VARSITY GAME REPORT
OCTOBER 18, 2013

Varsity Game played at Wissahickon High School Stadium

Wissahickon Vs. Upper Merion High School (UMHS)


FINAL SCORE: WHS 2, UMHS 1

Half time 1-1
Reg time 1-1
First OT 2-1
Final 2-1
Goals: #4 VERVLIED (1) 29:01, (UMHS (1) 38:00), #15 GUZEWICZ (1) 85:06
Assists: #11 RYAN (2)
Shots WHS 25, UMHS 4
WHS Goalkeeper Jen Bondarchuk / Kara Ciaccio - 2 saves. UMHS - 16 saves.


NOTES:

WISS WIN, 2-1 AGAINST UPPER MERION

WISSAHICKON HOSTED UPPER MERION FRIDAY IN A MATCH THAT PROVED THE PERFECT END TO REGULAR SEASON PLAY. AS IN THE LAST, THIS GAME SHOWCASED HOW FAR THIS YOUNG TROJAN TEAM HAS COME. WINNING 61 OUT OF 71 50/50 BALLS RECORDED, THE TROJANS WERE ABLE TO KEEP POSSESSION THE MAJORITY OF TIME, MOVING THE BALL VERY WELL, MAKING FOR A VERY BEAUTIFUL GAME. FROM THE BACK FIELD MARY MATTHEWS, KRISTEN HANEY, AND CO-CAPTAIN ANNA CHIODO-ORTIZ PLAYED TIGHT ALLOWING MERION ONLY 4 SHOTS ON FRAME. WISS ON THE BOARD FIRST, AT MINUTE 29:01 -- A WISS CORNER SERVED BY CO-CAPTAIN ALYSSA RYAN TO HIT THE TOP OF GOAL PUNCHED AWAY BY UMHS KEEPER LEGENDRE, FINDING WISS CNT MID EMILY VERVLIED JUST INSIDE THE 18 FOR A QUICK SHOT, DEFLECTED OFF A DEFENDER, FOR A SECOND SHOT, THIS TIME FINDING THE BACK OF THE NET. LATE IN THE FIRST HALF, OFF A CORNER, UMHS TIED IT UP WITH A GOAL ENSUED FROM A SCRUM ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE SIX. IT TOOK WISS 47 MINUTES TO ANSWER (25 TOTAL SHOTS, 16 SAVES CREDITED TO UMHS KEEPER) TO RECORD THE 'W'. AT MINUTE 85:06, IN OT, RYAN TOOK AN INDIRECT KICK FROM 30 YARDS TO FIND MEGAN GUZEWICZ'S HEAD FOR A PERFECT UPPER 90 GOAL.

THE TROJANS CAME UP BIG TODAY, WORKING HARD IN GAME FOUR IN A FIVE DAY TIMEFRAME. ALL 17 PLAYERS CONTRIBUTED TO THIS VICTORY - ALL STEPPING UP AS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE. I COULD NOT BE PROUDER OF HOW THE GIRLS PLAYED IN THIER LAST TWO GAMES - A TRUE TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE OF THIS GROUP. YOU CAN SEE AND FEEL THE ENERGY OF THE TEAM, WORKING TOGHER, CLAIMING A NEAR PERFECT SECOND HALF OF SEASON. 10-2-2 IN LEAGUE (TAKING SECOND PLACE IN THE AMERICAN CONFERENCE), FINISHING 11-4-2 OVERALL.

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES, WELL DONE.
—SHANNON FRANKE, HEAD COACH