News for the Week of Oct. 15, 2012

Porgram Notes for the Week of 10/15/2012:

This Week's Schedule:
We have a playoff game this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. vs. North Olmsted.  The game will be played at North Olmsted and will be contested for a Sectional championship.  If we are lucky enough to win that game, then we will see from there.  The coaching staff has selected the playoff roster and has communicated practice times for this week.


Game Recaps:
Results from our 12th game against Magnificat:

AL vs. Magnificat 10/8/12

AL 1  Magnificat  5

Goals:
AL - Catie Corrigan

M - Alyssa Baumbick - 3
      Ciara Murray
      Natalie Niehaus

Assists:
AL - Emily O'Connor

M - None

Goalies:
AL - Abby Rogers - 9 saves

M - Kaleigh Piscioneri - 4 saves
      Eva Dils - 1 save

Game Summary:
Magnificat, ranked 6th in the State Div. 1 poll, used 3 goals by freshman Alyssa Baumbick, two of which came on penalty kicks, and single goals by senior Ciara Murray and sophomore Natalie Niehaus to defeat host Avon Lake last Monday night.

The Blue Streaks struck early as Baumbick scored her first penalty kick with only 8 minutes gone in the game after junior Natalie Coury was knocked down in the box. Fourteen minutes later, Magnificat struck again as senior Ciara Murray received a pass in front of the Avon Lake goal and knocked it home as Mags took a 2-0 lead into half time.

In the second half, the Blue Streaks scored quickly again as Baumbick gathered a pass at the top of the eighteen and eluded a couple of AL defenders before burying the ball in the back of the net only 3 minutes in.

Ten minutes later, Avon Lake countered with a goal of its own as freshman Catie Corrigan received a beautiful crossing pass from junior Emily O'Connor and blasted it past the Mags goalie to give the Shoregals some faint hope.

The Blue Streaks put the game out of reach with 20 minutes remaining as they scored two goals in less than two minutes to push their advantage to 5-1. The first was scored by sophomore Natalie Niehaus whose hard shot bounced through the hands of the Shoregal goalie and into the goal. The second score came on Baumbick's second penalty kick goal of the night after a Mags player was tripped in the box.

The Shoregals had one more push in them as senior Claire Jones was able to generate a breakaway towards the Magnificat goal and her initial shot was stopped by Mags goalie Kaleigh Piscioneri with the rebound coming back to her and her following shot was beautifully blocked and cleared off by Ciara Murray. Sophomore Piscioneri made 4 saves on the evening and was relieved by freshman Eva Dils who made one save.

Avon Lake also had some fine defensive moments as sophomores Sarah Nasr and Rada Zunich both blocked shots on goal and senior goalie Abby Rogers made 9 saves.

With the win, Magnificat moves to 9-1-1 on the season and is seeded #1 in the Rocky River district for the OHSAA playoffs. Avon Lake drops to 2-6-4 for the season.  The Shoregals have a 5-9-1 record in the all time series between these schools.

In JV action, Magnificat also emerged victorious by a 4-1 score over the Shoregals. The Avon Lake goal was tallied by Molly Jeffries and Lindsay Butler and Amy Crooks shared goalie duties.


Results from our 13th game against Brecksville:

AL vs. Brecksville 10/10/12

AL 1  Brecksville  4

Goals:
AL - Emily O'Connor

Br - Sarah Sivic - 3
       Jaclyn Kubiak

Assists:
AL - None

Br - Allison Stucky - 2
       Katie Brumbaugh - 2

Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 3 saves
        Abby Rogers - 9 saves

Game Summary:
Brecksville made it a Senior Night to remember as they captured a share of the Southwestern Conference title with a 4-1 victory over visiting Avon Lake last Wednesday night. The Bees senior class of 2013 went out in fine fashion in their final regular season game as seniors accounted for all the goals and assists. The Bees were led by senior captain Sarah Sivic who scored 3 first half goals and senior Jaclyn Kubiak who scored her second goal of the season in the second half.  Seniors Allison Stucky and Katie Brumbaugh each contributed two assists to the winning cause. In goal, senior Jena Lopez started the game and recorded two saves then was replaced by freshman Jennifer Farwell who stopped 3 shots.

For the Shoregals, junior Emily O'Connor scored a goal late in the first half to cut the Brecksville lead to 3-1 at the half. However, Avon Lake was not able to muster any further scoring in the second half. Goallkeeping duties for AL were shared by junior Amy Crooks who was credited with 3 saves in the first half and senior Abby Rogers who made 9 saves all in the second half.

