at UVM 11Oct2026

 We originally planned to play UVM at home on the day after sorority Bid Day - when new members are officially accepted, but we thought so many home games would make next fall’s game-planning very difficult since we usually alternate home and away locations with the other teams.

This is a busy time of the term, so we only had four subs. We had cloudy skies, 15C/60F, 25kph/15mph winds - on their big turf field where the ball almost seems to run without friction. We discussed using shorter passes on the ground to help maintain possession.

UVM looked intense, as usual, and got a free kick from midfield early on, before Nicole got a shot off that went over their crossbar and Sophie had a shot go wide. Then Neva had a shot saved and earned and took a corner kick. Meg took a free kick from midfield from a UVM handball before their shot from the left side of the field rocketed into the upper-right of our net.

Neva earned a free kick in midfield before UVM had a shot go high. Nicole earned a corner that was followed by a shot from either Sophie or Ellie that was saved. Then Nicole took a corner kick late in the first half.

We remarked during the break that we were finding each other well and were dropping the ball back to keep possession. We came out strong and connected many of our passes and created good chances. Suggestions included more communication, keep supporting each other, make passes on the ground, use give and go movement.

In the 47th minute, UVM had a shot go wide and a free kick from midfield go wide before Nicole earned a corner and Neva had a shot saved. UVM got two free kicks, and the latter found the back of our net.

Nele saved a UVM shot for a corner and then made two more saves for another corner; one of our players made a clearance for another UVM corner, and Nicole cleared a UVM shot in the 65th minute.

Neva had a shot go wide before Chloe’s perfectly placed free kick in their third. Nele made two more saves before another of their shots went wide. Then Molly took a free kick after a UVM handball in midfield, and Neva had a shot saved near the final whistle.

We played hard and never gave up. It’s always good to play good teams, and UVM is usually a very clean-playing team. We made many, many good passes had good chances and so can feel rewarded for putting in great effort!

GK: Nele Janek

CD: Carly Fleming+ Meg Stanitski, Emeline Hobart

OD:Chloe Gern+ Molly Dorfman, Liv Deeley+Lola Kinsella

CM: Sage Stretch+Kya Bruckner+Sophie Pomfret

OM: Nicole Bogdanos+Neva Mermagen, Ellie Curley

F: Pine Harman

Shots 7:13 Saves 5:4

4 UVM free kick from midfield

6 Nicole shot over

8 Sophie shot wide

10 Neva shot saved

12 Neva earned and took a corner kick

13 UVM handball in midfield free kick by Meg

18 UVM shot from left side into upper-right -> 0:1

19 Neva earned a free kick in midfield 

26 UVM shot over

33 Nicole earned a corner, Sophie or Ellie shot saved

34 Nicole corner kick

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47 UVM shot wide

49 UVM free kick midfield shot wide

51 Nicole earned a corner, Neva shot saved

54 UVM free kick midfield 

55 UVM free kick our third -> 0:2

65 UVM shot saved for a corner

     UVM shot saved, another saved for a corner

     UVM shot cleared for another corner

     Nicole cleared a UVM shot

70 Neva shot wide

72 Chloe free kick in their third

73 two UVM shots saved by Nele

75 UVM shot wide

76 UVM handball midfield, Molly free kick

78 Neva shot saved