Program Notes for the Week of 10/29/2013:
Equipment Turn-in:
All equipment (equipment bag, warm ups) and uniforms (w/ the exception of the socks which are yours to keep) will be collected on Wednesday, October 30th between 3 PM and 5 PM in the locker room hallway (between the practice gym and locker rooms). ALL equipment must be returned on this date. No exceptions.
Please wash all uniforms and warm ups, bundle the uniforms together (home jersey and home shorts rolled up and banded with a rubber band) w/ number showing, and bring with you in your equipment bag. Each player will be checked individually so allow for some time to complete the process. We will not accept "dropped off" items. We will check the equipment against the contract you signed upon receipt of the goods in August.
If any parents are willing to assist, I would be appreciative. Jessica is unable to assist, due to her condition, and Sarah has other coaching obligations to attend to.
Postseason Awards:
Over the next several weeks, we will be announcing the numerous postseason awards that were earned by the girls. This week we will feature All-Lorain County. Several Avon Lake girls soccer team members were awarded All-County status recently by the Lorain County Scholastic Coaches Association for their performance from the recently concluded season. Those receiving awards are as follows:
All Lorain County First Team Ali Robinson (Sr.)
All Lorain County First Team Emily Peterson (Sr.)
All Lorain County Second Team Olivia Siko (Fr.)
All Lorain County Honorable Mention Clare Adams (Jr.)
All Lorain County Honorable Mention Kellie Norris (Fr.)
In addition, the following Seniors were selected to play in the Lorain County All-Star game on November 16th which will be hosted by Avon Lake in Memorial Stadium:
Amy Crooks
Emily Peterson
Ali Robinson
Congratulations to these Shoregals on their well deserved awards!
Boys Soccer Update:
Congratulations to the Boys team on their District Championship victory 1-0 over Westlake on Saturday. It was their first district crown since 1998. Next up for the Shoremen is Medina on Wednesday 10/30 at 7:00 p.m. at Nordonia High School. Best of Luck to Shoremen Soccer!
Shorty Sez:
We are bringing back our collection of motivtional sayings coming from the Twitter site called Women Love Sports which may be found at:
https://twitter.com/Women_Sports
Once there, here are some selected examples of tweets over the past week. Hope you find something that inspires you here:
To be successful, you must decide exactly what you want to accomplish, then resolve to pay the price to get it.
It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret. -Jackie Joyner-Kersee
If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price. -Bud Wilkinson
Every moment is the right one to be kind.
Discipline is the fuel of achievement.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
News for the Week of Oct. 21, 2013
Program Notes for the Week of 10/21/2013:
Equipment Turn-in:
All equipment (equipment bag, warm ups) and uniforms (w/ the exception of the socks which are yours to keep) will be collected on Wednesday, October 30th between 3 PM and 5 PM in the locker room hallway (between the practice gym and locker rooms). ALL equipment must be returned on this date. No exceptions.
Please wash all uniforms and warm ups, bundle the uniforms together (home jersey and home shorts rolled up and banded with a rubber band) w/ number showing, and bring with you in your equipment bag. Each player will be checked individually so allow for some time to complete the process. We will not accept "dropped off" items. We will check the equipment against the contract you signed upon receipt of the goods in August.
If any parents are willing to assist, I would be appreciative. Jessica is unable to assist, due to her condition, and Sarah has other coaching obligations to attend to.
District Update:
Westlake defeated Amherst by a score of 4-2 and Magnificat beat North Olmsted 3-0 to advance to the District Championship game on Sat. 10/26 at 3:00 p.m. at Rocky River.
Game Recaps:
Here are summaries of our two playoff games against Elyria and Magnificat:
AL vs. Elyria 10/14/13
AL 2 Elyria 0
Goals:
AL - Kayla Kress, Olivia Siko
Elyria - None
Assists:
AL - Kellie Norris, Ali Robinson
Elyria - None
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves
Elyria - Jessica Gogan - 20 saves
Game Summary:
Even though it was the 17th game of the season, it was still a night of firsts for the Shoregal soccer team. Kayla Kress scored her first goal of the season after missing most of the year with injuries, Ali Robinson and Kellie Norris got their first assists of the season, Amy Crooks got her first playoff shutout and win, and most importantly Avon Lake won its first playoff game in 4 years by a final of 2-0 over Elyria. Coincidently, the Shoregals last playoff win was also against Elyria back in 2009 by a score of 6-0 which was the last time these two teams met.
