Monday, March 6, 2017

2017 Season Opener: Trinity vs. Williams

On Sunday March 5th, the Bantams opened up the 2017 season at home vs. Williams. The game was supposed to be on Saturday, but because it was going to be so cold, the game got moved to Sunday. It happened with all the other games in the conference as well. Although it meant we had to wait even longer to play our first game, it also meant that the Bants had one more day of recovery and one more day to run through our defense and different attacking motions to feel more prepared for our first game. The weather turned out to be beautiful on Sunday, not nearly as cold as we were expecting, and the sun was shining with clear blue skies, so maybe it wasn't such a bad thing to have pushed it back a day! Plus, the Bantams won 12-6, so it was a great start to the season!! 

The starting line up on Sunday included:
Clare Lyne '17
Abby McInerney '18
Kiley Coffey '18
Grace O'Donnell '18
Karly Simpson '17
Allie Barrett '18
Mary French '19
Lara Guida '17
Meggie Collins '17
Morgan Strabley '20
Sarah Montalbano '20
Zoë Ferguson '18

We have two freshmen defenders who have really stepped up and have been doing an amazing job adjusting to the pace of the college game and the level of play in the NESCAC. The returners have also come back and have been doing a great job picking up where we left off last year, coming to every practice with high intensity and challenging each other every time they go up against each other to make everyone better. 

The Bantams started off the scoring, but the game was pretty back and forth for the beginning part of the game. The Bantams went into halftime with a 5-2 lead and continued to find the back of the net throughout the second half. Trinity won 12 of the 20 draw controls, caused 10 turnovers, and picked up 11 ground balls, helping them to have possession and keep the tempo and pace of the game in their hands for the most part. Our defense had some really nice sets and played well together. Zoë Ferguson had a great game in net, making 9 saves on the day. 

GAME STONE: The game stone went to 2 players on Sunday: Freshman defender Morgan Strabley and junior midfielder Allie Barrett. Morgan was playing low defense for us and did an awesome job of putting pressure on any attacker who got the ball low behind the cage. She also caused 3 turnovers on the day. Allie seemed to be all over the field all game, being a huge impact player on both ends of the field -  3 goals, 2 ground balls, 1 draw control, and 3 caused turnovers.  

NEXT UP: The Bantams now have one day to recover from Sunday and prepare for our next game, which is HOME vs. Springfield College on Tuesday March 7th at 6PM 


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