4/27 Game Recap (2-2 Tie)

Well done today players. We had a tough game against the Sparks and it could have gone either way for us, so I'm happy that the girls fought back to tie it in the end.

Kudos to Ruhi for scoring today. She only got to play up for a little while, but she made the most of it by scoring. Ruhi continues to play solidly anywhere on the field. Marlene made a great cross in front of the goal which Courtney had the option to shoot, but made an excellent decision to pass instead to Ruhi.

Christene made our second goal through persistence and great placement of herself and the ball (in the net). Way to go Christene!

We had several almost goals today by Akayla, Courtney, Maanasa, and Marlene (and probably a few I am missing). Shivani and Sammie both took turns playing all the way back on defense today which is not something they have had the opportunity to do much this season. Good job girls. Lindsay was all over the other team, especially at the outside mid position. Karsyn helped out on defense, and survived the day as the coach's daughter. :)

Jessica and Kelly each took turns in the goal. Jessica made several saves, and came so close to saving one that went in and it was almost at the expense of her head hitting the goal post. Whew! Kelly played solid on the field and in the goal. Her punts helped to move the ball upfield.

This week we will be working on long shots and shooting in general. We will also talk about "stepping to" players driving toward goal, and playing the ball in the air.

Our next game will be at Challenger on Saturday at 12:15pm. We will be playing the team we played for the first game, so the girls should be ready to play hard.

Go Devils!

Coach Sonya (and Coach Brad)