News for the Week of Oct. 8, 2012

Program Notes for the Week of 10/8/2012:


This Week's Schedule:
What a week we have coming up as we start with 6th ranked in D-1 Magnificat, end with prerennial D-2 state power Hathaway Brown, and in between play the two teams tied for first in the SWC in Brecksville and Westlake.  Quite a challenge for our girls!  Note the location change on the Magnificat game.  It will now be played at ALHS Memorial Stadium on Monday 10/8:

Monday - Game vs. Magnificat at ALHS - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

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

Wednesday - Game at Brecksville - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday - Game at Westlake - JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity at 7:00 p.m.

Friday - TBD

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


Game Recaps:
Results from our tenth game against Strongsville:

AL vs. Strongsville 10/1/12

AL  0   Strongsville  3

Goals:
AL - None

S - Kelly Novak
      Alexis Manoa
      Nicolette Griesinger

Assists:
AL - None

S - Kelly Novak

Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves
        Abby Rogers - 6 saves

S - Samantha Ortenzi - 0 saves
      Sarah Baskey - 0 saves

Game Summary:
Defending Division 1 State Champion Strongsville used first half goals by junior Kelly Novak and senior Alexis Manoa combined with a second half tally by junior Nicolette Griesinger to defeat host Avon Lake 3-0.  It was the 10th win on the season for the Lady Mustangs who are currently ranked 6th in the state for Div. 1.

Strongsville controlled the game with crisp passing and sharp footskills and was able to prevent Avon Lake from getting a shot on goal. 

For Strongsville, goalkeeper duties were shared by juniors Samantha Ortenzi and Sarah Baskey.

In the net for the Shoregals were junior Amy Crooks with 4 saves and senior Abby Rogers with 6 saves.

In JV action, Avon Lake fell to the Lady Mustangs by the score of 3-1.  The Shoregal goal was scored by Bri Carlin and was assisted by Addy Poole.   The Avon Lake nets were shared by Lindsay Butler and Amy Crooks.  


Results from our 11th game against North Olmsted:

AL vs. North Olmsted  10/3/12

AL  0   North Olmsted  0

Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 6 saves

NO - Ashley Balasko - 1 save
         Emily Patterson - 2 saves

Game Summary:
In a game that was more exciting than the score would indicate Avon Lake and North Olmsted renewed an old rivalry and battled to a 0-0 draw.  Both teams created a number of good opportunities to score with North Olmsted having the better chances on the evening as they outshot Avon Lake 21-7 and held a 6-3 advantage in Shots on Goal.  With the tie, our all time record against North Olmsted moves to 6-13-6 and they have not beaten us since 2005.

Shots on goal for the Eagles were taken by seniors Grace Kereky & Amneh Abed, junior Taylor Savarino, sophomore Kylie Cairns with 2, and freshman Madison Johnson.

Avon Lake had shots on goal from senior Christine Gates, junior Emily Peepers, and freshman Catie Corrigan.

Great goalkeeping by Shoregal junior Amy Crooks with 6 saves kept North Olmsted off the board and earned her second shutout of the season.

For North Olmsted, the nets were shared by senior Ashley Balasko with 1 save and freshman Emily Patterson with 2 saves to earn their half of the shutout.

In JV action, Avon Lake was able to pull out a 1-0 victory on the strength of a goal by Casey Baughman which was assisted by Kayla Kress.  In goal, Amy Crooks and Lindsay Butler combined on the shutout for the Shoregals.


Cudos Corner:
Thanks to Missy Rogers & Kim Peepers - JV game and Ann Stonecipher & Jackie Butler - Varsity game for working the concession stand during the Strongsville game.

Thanks to Amy & Mario Quintero & Rod Braye - JV game and Dawn Carlin & Margy Callesen - Varsity game for working the concession stand during the North Olmsted game.


Shoregal Website:
Don't forget to visit our Shoregal website at www.alshoregalsoccer.org.  There you will find more in depth stats and stories than we can fit on our blog.