Half Time Score: 2-0
CBE Goal, Ella Roumy, assisted by Taylor Roomy - 37:15 remaining
CBE Goal, Mattie Williams, assisted by Ava Mignon - 20:07 remaining

Second Half:
CBE Goal, Taylor Roomy, assisted by Quinn Reilley - 8:52 remaining


Comments: Really proud of our kids today for the result earned and the performance put into this game. CR South is always a tough game, Nick is as good as a coach as there gets and their groups have always found ways to make games really competitive. We've been a bit slow to start in games in terms of chance creation, but today we finished two really good opportunities that gave us some breathing room in a first half where I don't think we controlled that well. Those goals gave us a bit of space to see through some moments where we tested in transition, where our backline had to make some key plays, and a bit of focus to get us to half.

The Goals:

1. Ava Mignon closed the ball down well in midfield which Ella Roomy picked up in the center of the park and linked into Mia Forney who did a really nice job today in some of her combination play for others and in chance creation off the dribble. The ball then went wide out to Taylor Roumy who drove at her defender and served a good cross into the box for Ella Roomy to get her head on. Great moment to see the twin connection come together, and this time on the opposite end than most expect. Those two do so much right for the program, and Ella has been stepping into a bit of a more advanced role for us, so to see Ella step forward and get that first goal to get us going was huge.

2. The second goal came from a good rotation which saw Taylor and Mia drop deeper to pick up the ball. Mia took her space of the dribble and found a wide pass into Ava Mignon who dropped a ball from wide right to the far post for Mattie Williams who just made great contact on a header to extend the lead.

I thought we put together a really strong second half that showed in possession, in where we had the ball and chances created, just couldn't put the final piece together until the very end. As much as we had put our stamp on the second half, the last 10 of a game against a team like CR South can get nervy, so that third goal was huge for us.

The goal - Skyler Lipp stepped high into midfield to disrupt possession which Quinn Reilley then picked up, took the endline and got a ball in to the box with a bit of a deflection. Taylor Roumy caught it well out of the air and finished on her first touch low and hard to the right of the keeper.

This felt like a really good game between two teams early in the year and lots to learn from it. I thought Cece Hayes and Paige Dougherty in the back were just excellent today. Two really good performances on the ball and great decision-making defensively. I thought the way kids like Cece, Paige, Skylar Lipp, and Addie Langlois played today gives us the foundation and confidence for kids higher up the field to have great days to take risks and be creative, which we saw plenty of.