Game 0: Blue/Gold One

11 March, Game 0: Gold 2 White 1.

Well, the last 15 minutes was worth the wait.  The Gold team rallied from down 1-0 with 15 left to escape 2-1.  More importantly, we connected passes, swung the ball better--just lots of nice stuff.

I agreed with Coach T's post-game comments about how well the backline did swinging the ball weakside throughout the match. It is one of our strengths. 

I will love to watch some of the highlights tomorrow especially that quick throw-in from Mazz off Maggie's head and down to Grace to tie the score. Also, I did not get a good look at Coulter's goal as Leah had just been helped off the field. (What a break that the trainer cleared her to go back in because it was not as serious as it looked.)

I thought Mazzarese made a couple or four big-time goal-scoring tackles in the first half.  She stopped Grace on an almost-unstoppable goal. 

So, we thought we got better each shift; we also thought we found plenty that we can work on in practice.  Overall, a nice way to start the break.

STATS (with hopefully some video to come tomorrow.)

Shots: (Grace 6, Skylee 2, Coulter 1, Nielsen 1, Cox 1, Muckerman 1, Ryan 1.)

White

38: 42 Coulter (Ellie Temple gets her first assist; she later will nab the game-winning assist in her dark jersey)

Gold First Half:  Corners: 3 (O'Keefe, Grego 2)

Gold Goals: 

Second Half:

Gold: Corners: 2 (Whorley, O'Keefe)

7:44 O'Keefe (Ryan on the head-flick from the Mazzarese quick throw-in)

2: 27 O'Keefe (Temple goes square)

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