It was a classic playoff matchup where it is “win or go home” and teams employ specific strategies to beat an opponent that you will not see during the regular season. Such was the case with Elyria who employed five and sometimes six girls in a flat row on their back line to create what is known as an offside trap to prevent Avon Lake from being able to set up for shots close to the goal. It is a very effective strategy when run properly and for a while it did work against the Shoregals as they were whistled for 9 offside penalties during the match.
Although Avon Lake was struggling with the offside trap, they still managed to dominate the game offensively with 22 shots on goal to only 4 for Elyria and 7 corner kicks to only one for Elyria. The Shoregals finally broke through the trap with 14 minutes remaining in the first half as senior Kayla Kress, with her back to the goal, took a crossing pass from freshman Kellie Norris and flicked it with the outside of her foot towards the Elyria net. The ball took an unusual hop and bounced by the Elyria goalie for what would turn out to be the game winning goal. Avon Lake carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Pioneers became more aggressive as they were searching for the game tying goal. Just a few minutes into the second half, Elyria sent a crossing pass that traveled across the mouth of the AL goal just out of reach of the feet of several Pioneer players for one of their best scoring opportunities on the evening. The Shoregals put the game out of reach with 26 minutes left as freshman Olivia Siko took a pass on the right side of the field from senior Ali Robinson and moved through several Elyria defenders to send a shot just inside the far left post to give AL a two goal advantage. From there, the Shoregal defense took over to cement the final score of 2-0.
It was a total team effort for the Shoregals as 19 girls contributed to the victory. The 22 shots on goal barrage was led by Olivia Siko with 6; Ali Robinson with 4; Emily Peepers with 3; Molly Maloney, Kayla Kress, & Bri Carlin with 2 each; and Karen Krause, Lauren Anthony, & Lindsay Butler chipped in with one each.
The defense was anchored by starters Emily Peterson, Rada Zunich, Kellie Norris, and Maggie Moore supported by subs Esther Killius, Natalie Quintero, and Mae Quinn.
In goal for the Shoregals was senior Amy Crooks who made 4 saves on the night for her 3rd shutout of the season. For Elyria, senior goalie Jessica Gogan was kept busy on the night as she made 20 saves to keep the game close.
AL at Magnificat 10/17/13
AL 0 Magnificat 4
Goals:
AL - None
Mags - Natalie Coury - 2, Alyssa Baumbick, Catie Corrigan
Assists:
AL - None
Mags - Jaycie Brown
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 15 saves
Mags - Kaleigh Piscioneri - 0 saves
Game Summary:
The Avon Lake defense held Magnificat, which has been ranked as high as 4th in the state this season, scoreless for nearly 64 minutes of this Sectional championship game. But then fatigue and tremendous pressure from Mags wore down the Shoregals resulting in an eventual 4-0 loss. Senior Amy Crooks finished her career with Avon Lake by making 15 saves during the match.
Equipment Turn-in:
All equipment (equipment bag, warm ups) and uniforms (w/ the exception of the socks which are yours to keep) will be collected on Wednesday, October 30th between 3 PM and 5 PM in the locker room hallway (between the practice gym and locker rooms). ALL equipment must be returned on this date. No exceptions.
Please wash all uniforms and warm ups, bundle the uniforms together (home jersey and home shorts rolled up and banded with a rubber band) w/ number showing, and bring with you in your equipment bag. Each player will be checked individually so allow for some time to complete the process. We will not accept "dropped off" items. We will check the equipment against the contract you signed upon receipt of the goods in August.
If any parents are willing to assist, I would be appreciative. Jessica is unable to assist, due to her condition, and Sarah has other coaching obligations to attend to.
District Update:
Westlake defeated Amherst by a score of 4-2 and Magnificat beat North Olmsted 3-0 to advance to the District Championship game on Sat. 10/26 at 3:00 p.m. at Rocky River.
