Saturday, October 23, 2010
A four goal performance by Claire McAuliffe helps to propel Glenelg Country field hockey past Mercy, as GCS locks up first place in the regular season.
IAAM B Conference Glenelg Country 6, Mercy 0 GCS goals: Claire McAuliffe 4, Sam Weinstein 2 GCS assists: Allie Pickens 2, Sam Weinstein 2, Hailey Hamel GCS GK saves: Sarah Bates 1 Mercy GK saves: Baker 23 Glenelg Country won it's third game in as many days with a 6-0 victory over visiting Mercy. The Dragons improve to 12-4 overall and end the regular season IAAM B Conference play in First Place with a record of 11-1. This game was the tenth shutout for the Dragon's this season! Glenelg got the scoring started early when senior attacker Claire McAuliffe tipped in a pass from senior attacker Sam Weinstein just 6 minutes into the first half. McAuliffe netted her second goal of the day off a pass from senior midfielder Hailey Hamel with 16:12 …
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Mount Hebron girls varsity soccer wins big; Centennial girls varsity soccer draws even.
Final: Cent - 0 Atholton - 0 Centennial outshot another opponent (15-10), but just couldn't find the net as they tied Atholton, 0-0. "We really defended well to limit Atholton's opportunities," said coach Steve Baxter. "Atholton has been scoring plenty this season, so I'm impressed with our team defense to hold Atholton to just 10 shots through 100 minutes." Junior Katie Donegan (six saves) played exceptionally well in goal as she was able to keep Atholton from scoring. Centennial did have a chance to win the game late in the second overtime when junior forward Rachel Hein was able to beat an Atholton defender and head towards goal. Her shot from inside the 18 sailed just right…
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Centennial girls varsity soccer loses a thriller; Glenelg Country falls to Indian Creek
One goal was all River Hill needed as they won a thriller against Centennial, 1-0. "This was an outstanding competitive game that continues to show we can compete with the best," said coach Steven Baxter. " We are right there." Centennial was involved in another close battle on Friday - something the Eagles are all too familiar with this season. Despite being outshot 12-9, Centennial only allowed one goal to the Hawks, which came early off an early corner kick. The ball struck the cross bar and bounced right to a runner off the far post, who put the shot away. River Hill went up 1-0 and did not look back. "My girls played a fantastic game" said Baxter. "We really applied good pressure in the second half, but just couldn't score." …
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Centennial girls varsity soccer loses a heartbreaker in OT; Glenelg Country girls varsity soccer falls to St. Tims
Girls Varsity Soccer Cetnennial @ Reservoir Centennial - 0 Reservoir - 1 Centennial's defense was strong, but the Eagles could not outlast Reservoir, losing 1-0 in double overtime. "Reservoir outshot us 22-13, but many of these shots were from well outside the 18, which is a good indicator of how well we defended," said Centennial coach Steven Baxter. The extra shots on goal, however, proved to be the difference as Reservoir's Axenfield was able to score the game's only goal on a free kick with just four minutes left in the second overtime. Overall, the game was evenly played. Both teams played hard, not giving up any easy shots on goal. Katie Donegan, who played in goal for Centennial, recorded 12 big saves, but could not stop Axenfield…
