At UVM 2Oct2022

We were thankful to have 5 subs going to see such as strong team as UVM - being Parents’ Weekend and starting to be a busy exam time meant there were bound to be schedule conflicts. We even had fans - with Krista accompanying us even though she was injured yesterday and Molly’s dad, Tom, there taking photos with his amazing gear. Chilly 10C/50F and very windy from the north, we expected the ball to move in unexpected ways on their turf called “Virtue Field.” 

Both teams passed well and pressed hard, with UVM getting the first free kick in our third in the 5th minute, but Caris came to our rescue! Caris made another save just after Lizzy’s shot went wide. After Lizzy’s corner kick, UVM had three before Mudia had her solid shot saved in the 14th minute.

UVM had a shot go high before Sara’s was wide and Abby B earned a free kick from mid-field that was taken by Kelly R. Lizzy came close to scoring in the 26th when her shot hit the side-netting. Abby B had a similar experience when her shot was saved two minutes later.

UVM capitalized on a rebound amid a crowded penalty-box area in the 29th minute. Genevieve tried to set things right seconds later but her shot was saved.

Ash earned and took a free kick in their third that went wide before Kelly Z and UVM had free kicks from mid-field.

After the break, Lana earned a free kick in mid-field taken by Kelly R before UVM had a free kick go wide and a shot saved by Caris. After another free kick, UVM had a powerful shot almost finger-tip saved by Caris hit the top-back of our net.

They had another free kick from their third before Lizzy earned a free kick in mid-field taken by Ash. Genevieve earned a free kick in their third taken by Ash that led to a shot by Sara that sailed over their cross-bar.

UVM had a shot go wide just before their corner kick earned when Kelly Z made a clearance; their corner kick found the top inside of our net just under our cross-bar.

Genevieve had a shot wide before Avery had a similar experience after Sara earned a free kick in their third. Ash took two corner kicks before Abby B’s shot went wide in the 63rd.

Daniella had a powerful shot blocked just before UVM had two shots go wide; then on a free kick they sailed another ball just under our cross-bar. Ash had a free kick from mid-field before Avery’s shot was saved for a corner taken by Lizzy; Ash had a shot go wide just after that. 

Caris saved another shot just before Avery’s free kick was saved. We made good passes and pressed them well when we lost the ball, so it didn’t feel like a representative result for us. But we know that it’s good to play a good team like UVM, and we had fun doing it!

G: Caris White

CD:Molly Knox+Kelly Zreloff

OD: Aislinn Mitcham+Kelly Rutherford, Kate Clark

CM: Lizzy Strapp, Lana Kanno, Avery Jones, Claire Meli, Abby Burgess, Abby Headstrom

OM: Daniella Nichols, Sara Pickrell, Genevieve Schaefer

F: Mudia Ikoba

Shots 15:14 Saves 5:5

5 UVM free kick our third, shot saved

7 Lizzy shot wide

8 UVM shot saved

10 Lizzy corner kick

11 UVM three corner kicks

14 Mudia shot saved

18 UVM shot high

23 Sara shot wide

     Abby B earned a free kick mid-field; Kelly R

26 Lizzy shot wide, hit side-netting

28 AbbyB shot saved

29 UVM got rebound -> 0:1

     Genevieve shot saved

30 Ash earned and took free kick in their third, wide

32 Kelly Z free kick mod-field

35 UVM free kick mid-field

41 Lana earned a free kick mid-field taken by Kelly R

42 UVM free kick in our third went wide

43 UVM shot saved by Caris

46 UVM free kick in their third

48 UVM power shot glanced off Caris’ finger tips -> 0:2

52 UVM free kick, their third

     Lizzy earned free kick mid-field taken by Ash

53 Genevieve earned free kick their third taken by Ash,

     Sara shot high

56 UVM shot wide

58 UVM corner from Kelly Z clearance, shot hit top of our net -> 0:3

60 Genevieve shot wide

61 Sara earned free kick their third; Avery shot wide

63 Ash two corner kicks , Abby B shot wide

64 Daniella shot blocked

65 UVM two shots wide

67 UVM free kick our third snuck just under our cross-bar -> 0:4

70 Ash free kick mid-field

74 Avery shot saved for a corner taken by Lizzy

     Ash shot wide

76 UVM shot saved

     Avery free kick saved