Game Recaps:
Here are summaries of our two playoff games against Elyria and Magnificat:
AL vs. Elyria 10/14/13
AL 2 Elyria 0
Goals:
AL - Kayla Kress, Olivia Siko
Elyria - None
Assists:
AL - Kellie Norris, Ali Robinson
Elyria - None
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves
Elyria - Jessica Gogan - 20 saves
Game Summary:
Even though it was the 17th game of the season, it was still a night of firsts for the Shoregal soccer team. Kayla Kress scored her first goal of the season after missing most of the year with injuries, Ali Robinson and Kellie Norris got their first assists of the season, Amy Crooks got her first playoff shutout and win, and most importantly Avon Lake won its first playoff game in 4 years by a final of 2-0 over Elyria. Coincidently, the Shoregals last playoff win was also against Elyria back in 2009 by a score of 6-0 which was the last time these two teams met.
It was a classic playoff matchup where it is “win or go home” and teams employ specific strategies to beat an opponent that you will not see during the regular season. Such was the case with Elyria who employed five and sometimes six girls in a flat row on their back line to create what is known as an offside trap to prevent Avon Lake from being able to set up for shots close to the goal. It is a very effective strategy when run properly and for a while it did work against the Shoregals as they were whistled for 9 offside penalties during the match.
Although Avon Lake was struggling with the offside trap, they still managed to dominate the game offensively with 22 shots on goal to only 4 for Elyria and 7 corner kicks to only one for Elyria. The Shoregals finally broke through the trap with 14 minutes remaining in the first half as senior Kayla Kress, with her back to the goal, took a crossing pass from freshman Kellie Norris and flicked it with the outside of her foot towards the Elyria net. The ball took an unusual hop and bounced by the Elyria goalie for what would turn out to be the game winning goal. Avon Lake carried the 1-0 lead into halftime.
In the second half, the Pioneers became more aggressive as they were searching for the game tying goal. Just a few minutes into the second half, Elyria sent a crossing pass that traveled across the mouth of the AL goal just out of reach of the feet of several Pioneer players for one of their best scoring opportunities on the evening. The Shoregals put the game out of reach with 26 minutes left as freshman Olivia Siko took a pass on the right side of the field from senior Ali Robinson and moved through several Elyria defenders to send a shot just inside the far left post to give AL a two goal advantage. From there, the Shoregal defense took over to cement the final score of 2-0.
It was a total team effort for the Shoregals as 19 girls contributed to the victory. The 22 shots on goal barrage was led by Olivia Siko with 6; Ali Robinson with 4; Emily Peepers with 3; Molly Maloney, Kayla Kress, & Bri Carlin with 2 each; and Karen Krause, Lauren Anthony, & Lindsay Butler chipped in with one each.
The defense was anchored by starters Emily Peterson, Rada Zunich, Kellie Norris, and Maggie Moore supported by subs Esther Killius, Natalie Quintero, and Mae Quinn.
In goal for the Shoregals was senior Amy Crooks who made 4 saves on the night for her 3rd shutout of the season. For Elyria, senior goalie Jessica Gogan was kept busy on the night as she made 20 saves to keep the game close.
AL at Magnificat 10/17/13
AL 0 Magnificat 4
Goals:
AL - None
Mags - Natalie Coury - 2, Alyssa Baumbick, Catie Corrigan
Assists:
AL - None
Mags - Jaycie Brown
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 15 saves
Mags - Kaleigh Piscioneri - 0 saves
Game Summary:
The Avon Lake defense held Magnificat, which has been ranked as high as 4th in the state this season, scoreless for nearly 64 minutes of this Sectional championship game. But then fatigue and tremendous pressure from Mags wore down the Shoregals resulting in an eventual 4-0 loss. Senior Amy Crooks finished her career with Avon Lake by making 15 saves during the match.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
News for the Week of Oct. 14, 2013
Program Notes for the Week of 10/14/2013:
Schedule for the Week of 10/14:
Tuesday 10/15 ~ Film (3:00PM~5:00PM) in Room 114 at ALHS.
