UMass B 28Sep2024

UMass is so big that they have two teams, so we play one team here and one in Amherst. Their Minutewomen B team is often able to beat us when we beat the A team, and we never know how we will do with either team.

Parents Weekend! I saw or heard that parents of Nathalie, Kalyn, Mia, Colleen B, Kya, Katlyn, Hattie and Abby R were here - SO GREAT! Kate kindly offered to take photos!

We spoke about impressing the parents, being assertive and keeping the ball moving. 

Kalyn wasted no time getting in front of their goal with a shot in the 5th minute that was saved but rebounded to Nathalie, who put the ball into their net. After two UMass corner kicks, Kalyn had another chance, but her shot went over their crossbar.

Caitlin earned a corner kick in the 13th minute that was taken by Erika - her shot was saved. Hattie had her shot saved in the 20th minute, but she wasn’t taking no goal for an answer because two minutes later her shot placed in the upper-left area of the net gave their keeper no chance. 

Addie saved a UMass free kick in the 26th minute before another shot of theirs went high. Mia registered her interest in a goal with a shot saved in the 32nd minute before Kalyn had another shot saved - this time for a corner taken by Erika.

Erika took another corner kick before she had a free kick saved for another corner kick she took. Her kicks are so powerful and accurate. UMass had a shot go wide before Katelyn earned a free kick in midfield that was taken by Nicole.

During the break we suggested taking more shots, stepping up to prevent UMass shots, making more use of diagonal passes and runs and using the quick speed of the ball to keep possession.

Carly used her immense skill in the 45th minute to place a free kick from midfield onto Hattie’s head for our third goal - a beautiful play! Lizzy had a shot saved soon after. UMass a corner kick well gathered by Addie before one of their shots went high.

Erika took another well-placed corner kick before Pine earned a free kick in their third that was taken by Nicole. Katelyn had her powerful shot blocked. UMass took a free kick from midfield before Katelyn had another shot blocked, and Colleen B tidily tucked the rebound into the lower-left side of their goal in the 58th minute.

Colleen B had a shot saved for a corner kick taken by Erika before UMass had two corner kicks, one resulting from Nathalie’s valiant block of a shot they took. They had a shot go wide before Hattie had one go high and Caitlin had one saved. After UMass took a free kick from their third, Abby R earned a free kick from midfield taken by Colleen C.

Chloe did well to get upfield, sending a great shot on-target that was saved in the 71st minute after which UMass had a free kick from their third, a shot go wide and another bounce off our upright!

Pine also did exceptionally well to get forward often, and in the 76th minute got all the way up near the end line where she looked and then crossed the ball to Kalyn, who one-touched it for a tap-in.

Mia almost scored when she did a sweet fake, then turned and shot the ball on-target for a save.

Everyone knew this was good football -‘our good passing and runs off the ball were brilliant, and the perfect weather and amazing parent attendance contributed valuably!

GK: Addie Winship

CD: Carly Fleming+Nicole Bogdanos, Erika Huston+Colleen Cranna

OD: Liv Deeley+ Maddie Kim, Chloe Gern+Pine Harman

CM: Lizzy Strapp+Abby Burgess+Abby Reiner, Julia Åkerlind Kermoury+Colleen Bailey+Mia Harlin
OM: Kalyn Dawes+Nathalie Maffei, Hattie Hatton+Kya Bruckner, Nicole Bogdanos
F: Caitlin Evers, Katelyn Sentnor, Nicole Bogdanos

Shots 18:9 Saves 3:11

5 Kalyn shot saved, Nathalie got the rebound -> 1:0

9 UMass corners (2)

12 Kalyn shot over

13 Caitlin earned a corner taken by Erika, shot saved

20 Hattie shot saved

22 Hattie shot upper left -> 2:0

26 UMass free kick in our third saved by Addie

31 UMass shot over

33 Kalyn shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

     Erika took another corner kick

34 Erika free kick from midfield saved for another corner she took

38 UMass shot wide

39 Katelyn earned a free kick from midfield taken by Nicole

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45 Carly free kick in their third found Hattie’s head -> 3:0

49 Lizzy shot saved

50 UMass corner, shot saved

     UMass shot over 

54 Erika corner kick

55 Pine earned a free kick in their third taken by Nicole

     Katelyn shot blocked 

57 UMass free kick from midfield 

58 Katelyn shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

59 Colleen B shot saved for a corner taken by Erika

61 UMass corner

63 UMass corner from Nathalie’s block

     UMass shot over

66 Hattie shot over

68 Caitlin shot saved

69 UMass free kick from their third

70 Abby R earned free kick from midfield taken by Colleen C

71 Chloe shot saved

72 UMass free kick from their third

74 UMass shot wide

75 UMass shot hit the upright!

76 Pine cross to Kalyn one-touch tap-in -> 5:0

80 Mia fake/turn/shot wide