News for the Week of Sept. 5, 2011

Program Notes for the Week of 9/5/11:

Schedule:
Only one game again this week for the Varsity/JV and it will be at Amherst on Weds. 9/7 at 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.   The Freshmen team is in action on Tuesday 9/6 at home vs. Bay and on Friday 9/9 vs. St. Joseph Academy.  Both games have a 5:00 p.m. start time.

Game Recaps:
The week's only game turned out to be a disappointing loss to Westlake.  See the game summary below:

AL at home vs. Westlake on 8/31:

AL   0           Westlake 5

Goals:
AL - None

Westlake - Lauren Wichman, Sarah Stroh, Melanie Finucan, Rachel Evans, AL own goal

Assists:
AL - None

Westlake - Lauren Wichman, Lauren Hurst

Goalies:
AL - Dana Strimbu - 3 saves

Westlake - Alexis Carpenter - 3 saves

Game Summary:
In a showdown between last year's SWC champion, Avon Lake, and last year's District champion, Westlake, the Demons came out with a purpose and scored twice in the first 8 minutes on the way to a 5-0 victory. With 2 minutes gone in the game, Lauren Wichman won a ball in the midfield and pierced the Shoregal defense for an early tally. Six minutes later, Sarah Stroh gathered a loose ball in front of the Avon Lake net and struck for the Demons second goal. Westlake also added another goal before halftime in the 36th minute from a corner kick by Jenna Tabbaa that was deflected by AL goalie Dana Strimbu into the back of a teammate and resulted in an own goal. The scoring barrage continued in the second half as Melanie Finucan scored on a goal in front of the Avon Lake net assisted by Lauren Wichman and Rachel Evans scored off a nicely hit cross by Lauren Hurst. The Demons smothering defense held the Shoregals to only 3 shots on goal which were all saved by Alexis Carpenter. Dana Strimbu was in goal for Avon Lake and recorded 3 saves. The Shoregals suffer their first defeat of the season and fall to 1-1-1.


JV Recaps:
Our JV team has gotten off to a 1-1-1 start just like the Varsity team.  In the first game of the season, they beat Berea 6-1 behind the scoring of Kersten Kress - 2 goals, Emily Peepers - 2 goals, Annie Coyne, & Alex Nasr.  Abby Rogers was in goal for the Shoregals and only needed to make one save in the game.

The next game was a back and forth affair against Avon that the Shoregals eventually lost 3-4.  Karen Krause had 2 goals in this game and Ali Robinson chipped in with the other score.   Abby Rogers recorded 5 saves.

The third game of the season was a 0-0 draw vs. Westlake.  AL outshot the Demons, but were not able to find the back of the net.  Abby Rogers was once again in goal and made one save.

Soccer Site of the Week:
This week we will spotlight the Case Western Reserve Unviersity women's soccer team.  They have a blogspot at:  http://casewsoccer.blogspot.com/ or they can be found on Facebook at Case Womens Soccer.  These girls seem to have a lot of fun playing soccer and with their team. They are an embodiement of the phrase "Student Athlete" as they combine their athletics with the high academic standards required at Case. They also do a great job of fundraising with their "Kicks for the Cause" promotion.

Cudos Corner:
Thanks to those parents who worked the concession stand during the Westlake game - Bob & Chris Nedrich, Kathy Crooks, and Erica Petras