With the win, Brecksville moves to 10-3-2 on the season and has won back to back SWC titles. They will face Hudson in the OHSAA district playoffs next Thursday.
Avon Lake's record drops to 2-7-4 with two regular season games remaining and will face North Olmsted in the playoffs next Wednesday.  AL has never beaten Brecksville as their all time record in this series now stands at 0-7-1

In JV action, Avon Lake and Brecksville played to a 1-1 tie.


Results from our 14th game against Westlake:

AL vs. Westlake 10/11/12

AL 1  Westlake  6

Goals:
AL - Emily O'Connor

W - Lauren Hurst - 2
       Madison Dunlap - 2
       Maya Bauer
       Shannon Kruger

Assists:
AL - None

W - Lauren Hurst
       Maya Bauer
       Megan Konrad

Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 15 saves

W - Alexis Carpenter - 3 saves
       Mackenzie Maynard - 0 saves

Game Summary:
Westlake secured a share of the Southwestern Conference title with a 6-1 victory over visiting Avon Lake. Westlake will share the SWC crown with Brecksville as both teams had identical 6-1 conference records.

The Demons who put 21 shots on the Avon Lake goal scored three times in the first half to put the game out of reach early. Freshman Maya Bauer led off the scoring at the 26:00 minute mark and was followed by junior Lauren Hurst who scored on a breakaway with 7 minutes remaining and fellow junior Madison Dunlap wrapped up the scoring for the first half as she struck a rebound off a blocked shot from Bauer.

The second half was more of the same for Westlake as they scored two goals within a 3 minute span midway through the period. Senior Shannon Kruger scored first off a corner kick from junior Megan Konrad and Lauren Hurst followed with her second goal of the game on a shot from 25 yards out.

Avon Lake was finally able to break through with 11 minutes left as junior Emily O'Connor was taken down in the box and was awarded a penalty kick which she blasted by the Westlake goalie.

Westlake wrapped up the scoring on the night with Madison Dunlap's second goal of the evening.  In goal for the Demons was junior Alexis Carpenter who made 3 saves and was relieved by fellow junior Mackenzie Maynard. For Avon Lake, junior goalie Amy Crooks was kept busy as she made a career high 15 saves.  The Shoregals record in the all time series now drops to 7-19-0.


Results from our 15th game against Hathaway Brown:

AL vs. Hathaway Brown  10/13/12

AL 3  Hathaway Brown  5

Goals:
AL - Clare Adams
        Catie Corrigan
        Marisa Dzwonczyk
HB - Lysette Roman - 3
        Tally Clark
        Reilly Doak

Assists:
AL - Ali Robinson
        Catie Corrigan
        Bri Carlin

HB - Melissa Vajskop
        Veronica Guastella

Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 3 saves
        Abby Rogers - 1 save

HB - Clair O'Brien - 1 save

Game Summary:
In a high scoring affair, Hathaway Brown notched its 10th victory of the season by defeating Avon Lake 5-3 on Saturday afternoon. The Blazers got the scoring started early as freshman Tally Clark scored in the first two minutes of the game off a rebounded shot from junior Melissa Vajskop. The Blazers struck again 11 minutes later as senior Lysette Roman scored on a penalty kick.

Avon Lake answered with a goal of its own as sophomore Clare Adams nudged a kick into the HB goal after a scramble in front of the net resulted from a crossing pass from freshman Catie Corrigan to cut the lead to 2-1. The Blazers then put the game out of reach with two goals in the final 5 minutes of the first half. The first goal was by Roman again as she directed a free kick out of the air from sophomore Veronica Guastella into the AL goal. Sophomore Reilly Doak closed out the scoring for the half with her goal to give HB a 4-1 lead at the break.

In the second half, Roman completed her hat trick with a shot from 25 yards out that beat the AL goalie. But then the Shoregals made things interesting as freshman Catie Corrigan took a pass from junior Ali Robinson and moved through the HB defense to make the score 5-2. With 8 minutes left sophomore Marisa Dzwonczyk received a through pass from freshman Bri Carlin and scored to cut the deficit to 5-3. Despite a spirited effort from the Shoregals, no further goals were netted.

In goal for Hathaway Brown, freshman Clair O'Brien recorded one save. The Avon Lake nets were shared by junior Amy Crooks who made 3 saves and senior Abby Rogers who stopped one shot.

With the win, Hathaway Brown moves to 10-4-2 on the season and ties the all time series with Avon Lake at 2-2. The Shoregals drop to 2-9-4 and will face North Olmsted on Wednesday 10/17 in the OHSAA district playoffs.

In JV action, Avon Lake rung up a 4-0 victory over the Blazers. Shoregal goals were scored by Maggie Moore, Emily Herman, Casey Baughman, and Molly Maloney. Kayla Kress and Baughman chipped in with assists. Goalkeeping duties were shared by Amy Crooks with one save and Lindsay Butler with one save.


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