Schedule for the Week of 9/29:
Monday, Sept. 29th
Game 14 vs. St. Joe's Academy - JV 5:00/V 7:00 pm
Tuesday, Sept. 30th
Training at Troy from 3:30PM-5:00PM
Wednesday, Oct. 1st
Training at Troy from 3:30PM-5:00PM
Game vs. Magnificat - JV only 7:30 pm
Thursday, Oct. 2nd
Training at Troy from 3:30PM-5:00PM
Friday, Oct. 3rd
Recovery Day
Saturday, Oct. 4th
Off day - Homecoming Dance
Sunday, Oct. 5th
Off day
Game Recaps:
Here is a summary of our 11th game against Lakewood:
AL vs. Lakewood 9/20/14
AL 0 Lakewood 0
Goalies:
AL - Elise Duvall - 3 saves
L - Laura Sharkin - 1 save
Game Summary:
It is always interesting to see what will happen when a high scoring offense meets an impenetrable defense. In the case of Lakewood vs. Avon Lake it means the game ends in a 0-0 tie. The Lady Rangers came in averaging 5 goals a game and the Shoregals defense just posted 4 consecutive shutouts. Oddly enough, there was a paucity of shots on goal from both teams during the match. Lakewood was able to manage just three shots on goal while Avon Lake only had one shot on goal, but the ‘Gals had the better scoring opportunities on the afternoon. The first one came just 11 minutes into the game when Mila Zunich took a crossing pass from Mariela Lopez which pulled the goalie out of position, but Zunich’s shot went just slightly wide of the far post. Then in the second half with 9 minutes remaining, Kayla Kress took a pass from Mae Quinn which got her behind the Lakewood defense and once again with the goalie out of position the ball just missed the inside of the far post. Outside of those two great chances, the AL offense was frustrated by a well executed offside trap defensive scheme which caused 10 offside penalties to be whistled against the ‘Gals.
The highlight of the game as it has been recently is the Shoregal defense which recorded its fifth shutout in a row covering 451 minutes of game time or 7 ½ hours without yielding a goal. Simply amazing and now historic as well!! In the 22 year history of Shoregal soccer never has there been 5 consecutive shutouts. Surprisingly, 4 shutouts in row have happened a number of times, but never 5 and never this many minutes of field time without a goal. So major congrats to goalie Elise Duvall who has registered 6 clean sheets (shutouts) this season and the main defensive core of Rada Zunich, Kellie Norris, Addy Poole, Lauren Anthony, Mae Quinn, Esther Killius, Olivia Hall, and now Maggie Moore as well.
In JV action, the Shoregals continued their undefeated season with a 9-0 shipwreck of the Lady Rangers. The Avon Lake JVs record now moves to 8-0-3 on the year. Scoring goals for the ‘Gals were Casey Baughman with 3 goals, Ashley Nally & Paige Hood with 2 goals, and Stephanie Carr & Danielle DelGiudice with one each. Contributing the always important assists were Olivia Hall with 2 and Morgan Carlin, Ashley Nally, Paige Hood, & Stephanie Carr with one each. Danielle DelGiudice was in goal for AL.
Here is a summary of our 12th game against North Ridgeville:
AL at North Ridgeville 9/22/14
AL 1 North Ridgeville 0
Goals:
AL - Olivia Siko
NR - None
Assists:
AL - Esther Killius
NR - None
Goalies:
AL - Elise Duvall - 3 saves
NR - Bri Casement - 6 saves
Game Summary:
The Shoregals continued their tour of incoming SWC schools with a visit to North Ridgeville on Monday and managed to produce a 1-0 result. The Lady Rangers proved to be a pesky foe as they were continually able to make a defensive play either to block a shot or win possession close to their goal. Finally, midway through the second half Avon Lake was able to breakthrough when Esther Killius had a throw in pass to Olivia Siko which she turned on and put a high shot from distance just under the crossbar and just above the goalie’s hands to score her 6th goal of the season.
But the real story of the game once again was the Shoregal defense holding yet another opponent scoreless. History continues to be made as this amazing scoreless streak has reached 6 consecutive matches and 531 minutes of game time. Elise Duvall made 3 saves to earn her 7th shutout of the season – by the way the team record is 12. The back line was capably handled by Rada Zunich, Maggie Moore, Addy Poole, Kellie Norris, Esther Killius, and Lauren Anthony and withstood significant pressure from the Lady Rangers in the closing minutes of the game as they pushed forward trying to get the equalizer.
A few other notes about the game – the ‘Gals were able to put 7 shots on goal – two by Siko and one each by Jackie Rush, Maggie Moore, Mila Zunich, Rada Zunich, & Kayla Kress. Six of those shots were saved by North Ridgeville goalie Bri Casement who played another outstanding game against the Shoregals and has only given up one goal in two years against AL despite having 24 shots on goal put at her in those two games.
Here is a summary of our 13th game against Amherst Steele:
AL vs. Amherst Steele 9/24/14
AL 1 Amherst Steele 0
Goals:
AL - Mila Zunich
AS - None
Assists:
AL - Addy Poole
AS - None
AL - Elise Duvall - 9 saves
AS - Lizzie Keller - 0 saves
Game Summary:
The 13th game of the season proved to be lucky for the Shoregals and boy did they need some luck in their 1-0 victory over Amherst. It looked as if luck was not going to be with Avon Lake on this night as just 16 minutes into the game a Red Card was shown to Olivia Siko. That meant the ‘Gals were going to have to play with only 10 players for the remaining 64 minutes. Added to that was an injury to defender Rada Zunich a few minutes later in the first half. So, Avon Lake lost their leading scorer to a red card, a key defender and team captain to injury and had to play a girl down the rest of the game. An unlucky turn of events and hardly the recipe for a successful result.
But then the Shoregals, as they have been doing over the past few weeks, just found a way to make things happen. First, it was Mila Zunich who scored a shorthanded goal with 13 minutes left in the first half. Mila took a throw in from Addy Poole that the Amherst defense didn’t challenge very robustly and let get to Zunich’s feet. From there Mila had just enough space to send a blast into the Lady Comet net. It would be Avon Lake’s only shot on goal of the night and they made it count. Then the defense took over as they continually foiled Amherst scoring opportunities despite being backed into their defensive half as the Lady Comets moved 9 or 10 players into the AL half trying to get the equalizer. The Shoregal defense was able to pull off another shutout to secure the win and in the process move their record breaking shutout string to 7 in a row and 611 minutes of game time. Amherst was able to manage 9 shots on goal all of which were defended by Elise Duvall who recorded her 8th shutout of the season.
A remarkable effort by the 19 girls who played in this game which took a combination of luck, smart play, grit, determination, and the sheer will to win to produce a result.
In JV action, the ‘Gals continued their amazing undefeated season with a 2-0 victory over the JV Comets. AL took control of this game early on as they scored two goals in the first half led off by Casey Baughman’s 14th goal of the season from an assist by Paige Hood. Then Anna Robinson struck off an assist from Morgan Carlin which was part of an 18 shots on goal attack by the Shoregals. Danielle DelGiudice made two saves to earn her 7th shutout of the year.
Cudos Corner:
We like to recognize those individuals who do a little more for the program throughout the season. This week we would like to recognize Rob Hall and the staff at Premier Custom Flooring that have made the soccer signs that we currently have in use for each of our players. They made an entirely new set of 50+ signs last year to replace the 20 year old signs which understandably had become worn.
Shorty Sez:
Be a positive influence. Make a difference.
Don't embrace excuses, embrace solutions.
Don't embrace excuses, embrace solutions.