Wednesday 10/16 ~ Training (6:00PM~7:30PM) at ALHS Stadium under the lights.
Thursday 10/17 ~ Game vs Magnificat at 8:30 p.m. at Rocky River HS
Game Recaps:
Here are summaries of our 15th & 16th games against Brunswick and North Olmsted:
AL vs. Brunswick 10/7/13
AL 0 Brunswick 5
Goals:
AL - None
Brunswick - Macey Juguilon - 2, Miranda Alzarraq - 2, Gabby Maslowski
Assists:
AL - None
Brunswick - N/A
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves; Elise Duvall - 1 save
Brunswick - Erin Calhoun - 4 saves
Game Summary:
Brunswick begins with a B, but they more closely resembled B-52’s as they played the role of long distance bombers in a 5-0 victory over Avon Lake on Monday night.
Junior Macey Juguilon got the scoring underway for the Blue Devils with a missle from about 40 yards out that deflected off the crossbar and into the goal for a 1-0 lead. Juguilon would strike again less than two minutes later with another rocket off a free kick from about 45 yards out to make it 2-0. Next up was junior Gabby Maslowski with another long distance blast and fellow junior Miranda Alzarraq finished up the first half scoring as Brunswick took a 4-0 lead into halftime.
The Shoregals hauled out the anti-aircraft guns in the second half and played a significantly more competitive second stanza. They held Brunswick to one score as Alzarraq netted her second goal of the game for the only scoring by either side.
From our bomb shelter, we noticed that Brunswick goalie junior Erin Calhoun made 4 saves enroute to the shutout. Avon Lake goalkeeping duties were shared by sophomore Elise Duvall with one save and senior Amy Crooks who had at least 4 saves in the match.
In JV action, Avon Lake unleashed its own version of shock and awe in a 7-0 blitzkrieg of the JV Blue Devils. Freshman Mila Zunich led the way with 3 goals and sophomores Emily Herman, Addy Poole, Casey Baughman, & Nichole Nally all chipped in with one goal each. With this win, the JV Shoregals reach an impressive 10th win on the season and it was also the tenth shutout of the season for goalkeeper Elise Duvall. The JV Shoregals record now moves to 10-1-4 on the year.
AL at North Olmsted 10/9/13
AL 0 NO 4
Goals:
AL - None
NO - Madison Johnson - 2, Erin Schloss, Jennifer Janosek
Assists:
AL - None
NO - Nicole Dembie, Madison Johnson
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 2 saves; Elise Duvall - 3 saves; Esther Killius - 4 saves
NO - Emily Patterson - 2 saves
Game Summary:
It is always very difficult to beat a team on the road on its Senior Night. The emotions are so amped up for the home team to win the game for the outgoing seniors. Such was the environment that the Shoregals found themselves in on Wednesday night as they lost to North Olmsted by a score of 4-0.
North Olmsted wanted to win this game badly and came out with an unusual formation of 7 attacking offensive players to flood the Shoregal defense in hopes of scoring goals. Avon Lake was able to fend off the Eagles for the first 7 minutes and then NO broke through on a goal by junior Erin Schloss off a crossing pass from senior Nicole Dembie. A minute later NO struck again as senior Jennifer Janosek scored off of a corner kick from sophomore Madison Johnson. After this, the Shoregal defense tightened and NO carried the 2-0 lead into the intermission.
In the second half, it was the Madison Johnson show as she scored the only two goals of the half. The first coming as she gathered a loose ball close to the AL goal and fired it past the goalie and the second on a header from a free kick. The Shoregal offense was very limited on this night as it managed only two shots on goal by Clare Adams and Bri Carlin.
In goal for North Olmsted was sophomore Emily Patterson who made two saves to earn the shutout. For Avon Lake, three girls were called into duty in the nets for the match. Starter Amy Crooks was injured in the first half diving after a loose ball and made two saves. She was replaced by soph. Elise Duvall for the rest of the first half who stopped 3 shots. Because Duvall had played both halves of the JV game, by rule she was only allowed one half in the Varsity game. That forced AL to call upon emergency goalie Esther Killius to play the entire second half and she did so admirably making 4 saves.
