Tewksbury GU12-4 Blanks Reading, 2-0

(Editor's note: The following information was submitted by the administrators and Girls' Coaches.)

GU10-3 Tewksbury 5             Somerville 0

Last Saturday scoring: for the Redmen were Alyssa Marchaletta 2, Erin McIntyre 2, Brenna Cassidy 1.Not only did the girls score 5 quick goals, but the defense barely let anybody
get a shot on the goalie. Teamwork provided by the ever talented Adrianna Niles, Julie Figucia, Mayayala Paige, Alexis Polimeno, Alexis Raymond, Isabella Carleton and Katelyn Macdonald.

GU10-3 Tewksbury 0                        Waltham             0

This past Saturday the Tewksbury Girls U10-3 team played to a 0-0 tie with Waltham's U10-1. It was a game full of speed and technique as the Tewksbury girls experienced there first ever game on turf. The shut out tie was led by the two goalies; Isabelle Caleton and Brenna Cassidy who each had three terrific saves. Solid defense by their teammates kept the game close.

 Tewksbury GU10-5             Tewksbury 1            Woburn 4

The GU10-5 Tewksbury Tornadoes suffered their first loss of the season
to Woburn's GU10-3 team, with a final score of 4 to 1. The Woburn team proved to be Tewksbury's toughest opponent to date, holding Tewksbury scoreless in the first half. Tewksbury's defense was exceptional, with defenders Jessica Satterfield, Jade Owirka, Erin Sands, and Sara Boucher fighting off numerous attacks by the Woburn offense. Keeper Allison Indingaro made several key saves, and Woburn was able to get past the Tornado defense only once in the first half.

In the second half, both teams came out and played hard, with Woburn
scoring three times. Tewksbury answered back late in the second half,
with the Tornadoes finding a weakness in the exceptional Woburn defense.

With strong support from Abby Hansbury, Makenna Rosberg, Caitlyn Finnegan, Katherine Marquis and Catalina Burke, Tewksbury's Allison
Indingaro found the back of the Woburn net. Later, fullback Erin Sands
made a tremendous save on the Tewksbury goal line while backing up
keeper Jessica Satterfield. Satterfield was relentlessly aggressive as the Tornado second-half keeper. She sustained an injury while saving a
hard shot by Woburn, and was replaced by Makenna Rosberg, who
enthusiastically stepped up and into the net to cover for her injured
teammate. While protecting the Tewksbury net, Rosberg showed great
effort, allowed only a single goal from a well placed Woburn shot into
the top right corner of the Tewksbury net.

 GU10-6             Tewksbury             5            Westford            4

 Last Saturday, the Redmen headed to Westford and took to the field confident following their big road win at Wilmington the previous week. At the half, a very strong Westford team had Tewksbury on the ropes 2-1. Outstanding goalkeeping by Lauren Eyssallenne kept the deficit manageable. In the second half, Erin Carter’s 4^th goal of the game made the score 4-2 with about 10 minutes to go in the game. However, Westford tied the game with less than a minute to go, but the Redmen marched down the field on the ensuing kickoff, and Shannon Crowley booted home the winner with less than 5 seconds left.

Second Half goalie Emma Demos played strong in net and had timely help from defenders, Emily Carlin and Heather Connelly. The forwards Ashlyn Bisso, and Sydney Crowley each used their speed and passing to set up the goals and to keep the pressure on Westford’s defense. This weekend, the Redmen road warriors play their 3^rd game in a row on the road against a tough Chelmsford team, and look to improve to 3-1.

Tewksbury GU12-3: 11 Melrose GU12-3: 0

Saturday morning Tewksbury faced off against Melrose hoping to maintain the momentum from their shutout the previous week. The offense was fired up and the game quickly became a lopsided affair. The lead scorers were Katie Famiglietti and Tatum Pecci with three goals each. Sarah Ciampa, Becky Reynolds, Nicole Bennett, Emily Langone, and Brittany Malfa contributed one goal each. The passing was the real story where all the goals were the result of two and three pass combinations highlighted by some great assists by Becky Reynolds, Nicole Bennett, Maeve Moynihan, Britney Bourassa, and Angie Bankowski.

The defense of Brittany Malfa, Sarah Ciampa, Maeve Moynihan, and Emily Milne stifled the Melrose attackers while Vivi Bain played the midfield aggressively and repeatedly started the Tewksbury attack. Emily Langone, Angie Bankowski, and Britney Bourassa held the line for us as keeper and were strong on the few shots Melrose managed to send their way. The girls did a fantastic job of executing the game plan and playing strong at every position. Great Job Tewksbury!

