News for the Week of Sept. 17, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 9/17/2012:


Shoregal Alumni in College:
We have a number of our former Shoregals who have taken their game to college and play at various levels as follows:

Trisha Wladecki - Senior - Valparaiso University

Tani Lopez - Junior - Ohio State Club Soccer

Taylor Miller - Junior - Cleveland State University

Rachel Gates - Freshman - Butler University Club Soccer

Dana Strimbu - Freshman - Otterbein University

Jillian Strimbu - Freshman - Otterbein University

As the season progresses, we will be updating their performances.  Best of Luck to all!


This Week's Schedule:
This will be a busy week as we have games on Wednesday, Saturday, and next Monday.

Games & practice this week will be as follows:

Monday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Tuesday - Practice 3:15 - 4:30 p.m. at ALHS stadium, followed by film study from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. and then team dinner

Wednesday - Game vs. Midpark at ALHS - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.  Senior Night

Thursday - Practice 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. at Troy

Friday - No Practice

Saturday - Game vs. Padua at ALHS - JV starts at 1:00 p.m. & Varsity at 3:00 p.m.

Sunday - No Practice

Monday - 9/24 Game at Brunswick - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. & Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Game Recaps:
Results from our fourth game against Lake Catholic:

AL at Lake Catholic  9/10/12

AL 0  Lake Catholic 1

Goals:
AL - None

LC - Bella Osborne

Assists:
AL - None

LC - Victoria Martinis

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 7 saves

LC - ? - 12 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake battled host Lake Catholic even through the first 79:00 minutes of play, then a hand ball gave the Cougars a free kick at the top of the 18 yd. box. LC Senior Victoria Martinis blasted a shot at Avon Lake goalie Senior Abby Rogers which she deflected and LC Junior Bella Osborne was right there to kick the deflection in for the game winner. It was the Cougars Senior night and they wanted to score some goals in front of their large crowd as they sent 33 shots towards the Shoregal goal with 9 on frame. The Avon Lake defense was able to hold off the shot happy Cougars until disaster struck in the final minute as the hand ball set Lake Catholic up for the winning
goal. Abby Rogers made 7 saves for the Shoregals and Emily Peterson blocked a shot at the goal line to prevent a goal in the first half.

In JV action, Avon Lake won by a score of 5-0. Shoregal goals were netted by Freshmen Elise Duvall, Maggie Moore, and Bri Carlin.  Sophomores Marisa Dzwonczyk and Rada Zunich also scored for Avon Lake.  Goalie duties for AL were shared by Freshman Lindsay Butler and Junior Amy Crooks who both recorded one save each.


Results from our fifth game against Amherst:

AL vs. Amherst  9/12/12

AL 1  Amherst 4

Goals:
AL - Emily O'Connor

Amherst - Ally Perkins - 3, Rachel Johnston

Assists:
AL - Kailey McClain

Amherst - N/A

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 3 saves,  Amy Crooks - 2 saves

Amherst - Ashley Ferguson - 7 saves

Game Summary:
Avon Lake scored the first goal in this key Southwestern Conference battle, but Amherst scored the next four to defeat the Shoregals 4-1.  Junior Emily O'Connor led off the scoring for Avon Lake assisted by Senior Kailey McClain.  Near the end of the first half, Ally Perkins knotted the score for the Lady Comets as the two teams played to a 1-1 tie at half.  Then in the second half, Amherst exploded for 3 goals to secure the victory.  Ally Perkins added two more tallies to record a hat trick and Rachel Johnston added the final goal for the Lady Comets who move to 6-1-1 on the season.

In goal for Amherst was Ashley Ferguson who recorded 7 saves, while the Shoregal net was shared by Junior Amy Crooks with 2 saves and Senior Abby Rogers with 3 saves.

In JV action, Amherst used a late goal in the last two minutes to win 3-2 over Avon Lake.  Shoregal goals were scored by Kayla Kress assisted by Elise Duvall and Molly Jeffries assisted by Molly Maloney.  In goal for the Shoregals was Amy Crooks with 3 saves and Lindsay Butler with 2 saves.


Results from our sixth game against Sylvania Northview:

AL vs. Sylvania Northview  9/15/12

AL 1  Northview 1

Goals:
AL - Claire Jones

Northview - Leah Arnsby

Assists:
AL - Catie Corrigan

Northview - N/A

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 4 saves, Amy Crooks - 3 saves

Northview - Kathleen Duwve - 1 save

Game Summary:
Division 1 Regional Champion and State Final Four team in 2011 Sylvania Northview travelled to Avon Lake and battled the Shoregals to 1-1 tie.  The Ladykats led off the scoring midway through the first half when Sophomore Leah Arnsby booted in a teammate's deflected shot.  That goal stood up through the rest of the half as Northview maintained a 1-0 lead at the break.  The Ladykats controlled the game throughout the second half, but with 1:45 remaining Avon Lake Freshman Catie Corrigan sent a long pass up the right side of the field to Senior Claire Jones who dribbled by a Northview defender and then sent a shot into the upper left corner of the Ladykat net to earn the draw.  The Avon Lake goalkeeping duties were shared by Senior Abby Rogers with 4 saves and Junior Amy Crooks with 3 saves.  In goal for the Ladykats was Freshman Kathleen Duwve who recorded one save.

In JV action, Avon Lake prevailed 3-2.


Cudos Corner:
Thanks to our concession workers from the past week:
Amherst game - Amy & Karim Nasr and Sandy Herman & Margie Maloney

Northview game - Colleen & Dan Robinson and Susan Moore & Renee Duvall

Also, thanks to Susan Poole for arranging Chipotle for the Northview game and Dawn Corrigan for picking up the order.