In the JV game – what else but a shutout as Avon Lake and North Olmsted battled to a 0-0 draw. The JV Shoregals impressively recorded their 11th shutout in 16 games this season as they finished with a 10-1-5 record having lost only to the Brecksville JVs. It was also the 11th shutout of the season for soph. goalkeeper Elise Duvall. We look forward to a number of these girls moving up to the Varsity next year.
Cudos Corner:
Thanks to the following parents for working the concession stand during the Brunswick game - Cindy Adams for the JV game and Renee Duvall & Christy Lemanowicz for the Varsity game.
Schedule for the Week of 10/14:
Tuesday 10/15 ~ Film (3:00PM~5:00PM) in Room 114 at ALHS.
Wednesday 10/16 ~ Training (6:00PM~7:30PM) at ALHS Stadium under the lights.
Thursday 10/17 ~ Game vs Magnificat at 8:30 p.m. at Rocky River HS
Game Recaps:
Here are summaries of our 15th & 16th games against Brunswick and North Olmsted:
AL vs. Brunswick 10/7/13
AL 0 Brunswick 5
Goals:
AL - None
Brunswick - Macey Juguilon - 2, Miranda Alzarraq - 2, Gabby Maslowski
Assists:
AL - None
Brunswick - N/A
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves; Elise Duvall - 1 save
Brunswick - Erin Calhoun - 4 saves
Game Summary:
Brunswick begins with a B, but they more closely resembled B-52’s as they played the role of long distance bombers in a 5-0 victory over Avon Lake on Monday night.
Junior Macey Juguilon got the scoring underway for the Blue Devils with a missle from about 40 yards out that deflected off the crossbar and into the goal for a 1-0 lead. Juguilon would strike again less than two minutes later with another rocket off a free kick from about 45 yards out to make it 2-0. Next up was junior Gabby Maslowski with another long distance blast and fellow junior Miranda Alzarraq finished up the first half scoring as Brunswick took a 4-0 lead into halftime.
The Shoregals hauled out the anti-aircraft guns in the second half and played a significantly more competitive second stanza. They held Brunswick to one score as Alzarraq netted her second goal of the game for the only scoring by either side.
From our bomb shelter, we noticed that Brunswick goalie junior Erin Calhoun made 4 saves enroute to the shutout. Avon Lake goalkeeping duties were shared by sophomore Elise Duvall with one save and senior Amy Crooks who had at least 4 saves in the match.
In JV action, Avon Lake unleashed its own version of shock and awe in a 7-0 blitzkrieg of the JV Blue Devils. Freshman Mila Zunich led the way with 3 goals and sophomores Emily Herman, Addy Poole, Casey Baughman, & Nichole Nally all chipped in with one goal each. With this win, the JV Shoregals reach an impressive 10th win on the season and it was also the tenth shutout of the season for goalkeeper Elise Duvall. The JV Shoregals record now moves to 10-1-4 on the year.
AL at North Olmsted 10/9/13
AL 0 NO 4
Goals:
AL - None
NO - Madison Johnson - 2, Erin Schloss, Jennifer Janosek
Assists:
AL - None
NO - Nicole Dembie, Madison Johnson
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 2 saves; Elise Duvall - 3 saves; Esther Killius - 4 saves
NO - Emily Patterson - 2 saves
Game Summary:
It is always very difficult to beat a team on the road on its Senior Night. The emotions are so amped up for the home team to win the game for the outgoing seniors. Such was the environment that the Shoregals found themselves in on Wednesday night as they lost to North Olmsted by a score of 4-0.
North Olmsted wanted to win this game badly and came out with an unusual formation of 7 attacking offensive players to flood the Shoregal defense in hopes of scoring goals. Avon Lake was able to fend off the Eagles for the first 7 minutes and then NO broke through on a goal by junior Erin Schloss off a crossing pass from senior Nicole Dembie. A minute later NO struck again as senior Jennifer Janosek scored off of a corner kick from sophomore Madison Johnson. After this, the Shoregal defense tightened and NO carried the 2-0 lead into the intermission.
