U19 Session II Game Summaries

2006

Alexander 3 Starz and Stripes 0

For the first time at Sahlen's, this group of girls who has been in the finals 5 times and finished 2nd all 5 times, picked up a dominating win over Starz and Stripes to win the league title in their final game at Sahlen's of the season.  Alexander came out strong right in the beginning of the game.  Duval slid a pass to Julia who did the rest ripping her way through the defense and putting it home to make the score 1-0 under 5 minutes into the game.  Throughout the 1st half the defense just shut down S&S allowing only a few shots, all of which went wide, high, or were saved by Leslie.  Stacey, Rachel, Emily, Ginny, and Maranda all did some nice work in the back with their marking and passing out of the back.  The 2nd half saw Alexander look to put the game away.  The forwards were working hard up top making some nice runs and had some solid passing with Laura, Court, D, and Lin all contributing some nice minutes up top.  Midway through the 2nd half Alexander put the game away.  Julia took a corner and Stacey headed it home to make to the score 2-0.  Just over 7 minutes later Rachel finished off the title run with a 30 yards shot that went in off the post to make it 3-0.  The midfield was dominant throughout the game with Julia, Kristi, Duval, Alyssa, Maranda, and Rachel all doing a very nice job with their defense and ball movement.  It was a great game overall and a big win in the finals for the first time in a long time.  1st star in the game went to Stacey, played an excellent game in the back, had 3 near goals from long distance and hammered home a headball off a corner kick.  2nd star went to Julia who was strong in the middle, picked up a goal and an assist, and had some great combination passing with the forwards and outside mids.  3rd star went to Ginny, excellent game in the back, shut her mark down, won the ball every time it came her way.  Great games were turned in by Leslie in net, Emmy and Maranda in the back, Rachel, Duval, Kristi, and Alyssa in the midfield, and Laura, Court, D, and Lin up top.

Alexander 2 Eden 0

Alexander moved into the finals against Starz and Stripes with an excellent performance in a 2-0 win over Eden.  Alexander came out immediately dominating possession and D firing shots on net.  5 minutes into the game Alexander would go up 1-0 as Julia would blast in a shot past the Eden keeper, something Alexander couldn't do the previous week.  Stacey, Alesha, Ginny, Sid, Rachel, and Kim all did a great job in the back throughout the game holding Eden to only a handful of shots, most of which were from long range.  The midfield was dominant throughout the game with their passing and runs with Julia, Kristi, Duval, Court A, Rachel, and Jess doing a great job working the ball around the field and helping out on defense.  Alexander's runs up top were superb all game long with D, Lin, Court H, Alyssa, and Rachel all doing a great job up top.  In the 2nd half Alexander continued to put the pressure on Eden firing shots on net one after the other.  Alexander didn't put the game away until 11 minutes were left in the game when D hit Julia with a pass, Julia went in on net and put the ball in for the 2nd of the game and for the 2-0 lead.  Alexander played solid defense, but it was the Leslie show in net as she made several acrobatic saves in net throughout the game for the win and shutout.  Eden got a PK with just over 5 minutes left but it was sent over the net and the score remained 2-0 for the remainder of the game.  Next week we play in the finals as we try to win our first Sahlen's title in a final not Alexander/Alexander.  1st star in the game went to Julia, great game in the middle of the field, 2 goals, excellent defense, nice passing.  2nd star went to Leslie, worked for every one of her saves in net and had a couple fantastic stops in the 1st half on shots that it didn't look like she was going to get saving one off the line just before it went in and having a diving stop on a breakaway late in the first half.  3rd star went to Stacey, kept things organized in the back, won nearly all of her 1v1 battles.  Excellent games were also turned in by Alesha and Ginny in the back, Rachel and Duval in the midfield, and D and Court H up top.  Nice job girls.

