPI free kick from half-field

61 Mudia shot blocked

63 Mudia shot saved 

69 Lizzy shot over

70 Abby B shot blocked

77 Abby H shot hit the cross-bar then over