News for the Week of October 17, 2011

Program Notes for the Week of 10/17/11:

Schedule:
We have completed our regular season and are now on to the playoffs.  We were seeded 4th in the Rocky River District, received a first round bye, and will play the winner of Elyria vs. Olmsted Falls.  The game will take place on Saturday Oct. 22 at 3:00 p.m. at ALHS.

Game Recaps:
A tough week as we lost both games that we played to Solon and Sylvania Northview and ended the regular season at 7-7-2:

AL at home vs. Solon 10/10/11

AL   0        Solon   3

Goals:
AL -     None

Solon - Maddie Kresevic
            Hannah Schippers
            Maria Collica

Goalies:
AL - Dana Strimbu - 5 saves

Solon - Kristen Confroy - 3 saves

Game Summary:
In a game that featured a little of everything including bicycle kicks, 30 fouls, 5 yellow cards, a penalty kick, and even a full moon, Solon defeated host Avon Lake by a score of 3-0. The game had a playoff atmosphere as the two teams nearly battled to a scoreless first half, when with two minutes to go Solon sophomore Maddie Kresevic scored off a deflected ball in front of the Avon Lake net. In the second half, junior Hannah Schippers, who attempted 2 bicycle kicks earlier in the game, received a pass in front of the Shoregal net and drilled it for a 2-0 lead. The final goal was scored on a penalty kick with 3 minutes remaining by sophomore Maria Collica. Getting the shutout in goal for Solon was sophomore Kristen Confroy who made 3 saves.  In goal for Avon Lake was senior Dana Strimbu who recorded 5 saves. With the win, Solon ups its record to a very fine 12-2-1, while Avon Lake drops to 7-6-2

In JV action, Avon Lake shutout Solon 2-0 behind goals from Erin Mielcusny and Cara Dannemiller. Molly Maloney also had an assist. In goal, Abby Rogers recorded her 7th shutout of the season.

AL at Sylvania Northview  10/15/11:
 
AL  0    Northview  5
 
Goals:
AL -            None
 
Northview - Ashley Ingle
                   Lauren Yurjevic
                   Courtney Hendrix
                   Stephanie Jenkins - 2
 
Assists:
AL -           None
 
Northview - Courtney Hendrix - 2
 
Goalies:
AL - Dana Strimbu - 9 saves
 
Northview - Alexis Bielski - 6 saves
 
Game Summary:
Sweetest Day turned out to be rather sour for the Shoregals as Avon Lake travelled West to play one of the better teams in the Toledo area in Sylvania Northview and was defeated by a score of 5-0.  Northview scored quickly in the first two minutes of the game on a goal by sophomore Ashley Ingle from a pass by senior Courtney Hendrix and then again in the last two minutes of the first half on a goal by junior Lauren Yurjevic again assisted by Hendrix. In the second half, Hendrix scored her own goal by weaving through the Avon Lake defense and burying the ball in the back of the net. Then it was senior Stephanie Jenkins turn as she scored the final two goals of the game. In goal for Avon Lake was senior Dana Strimbu who made 9 saves and for Northview junior Alexis Bielski recorded the shutout and made 6 saves. With the win, Northview improves to 8-4-4 while Avon Lake falls to an even .500 with a 7-7-2 record. 

In JV action, Avon Lake was able to salvage a split on the day as the JV Shoregals beat Northview by a score of 3-0.

Final Southwestern Conference Standings:

TEAM                          W     L     T     PTS.

Brecksville                     7      0      0      21

Westlake                       5      1      1      16

Avon Lake                    4      2      1      13

Amherst                        3      2      2      11

North Olmsted              2      2      3       9

Berea                            2      5      0       6

Olmsted Falls                1      5      1      4

Midpark                        0      7      0      0

 
Playoffs:
Playoff brackets can be found at http://www.ohsaa.org/
Once there, hit "Sports" off the top bar, then "Soccer - Girls".  Then hit "Statewide Tournament Brackets".  Then go to Region II Rocky River and a printable bracket will appear.
 
Soccer Site of the Week:
The Mercy Live Pink website has a picture of the Shoregals varsity soccer team in their pink uniforms. Please go to www.expertbreastcare.org/pink and click on the pink dot where Avon Lake is on the map or go to the album gallery and page through the pictures until you find us.  There is also Breast Cancer information on this site as well.

Cudos Corner:
This week we would like to recognize some of the people who made our Kicks for the Cure promotion a success. First off, Eva Zunich for coordinating the bracelets sale, next Dawn Meyer for coordinating the T-shirts, Karen Liszka for handling the publicity, Rod Braye for his liason work with Mercy Hospital, and finally our parents and players for supporting this worthy cause.