Tuesday, May 04, 2004
Colonia
The Scotch Plains U14 intercounty girls soccer team the “Wild Things” lost their perfect season but are still unbeaten and untied after winning their third straight game against a tough Colonia team, 3-1 at Merrill Park in Iselin. The contradictory nature of the previous sentence can be explained by the scoring system of the league which gives 6 points for a win, a bonus point for each goal up to three and another point for a shutout. Winning their first two games, 5-0 and 4-0 had given Scotch Plains a perfect 20 points and even with the slight slipup on Saturday they still hold a commanding 29 of a possible 30 points from three games.
Krista Ciecura and Alexus Jegede each scored a spectacular goal in the first half to give the “Wild Things” sufficient scoring and Whitney Adams added an insurance tally in the second half before Colonia scored late in the game to break the shutout. Ciecura’s opening goal came on a fine pass from halfback Jillian Murphy. Ciecura lofted a spinning shot out of the goalies reach that caught the opposite side of the goal. Jegede followed ten minutes later dribbling past two defenders and deftly beating the defenseless goalie with a well-placed shot in the corner.
Adams came forward from her halfback spot to hit a hard rising shot into the top corner of the goal early in the second half. The Wild Things threatened often but were unable to add to their total as the Colonia goalie and defense made several saving plays on a warm early May day that got windier as the game progressed. Allie Thek and Jaclyn Lazarus were rarely tested in goal as the defense combination of Lauryn Adams, Christina Dokopoulos, Kaitlyn Denker,Magan Mauro and Kathleen Yan kept Colonia attacks to a minimum. Denker was especially effective with several long-range kicks that nearly resulted in goals.
The midfield of Katelyn Cavanagh, Murphy, Adams, Debra DelleDonne, Ciecura, Thek and Lazarus were effective advancing the ball. Cavanagh’s throw ins were a tremendous asset. The line combination of Rebecca Von Langen, Mary Kate Feury, Cassie Berwick, and Jegede advanced the ball skillfully and put continual pressure on the Colonia goal.
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Krista Ciecura and Alexus Jegede each scored a spectacular goal in the first half to give the “Wild Things” sufficient scoring and Whitney Adams added an insurance tally in the second half before Colonia scored late in the game to break the shutout. Ciecura’s opening goal came on a fine pass from halfback Jillian Murphy. Ciecura lofted a spinning shot out of the goalies reach that caught the opposite side of the goal. Jegede followed ten minutes later dribbling past two defenders and deftly beating the defenseless goalie with a well-placed shot in the corner.
Adams came forward from her halfback spot to hit a hard rising shot into the top corner of the goal early in the second half. The Wild Things threatened often but were unable to add to their total as the Colonia goalie and defense made several saving plays on a warm early May day that got windier as the game progressed. Allie Thek and Jaclyn Lazarus were rarely tested in goal as the defense combination of Lauryn Adams, Christina Dokopoulos, Kaitlyn Denker,Magan Mauro and Kathleen Yan kept Colonia attacks to a minimum. Denker was especially effective with several long-range kicks that nearly resulted in goals.
The midfield of Katelyn Cavanagh, Murphy, Adams, Debra DelleDonne, Ciecura, Thek and Lazarus were effective advancing the ball. Cavanagh’s throw ins were a tremendous asset. The line combination of Rebecca Von Langen, Mary Kate Feury, Cassie Berwick, and Jegede advanced the ball skillfully and put continual pressure on the Colonia goal.
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# posted by David Lazarus @ 9:02 PM 