In the second half, it was the Madison Johnson show as she scored the only two goals of the half. The first coming as she gathered a loose ball close to the AL goal and fired it past the goalie and the second on a header from a free kick. The Shoregal offense was very limited on this night as it managed only two shots on goal by Clare Adams and Bri Carlin.
In goal for North Olmsted was sophomore Emily Patterson who made two saves to earn the shutout. For Avon Lake, three girls were called into duty in the nets for the match. Starter Amy Crooks was injured in the first half diving after a loose ball and made two saves. She was replaced by soph. Elise Duvall for the rest of the first half who stopped 3 shots. Because Duvall had played both halves of the JV game, by rule she was only allowed one half in the Varsity game. That forced AL to call upon emergency goalie Esther Killius to play the entire second half and she did so admirably making 4 saves.
In the JV game – what else but a shutout as Avon Lake and North Olmsted battled to a 0-0 draw. The JV Shoregals impressively recorded their 11th shutout in 16 games this season as they finished with a 10-1-5 record having lost only to the Brecksville JVs. It was also the 11th shutout of the season for soph. goalkeeper Elise Duvall. We look forward to a number of these girls moving up to the Varsity next year.
Cudos Corner:
Thanks to the following parents for working the concession stand during the Brunswick game - Cindy Adams for the JV game and Renee Duvall & Christy Lemanowicz for the Varsity game.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
News for the Week of Oct. 7, 2013
Program Notes for the Week of 10/7/2013:
Schedule for the Upcoming Week
Monday 10/7 ~ Game vs Brunswick (Home); JV 5 / V 7
Tuesday 10/8 ~ Training @ Troy (3:30pm~5:00pm)
Wednesday 10/9 ~ Game vs North Olmsted (Away); JV 5 / V 7
Thursday 10/10 ~ Training @ TBD (3:30pm~5:00pm)
Sunday 10/13 ~ Training @ TBD (3:00pm~4:30pm)
Monday 10/14 ~ Playoff Game vs Elyria (Home); V 7
Game Recaps: Here are summaries of our 13th & 14th games against Padua and Olmsted Falls:
AL at Padua 9/30/13
AL 1 Padua 1
Goals:
AL - Clare Adams
Padua - Taylor Jamison
Assists:
AL - Kayla Kress
Padua - Kayla Jancewicz
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 1 save
Padua - Ava Willoughby - 8 saves
Game Summary:
“Finish what you started” is an old saw that people would use to get someone to complete a task or finish a job. The Shoregals soccer team might want to take this phrase to heart as they once again dominated the offensive stats against an opponent, but were unable to come away with a victory. In this instance, Avon Lake played to 1-1 draw against Padua on Monday night.
Avon Lake had the advantage in shots on goal 10 to 2, shots in total 13 to 5, and corner kicks 5 to 4, but could not “finish” with another goal to win the game. Even though Padua had only 2 shots on goal for the match, they made one of them count on a nicely executed corner kick by freshman Kayla Jancewicz which was headed into goal by senior Taylor Jamison. The goal gave the Lady Bruins the lead eleven minutes into the game which they carried into halftime.
In the second half, the Shoregals were able to get the equalizer eight minutes into the half as junior Clare Adams took a pass from fellow junior Kayla Kress and raced through the Padua defense to finish her strike right into the back of the net. The teams battled in a rather physical contest the rest of the half, but Avon Lake just could not find the game winning goal. Taking shots on goal for the Shoregals during the match were Cara Dannemiller, Emily Peepers, Clare Adams, & Olivia Siko with two each and Rada Zunich along with Kayla Kress chipped in with one apiece. In the nets for AL was senior Amy Crooks who made a lone save on the night and for Padua, freshman Ava Willoughby stopped 8 shots in the match.
The JV game was almost finished before it got started as the Shoregals scored early and often on the way to a 6-1 victory. Scoring for Avon Lake were sophomores Emily Herman with two goals, Nichole Nally, Mae Quinn, and Casey Baughman with one each. The Padua JVs also managed to put one in their own net to complete the scoring. In goal for the JV Shoregals was soph. goalie Elise Duvall. After this win, the JV Shoregals move to 9-1-3 on the year.