Alexander 0 Eden 0

Alexander finished off the regular season of the 2nd session without a loss after coming out of their final game with a 0-0 tie against Eden.  Alexander was not short on scoring chances, but could not find the back of the net.  Julia had several shots throughout the game that the goalie from Eden came up with spectacular saves on.  Midway through the first half Julia ran a shot off the post that could have put Alexander up 1-0.  Stacey, Alesha, Rachel, Ginny, and Court A did a very nice job in the back throughout the game limiting Eden's shots and holding them to only a couple scoring chances.  The 2nd half saw Alexander slow down a bit but they still had some great scoring chances thanks to strong play from their midfield of Julia, Kristi, Jess, Duval, Lacey, D, and Rachel.  Up top Lin, D, Court H, and Alyssa had some good runs and good passes.  Alexander had 3 great scoring chances in the 2nd half, Julia forced the goalie to make a diving stop, Stacey had a direct kick that the goalie again made a diving stop on, while Alesha headed a corner kick off the crossbar in the final seconds of the game.  Eden's best scoring chance of the game came late in the 2nd half when a ball was cleared up the middle on the ground.  Eden hit a shot that got over everyone including Leslie, but hit off the crossbar and was cleared away.  Alexander had a big advantage in shots but was unable to put any into the net.  Leslie had 7 saves for the shutout.  The playoff game time or opponent is not yet known, but when it is it will be posted on the site and distributed in school.  1st star in the game went to Julia, great game in the center of the field, had at least 7 shots that could have went in including ringing one off the crossbar.  2nd star went to Alesha, superb game in the back and had a header on a corner kick that nearly found the net in the final seconds.  3rd star went to Rachel, strong game in the back, won her headballs all game long, and had some great clearances and passes.  Solid games were turned in by Leslie in net, Stacey in the back, Kristi in the midfield, and D up top.  Nice regular season girls, lets finish it off with 2 wins in the playoffs.

Alexander 4 Starz and Stripes 0

Alexander kept right on rolling after their win Friday night by dominating their game against the Eliminators.  Alexander was a bit slow to get going, but once they got rolling it was a great all around game.  Stacey, Alesha, Ginny, and Sid did a great job in the back with their marking.  The Eliminators had quite a few shots, but they were from a decent distance and Leslie had her A+ game stopping all 15 shots she faced, including 4 diving/crazy saves to keep the Eliminators off the board.  Alexander would break through for the first goal with 12 minutes left in the first half as Stacey sent a screen shot in on net off an assist from Duval that the keeper couldn't handle to make the score 1-0.  Just over a minute later Julia headed a ball into the net off an assist from Court A to make it 2-0.  Again just over a minute later Alexander would stretch the lead to 3-0 as Julia took a nice shot that the keeper knocked down, right to D, who sent the ball flying into the net on one of her patented 100 mile and our blasts.  The midfield had a great game with Julia, Court H, Kristi, Court A, Alyssa, and Duval all having some great passing.  In the 2nd half Alexander had 9 shots, but only one found the net.  Kristi sent a ball in to Julia who ripped it in off the crossbar to make it 4-0.  Lin, D, and Court H all had chances up top but were unable to put any more goals into the net.  It was a great all around game for Alexander as the dominated possession and had a number of fantastic shots on net.  1st star in the game goes to Leslie, great game, faced quite a few shots and had some spectacular saves.  2nd star goes to Julia, 2 goals and an assist, controlled the center of the field, excellent game.  3rd star goes to Stacey, Alesha, and Court A who all had excellent games with their passing and defense.  Excellent games were also turned in by Lin and D up top and Kristi in the midfield.  Great game girls, one game left before the playoffs.

Alexander 5 Bears 0

Alexander faced off against a short handed Bears team Friday night and came away with an easy win.  The Bears only had 6 total players and were forced to play down 3 players the entire game.  Alexander worked on their passing throughout the game and had some great possession.  Anna scored first after Court H threw it in to Amber, who then passed it to Anna.  D would get the next 2 goals, the first off an assist from Lacey, the 2nd unassisted as she dribbled through the D and took it in herself.  Alexander would go up 4-0 as Lin put a goal in off an assist from Alyssa.  In the 2nd half Alexander worked their possession in the middle of the field and limited their runs forward.  Kim ripped a direct kick into the net to make the final 5-0.  Chelsey picked up the shutout in goal making 3 saves and coming out to clear out a few balls that snuck through as well.  Thanks to Chelsey, Anna, Kim, Bekah, Amber, and Tessa for coming to the game and helping us out as we were short players due to the basketball game.  Everyone played well throughout the game and the passing was superb in the 2nd half.  1st star in the game went to D, played a great game up top, and had great passes throughout the 2nd half.  2nd star went to Kim, solid game in the back, nice passing and won the ball all game long.  3rd star went to Alyssa, did a very nice job in the center of the field.  Solid games were turned in by everyone else, great job girls and thanks to the girls who filled in for the bballers.

