UMass B 1Oct2022

Parents’ Weekend!!! Here for our game were so many parents!!! Kalā’s all the way fro Hawaii, Abby B’s, Abby H’s, Krista’s, Eliza’s, Erika’s, Avery’s, Daniella’s, Genevieve’s and Kelly’s!!! Juniors led by Eliza and Julia arranged a lovely post-game lunch/treat event sponsored by Eliza’s parents - might have been our first such event!

Starting out cloudy and chilly 10C/50F, the day warmed as the clouds broke. We spoke about playing hard but keeping the ball moving.

For almost ten minutes neither team could create scoring opportunities, but after Julia earned a corner taken by Ash Caitlin did her magic and had an on-target shot saved. Erika set up Nathalie in the 17th minute for a really solid shot that was saved.

Our wall successfully blocked a questionably-called UMass free kick in the 19th minute, followed immediately by another free kick that we didn’t understand but was punched out by Caris - they converted the rebound.

Caris saved their header off a corner kick before Avery earned a free kick in our third taken by Sara. Avery had a shot saved in the 32nd minute before UMass was given a free kick in mid-field for a high boot. UMass had a couple more free kicks and a shot go wide before Avery had another good shot saved in the 39th.

Alison earned a free kick in mid-field that Ash put on target for a save before Alison sent a shot just wide in the last minute of the half.

Krista went down on the sideline by the parents, so our own EMT Kelly R and Kelly Z’s mom kindly attended to her before Krista’s parents took her to Dartmouth-Hitchcock for help. The team dedicated their 2nd half to Krista.

After Caris saved a UMass free kick, Rachel earned a free kick before Mudia had a shot go high in the 50th minute. Kelly R took a free kick earned by Abby B, and then she put two firm shots on target that were blocked by defenders; Abby B had a shot go wide.

Kelly Z earned then took a free kick in mid-field before UMass had a corner kick. Then Avery had a shot go wide before Genevieve earned a corner for Nathalie to take. 

Rachel earned a free kick just before sending Nathalie a pass that was perfectly directed to Avery for our equalizer in the 38th minute. UMass scored again on a free kick in our third a minute later, but after Avery earned a free kick in the last minute Alison equalized with a fine header! 

With our good passing and movement, switching sides and using diagonal passes, we surely deserved a positive result, and it was amazing to see so many parents and to have the Durbin’s lovely lunch+snack event after the game!!

G: Caris White
CD: Kalā Harman, Rachel Horne, Sara Pickrell, Kelly Zreloff

OD: Aislinn Mitcham+Kelly Rutherford, Erika Huston+Daniella Nichols, Kate Clark

CM: Lizzy Strapp, Alison Sasaki, Krista Schemitsch, Abby Burgess, Abby Headstrom,  Avery Jones, Ella Steinhilber

OM: Caitlin Evers+Kalyn Dawes, Eliza Durbin+Nathalie Maffei

F: Mudia Ikoba, Julia Gottschalk, Genevieve Schaefer

Shots 12:7  Saves 3:5

9 Julia earned a corner for Ash

   Caitlin shot saved 

17 Erika set up Nathalie, shot saved 

19 UMass free kick our third blocked by our wall

20 UMass free kick punched out but converted the rebound -> 0:1

24 UMass corner, header saved by Caris

28 Avery earned free kick in our third taken by Sara

32 Avery shot saved

     UMass free kick from mid-field (high kick)

34 UMass free kick from mid-field 

35 UMass free kick our third

36 UMass shot wide

39 Avery shot saved

40 Alison earned a free kick in mid-field taken by Ash, saved

     Alison shot wide

Krista to Dartmouth Hitchcock for knee exam

42 UMass free kick our third shaved by Caris

44 Rachel earned free kick mid-field 

50 Mudia shot over

57 Abby B earned free kick their third taken by Kelly R

59 Kelly two shots blocked, Abby B shot wide

63 Kelly Z earned and took free kick mid-field 

67 UMass corner

73 Avery shot wide, Genevieve earned a corner by Nathalie

77 Rachel earned free kick mid-field

78 Rachel to Nathalie to Avery -> 1:1

79 UMass free kick our third converted -> 1:2

     Rachel free kick from our third

80 Avery earned free kick their third

    Alison header converted-> 2:2