A few of the girls opted to seek out the guidance of a defensive genius on the way out to get a few tips on limiting their opposition's shots and scoring opportunities. Former NBA and San Antonio Spurs player, and future Pro Basketball Hall-of-Famer Bruce Bowen took a moment to accommodate the requests of the girls, and thankfully so, as we only gave up six shots in the two matches!
Another Hall-of-Famer, the LEGEND, Secretariat made the list of inspirational sportsmen that crossed our path over the weekend. Claiborne Farm in Paris, KY was our mid-morning destination on Friday prior to our 6 pm kickoff at Centre. Seth Hancock's farm was home to the late Secretariat, and a number of his descendants as well as his lineage since he passed in 1989.
The horse is truly an amazing animal, and these racehorses did not fail to impress us all. Pulpit was the first horse that we had the opportunity to interact with. Apparently, this guy is a pretty big deal, as his stud fee is $60,000 per live foal!! In his short, but very successful racing career, he racked up nearly three quarters of a million in earnings.
The inspiration was clearly in place...all that was left was to get it done in Danville.Centre has posed a consistent challenge over time, and playing them in Danville adds another layer to the challenge...especially when you concede within the first ten minutes...which we did. We were going to be called to find some of the goal scoring that had lead us into the match, needing two to win take the match back.
It took us 85 minutes to break the seal with a good ball from the left hand side by Kelly Watts into the feet of Emily Jorgens who showed a bit of brilliance cutting the ball onto her left foot to find the bottom of the inside corner. We were destined for overtime, and we were going to need a hero.Overtime went both ways with opportunities on both ends through the first 10 minutes. We changed ends, and with time ticking away, Kelly made a fantastic run across the back line, rounded the corner and served in a great ball to the back post where Abby Loar would find the net for another game winner. Trinity 2-Centre 1.
A long trip is always better following a good result, and a long trip to the mountain top it would be. As always, the first stop is at the WWII memorial on the back side of the mountain looking down into the valley with one of the most serene views you can find.
The conditions at game time were fantastic for the players, and the tone was set VERY early. Abby would find her way in behind the back line and slot one home inside 90 seconds to put us up 1-0.
Just inside ten minutes to play, Shelby Guenthardt would take a ball from Abby on the edge of the six and find the inside of the far post to send us to halftime 2-0. First year, Stephanie Segovia would make a great turn at the edge of the eighteen yard box with seven minutes to play and pushed the lead to 3-0.Starting the SCAC on the road and with two wins is exactly what we set out to do and exactly what we did. Back home for two more SCAC matches and Alumni weekend.
-LK
No comments:
Post a Comment