Alexander 3 South Buffalo 1

Alexander played a solid all-around game Saturday and came away with a 3-1 win over South Buffalo.  The first half was back and forth as Alexander continued their post/crossbar hitting ways this session as Julia got around the defense but rang the shot off the post early in the game keeping the score at 0-0.  Alexander's midfield was moving the ball well and hitting some long shots that were just missing.  Rachel, Julia, Kristi, Court A, Alyssa, and Sid all did a very nice job at midfield with some solid possession of the ball.  Alexander would pick up a goal just over 10 minutes into the first half when a South Buffalo defender attempted to clear a ball out her endline for a corner kick but it was mishit and found its way into the net.  South Buffalo tied the game with 5 minutes left in the half off a nice through ball that was tucked under Leslie and past a sliding Stacey.  Alexander would go back in the lead as D lined up a 25 yard direct kick and blasted it into the net to put Alexander up 2-1.  In the 2nd half Alexander played some excellent defense as Stacey, Alesha, Buck, Ginny, Sid, and Court A all doing a very nice job.  Leslie made 4 of her 5 saves in the 2nd half to preserve the win.  Alexander finished off the scoring 7 minutes into the 2nd half as Lin took a ball off of a goal kick from Stacey and blasted it off the keepers hands and into the net to make it 3-1.  The forwards had a great 2nd half with D, Lin, Court, Court, and Alyssa all doing a nice job up top with some solid runs and shots.  1st star in the game went to Rachel who had a fantastic game at outside mid with some nice shots, good passing, and solid defense.  2nd star went to Kristi who had an equally impressive game at outside mid with excellent defense, good passing, and a couple nice shots.  3rd star went to Buck who was great in the back, winning her head balls and having some great passing out of the back.  Great games were also turned in by Stacey and Alesha in the back, Julia and Alyssa in the midfield, and Lin and D up top.  Nice job girls.

Alexander 1 West Seneca 1

Alexander outshot West Seneca 17 to 3 but was only able to put one in the back of the net and ended up tied 1-1 with South Seneca.  Alexander came out hot in the first half and was passing up a storm with Julia, Lacey, Court H, Alyssa, and Court A leading the way in the midfield with their excellent passing and solid runs off the ball.  Lin rang a ball off the cross bar and then shot it just wide nearly putting Alexander up early in the first half.  Stacey, Sid, Ginny, and Alesha did a great job in the first half allowing only one shot that Leslie stopped.  Alexander came out in the 2nd half and was a little off to start with West Seneca getting a ball in center of the field that we were unable to clear and beat Leslie in the lower right corner to go up 1-0 just over 6 minutes into the 2nd half.  Alexander's passing went away for about the next 10 minutes leaving Alexander without any good scoring chances.  Alexander's only solid chance in the first 15 minutes was Kelly rang a shot off the left post and D's follow up went over the top of the net.  With 10 minutes left Alexander settled down and started passing the ball around again.  With just over 6 minutes left in the game Alyssa ripped a 20 yard shot that beat the keeper into the upper right side of the net and tied the score.  Alexander had 2 great chances to pull ahead late but neither shot found the net.  Laura, Court, Lin, and D all played well throughout the game up top with all 4 having great chances on net.  Leslie made 2 saves in net in seeing limited action due to the strong play in front of her.  1st star went to Alyssa, great game at center mid and up top, strong passing, won the ball well and had a great shot find the net.  2nd star went to Lacey who played very well on the outside, played aggressive and had some very nice passing.  3rd star went to Sid who played very well in the back, won head balls, and had a couple nice long shots on net.  Great games were turned in by Julia and Court H in the midfield and Stacey and Alesha in the back.  Solid game girls.

Alexander 3 Depew 0

Alexander played a very strong game in the opener of session II.  Alexander outshot Depew 10-1 in the game and played very strong from the back to the front in dominating possession and playing some good aggressive soccer.  Alexander hit the crossbar 2 times in the first 3 minutes of the game as D and Lin both took their turns ringing one off the bar.  Stacey, Sid, Alesha, and Buck did the work in the back winning the ball and starting the offense back up.  The 1st half ended 0-0 with Alexander feeling confident that they could knock one in and pull ahead.  It didn't take long in the 2nd half, Kristi hit a cross to Court which she drove down the right side and drilled a shot from an impossible angle in behind the keeper to make it 1-0 two minutes into the half.  Alexander got their 2nd goal from Julia as D hit a low cross and Julia put it in first touch to make it 2-0.  Alexander finished up the scoring as Lin hit a through ball to Julia which she took in on net and ripped in the left side to make it 3-0 with only 1 minute left.  Julia, Kristi, Courtney, and Alyssa (with some help from Tess and Sid in the 1st half) did a great job in the midfield working the ball around and winning the 50/50 balls.  Up top, D and Lin did most of the work with Amber and Megan helping out with some play in the 2nd half.  Alexander played a great game, now if we can keep this going it will really help out this session.  1st star went to Court, played a fantastic game at outside mid with great passing and hit some great shots on net.  2nd star went to Julia who dominated the middle of the field, solid passing and finished off a couple nice shots.  3rd star went to Kristi who played a great game on the outside of the field playing very aggressive and having some solid passing and good defense.  Nice games were also turned in by Stacey, Sid, Alesha, and Buck in the back, Alyssa and Kristi in the mids, and D and Lin up top.  Thanks to the U14s that helped us out with some subs, Amber, Tess, and Megan who all had some good chances to score during their time in the game.