AL vs. Olmsted Falls 10/2/13
AL 1 OF 0
Goals:
AL - Ali Robinson
OF - None
Assists:
AL - Molly Maloney
OF - None
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves; Elise Duvall - 1 save
OF - Leah Walchanowicz - 9 saves
Game Summary:
It was a Senior Night to remember for the 9 Avon Lake seniors as they led the Shoregals to their first victory of the season 1-0 over SWC foe Olmsted Falls. It was a special night as ALHS stadium was transformed into a real soccer park with balloons, banners, picture posters, and even the AL pep band was present to salute the seniors who presented their farewell thoughts to the crowd.
The Senior class of 2014 is made up of goalkeeper Amy Crooks; defenders Cara Dannemiller, Molly Jeffries, Emily Peterson, & Natalie Quintero; midfielders Karen Krause, Emily Peepers, & Ali Robinson; and forward Molly Maloney.
Once the game started, it was all Avon Lake as they held the advantage in all the offensive categories with a 10 to 5 edge in shots on goal, a 15 to 10 edge in total shots, and 5 to 3 in corner kicks. Shots on Goal for AL were recorded by Cara Dannemiller, Karen Krause, & Molly Maloney with two a piece and Emily Peepers, Ali Robinson, Lauren Anthony, & Marisa Dzwonczyk chipped in with one each.
After controlling the action for most of the first half, the Shoregals finally broke through with a little over 2 minutes left when senior Molly Maloney had a corner kick that she put into the air in front of the Olmsted Falls goal and fellow senior Ali Robinson was able to head it into the goal for the eventual game winner.
The second half saw numerous chances by both teams as the AL defense was able to hold on to preserve the victory. The Shoregal defense was once again terrific in recording the second shutout of the season. The defensive rotation included Emily Peterson, Natalie Quintero, Maggie Moore, & Rada Zunich as the starters and they were backed up by Esther Killius, Kellie Norris, & Addie Poole. In goal for Avon Lake was senior Amy Crooks who recorded her second shutout with 4 saves and sophomore Elise Duvall subbed in and recorded one save. For Olmsted Falls, senior Leah Walchanowicz was credited with 9 saves in the match. Avon Lake continued their mastery of the Lady Bulldogs as they have now won 16 of the last 17 matches.
In JV action, the two teams battled to a 0-0 draw. This was the ninth shutout of the season for the JV Shoregals and goalkeeper Elise Duvall. The JV Shoregals record now moves to 9-1-4 on the year.
Cudos Corner:
Thanks to the following parents for working the concession stand during the Olmsted Falls game - Amy Kress & Patrice Dzwonczyk for the JV game and Julia Caputo & Colette Lubertozzi for the Varsity game.
Schedule for the Upcoming Week
Monday 10/7 ~ Game vs Brunswick (Home); JV 5 / V 7
Tuesday 10/8 ~ Training @ Troy (3:30pm~5:00pm)
Wednesday 10/9 ~ Game vs North Olmsted (Away); JV 5 / V 7
Thursday 10/10 ~ Training @ TBD (3:30pm~5:00pm)
Sunday 10/13 ~ Training @ TBD (3:00pm~4:30pm)
Monday 10/14 ~ Playoff Game vs Elyria (Home); V 7
Game Recaps: Here are summaries of our 13th & 14th games against Padua and Olmsted Falls:
AL at Padua 9/30/13
AL 1 Padua 1
Goals:
AL - Clare Adams
Padua - Taylor Jamison
Assists:
AL - Kayla Kress
Padua - Kayla Jancewicz
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 1 save
Padua - Ava Willoughby - 8 saves
Game Summary:
“Finish what you started” is an old saw that people would use to get someone to complete a task or finish a job. The Shoregals soccer team might want to take this phrase to heart as they once again dominated the offensive stats against an opponent, but were unable to come away with a victory. In this instance, Avon Lake played to 1-1 draw against Padua on Monday night.
