Varsity

Here is our first Saturday game of the season. I find these a bit tricky as it’s out of the norm compared to an usual afterschool game. The girls had an eventful day leading up to the game as we tailgated and watched the football team do their job. Getting to the field I knew it would not be in the best of shape. The boys’ games prior to our game were cancelled as the visiting team refused to play. I wanted to play and I knew the girls wanted to play so we did not care about the conditions of the field. They were equal for both teams. With a different starting lineup, it took a few minutes for us to get comfortable. For the first 15 minutes it was a pretty equal game as both teams tried to get their footing. Around the 20 minute mark, we were on the wrong side of a penalty called on the edge of the box. That put the home team up 1-0. About 10 minutes later, they scored again after a miscommunication in our back-line. After some major adjustments at half-time, the girls came out hard in the second half. Thirteen minutes in, Shelby Kroeger found the ball at her feet and finished it to narrow the gap to 2-1. We continued to pressure the home side as we were fighting for the equalizing goal. On one of the few times they attacked on us in the second half they broke through again for the third goal. The girls did not give up. With 7 minutes left, Elise DeTrude found the back of the net with a free kick from just outside the box. We out shot our opponent 12-6, but did not do enough to get the win. Although we lost 3-2, the girls fought until the end and showed some much needed intensity throughout the second half.

Lost 2-3

Goals: Shelby Kroeger, Elise Detrude