14 May 2009
Catholic defeats Glendale in 2-1 thriller
Posted by soccermom under: Girls News .
The Lady Irish finished the regular season with an exciting come from behind 2-1 win over Glendale on the turf at JFK this evening. Glendale put tremendous pressure on the Irish during the first 30 minutes of the contest. The Falcons scored the first goal in the 24th minute on a nice finish by Jeni Frewin assisted by Emilee Williams and Lindsey Sprouse. Rebecca Mayus, Carsen Baron, Kathleen Garrison, Connor Guy, and Jessica Bowman battled hard to get the team to the half without allowing another goal. During the final 10 minutes of the half the Irish attack came alive with Andrea Parker, Erin FitzGerald, the Renner sisters, Courtney Devlin, and Emily Loethen raising their level of play in the midfield to match the Falcons. Natalie Smid and Shelby Hatz generated two good shots in the final five minutes of the half and Catholic went to the break with renewed confidence. The two teams battled through the first 30 minutes of the second half with neither squad generating a great chance. Emily Ortega came on in the 57th minute for the Irish and provided great energy in the midfield. In the 71st minute Courtney Devlin won a corner kick for the Irish. Erin FitzGerald played a great ball to the back post that Bekah Bade headed into the goal leveling the match. The goal energized the Irish as the intensity of both sides increased. In the 78th minute Carsen Baron played the ball behind the Glendale defense and Andrea Parker out ran the keeper and drove it into the net giving the Irish the lead that they held over the final two frantic minutes.
The Lady Irish won the JV match 2-0 finishing their season with a 10-1-1 record. Congratulations to the girls and coaches Meredith White and Carrie Semar for one of the best JV seasons we have had.
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