Avon Lake had the advantage in shots on goal 10 to 2, shots in total 13 to 5, and corner kicks 5 to 4, but could not “finish” with another goal to win the game. Even though Padua had only 2 shots on goal for the match, they made one of them count on a nicely executed corner kick by freshman Kayla Jancewicz which was headed into goal by senior Taylor Jamison. The goal gave the Lady Bruins the lead eleven minutes into the game which they carried into halftime.
In the second half, the Shoregals were able to get the equalizer eight minutes into the half as junior Clare Adams took a pass from fellow junior Kayla Kress and raced through the Padua defense to finish her strike right into the back of the net. The teams battled in a rather physical contest the rest of the half, but Avon Lake just could not find the game winning goal. Taking shots on goal for the Shoregals during the match were Cara Dannemiller, Emily Peepers, Clare Adams, & Olivia Siko with two each and Rada Zunich along with Kayla Kress chipped in with one apiece. In the nets for AL was senior Amy Crooks who made a lone save on the night and for Padua, freshman Ava Willoughby stopped 8 shots in the match.
The JV game was almost finished before it got started as the Shoregals scored early and often on the way to a 6-1 victory. Scoring for Avon Lake were sophomores Emily Herman with two goals, Nichole Nally, Mae Quinn, and Casey Baughman with one each. The Padua JVs also managed to put one in their own net to complete the scoring. In goal for the JV Shoregals was soph. goalie Elise Duvall. After this win, the JV Shoregals move to 9-1-3 on the year.
AL vs. Olmsted Falls 10/2/13
AL 1 OF 0
Goals:
AL - Ali Robinson
OF - None
Assists:
AL - Molly Maloney
OF - None
Goalies:
AL - Amy Crooks - 4 saves; Elise Duvall - 1 save
OF - Leah Walchanowicz - 9 saves
Game Summary:
It was a Senior Night to remember for the 9 Avon Lake seniors as they led the Shoregals to their first victory of the season 1-0 over SWC foe Olmsted Falls. It was a special night as ALHS stadium was transformed into a real soccer park with balloons, banners, picture posters, and even the AL pep band was present to salute the seniors who presented their farewell thoughts to the crowd.
The Senior class of 2014 is made up of goalkeeper Amy Crooks; defenders Cara Dannemiller, Molly Jeffries, Emily Peterson, & Natalie Quintero; midfielders Karen Krause, Emily Peepers, & Ali Robinson; and forward Molly Maloney.
Once the game started, it was all Avon Lake as they held the advantage in all the offensive categories with a 10 to 5 edge in shots on goal, a 15 to 10 edge in total shots, and 5 to 3 in corner kicks. Shots on Goal for AL were recorded by Cara Dannemiller, Karen Krause, & Molly Maloney with two a piece and Emily Peepers, Ali Robinson, Lauren Anthony, & Marisa Dzwonczyk chipped in with one each.
After controlling the action for most of the first half, the Shoregals finally broke through with a little over 2 minutes left when senior Molly Maloney had a corner kick that she put into the air in front of the Olmsted Falls goal and fellow senior Ali Robinson was able to head it into the goal for the eventual game winner.
The second half saw numerous chances by both teams as the AL defense was able to hold on to preserve the victory. The Shoregal defense was once again terrific in recording the second shutout of the season. The defensive rotation included Emily Peterson, Natalie Quintero, Maggie Moore, & Rada Zunich as the starters and they were backed up by Esther Killius, Kellie Norris, & Addie Poole. In goal for Avon Lake was senior Amy Crooks who recorded her second shutout with 4 saves and sophomore Elise Duvall subbed in and recorded one save. For Olmsted Falls, senior Leah Walchanowicz was credited with 9 saves in the match. Avon Lake continued their mastery of the Lady Bulldogs as they have now won 16 of the last 17 matches.
In JV action, the two teams battled to a 0-0 draw. This was the ninth shutout of the season for the JV Shoregals and goalkeeper Elise Duvall. The JV Shoregals record now moves to 9-1-4 on the year.
Cudos Corner:
Thanks to the following parents for working the concession stand during the Olmsted Falls game - Amy Kress & Patrice Dzwonczyk for the JV game and Julia Caputo & Colette Lubertozzi for the Varsity game.
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