Tewksbury GU12-4 Tewksbury  2  Reading             0

The Tewksbury GU12-4 team traveled to Reading for their third game of the season. Despite a late afternoon game and warm temperatures, the girls were able to come out with a 2-0 victory for their first win of the season. Tewksbury came out strong on offense to start with great hustle on the forward line from Briana Walker, Maddy Berry and Lauren McIntrye. All three players put up some nice shots but were unable to find the back of the net. Isabelle Frost helped control midfield play at stopper and kept Reading from penetrating too deep in their offensive zone. Tewksbury's defense was locked up with tremendous play from Meaghan Welch, Julie Ozek and Grace Morris. Marissa Ladderbush tended goal for the first half and only had to turn away one Reading shot on goal.

In the second half play, Tewksbury turned up the heat and was even stronger offensively. Kenzie Kennison and Sarah Cunningham had early shots on Reading's goal. With a cleared ball from Tewksbury's defense, Marissa Ladderbush cut up the center and blasted a shot from 18 yard line past Reading's keeper to score the game's first goal. With more outstanding defensive play, Tewksbury was able to keep the ball in their offensive half. Tewksbury continued pressuring the Reading defense with numerous shots on goal by all the forwards and midfielders. Again, it was Marissa Ladderbush who won the ball in Tewksbury's offensive zone. She dribbled by the Reading defensive and got the shot past Reading's keeper to put Tewksbury up 2-0. Maddy Berry tended net in the 2nd half for Tewksbury. Maddy made a nice save but was kept relatively quiet in goal with Tewksbury controlling the game offensively.

GU12-5             Tewksbury 1 Wakefield 1

The Tewksbury Girls GU12-5 team remained undefeated with a 1-1 tie when they traveled to Wakefield on Saturday. Alyssa Theodos showed great ball handling and control keeping the ball inbounds and showing great defense. Brigid Voto continued to show her offensive prowess with numerous shots on goal thanks to great passing and heads up play by Samantha LaLonde and Erin Coulter. Alexis Nichols put the Redmen up ½ way through the 1st half with a powerful kick that went over the Wakefield keepers head and made the score 1-0. Madeline MacMullin had a very impressive save in goal for Tewksbury sliding into the corner to block a big kick and maintaining the Redmen’s lead. In the second half the Redmen continued to dominate the ball with terrific passing and blocking by Molly Hodgson. Sarah Yoken contributed with excellent corner kicks and good ball handling keeping Wakefield from penetrating the Tewksbury zone. Jordan Garber provided great defense breaking up many plays. Tewksbury kept the pressure on and many offensive players including Madeline MacMullin, Samantha LaLonde, Brigid Voto and Emily Satterfield had shots on goal. Amanda Satterfield the Tewksbury goalie showed her skills by blocking numerous Wakefield shots in one on one situations. All in all it was a great team effort that ended with a tie.

GU12-6 Tewksbury  4   Wilmington    1

The Tewksbury Girls U12 Division 4A team was able to notch their 2^nd win despite being down one player and with the weather sapping their strength. One minute into the game Rachel Figucia, unassisted, placed a well-aimed shot past the Wilmington goalie. Tewksbury continued to control the tempo keeping the ball in the Wilmington side for most of the half. Mary-Cate Cassidy and Isabella Beyloune continued their strong play on defense allowing only 2 shots on goal the whole half. These 2 shots were good ones though, requiring keeper Daisha Thompson to make a diving stop on one of them. About 20 minutes in Caitlin Sheehan was able to net the 2^nd goal of the game on a nice pass from Leanne Durham. Then, with the half winding down, Leanne scored on a great pass, in traffic, from Sophia DeMatos to make the score 3-0. Sarah Boudreau made several nice runs at her natural position of forward to help bolster the offense.

 Early in the second half there was a defensive breakdown which allowed Wilmington to get through and score to make it 3-1. The keeper Becca Smith came out of the net and was in position but the Wilmington striker made a great shot. Becca would not let another shot through for the rest of the half. After this goal Kendall Donahoe found renewed energy and stopped the Wilmington attack several times. Rachel scored her 2^nd of the game with a nice pass from Isabella. Isabella also had several nice shots on goal. Janine Richardson again showed energy late in the game to control the middle of the field. Tewksbury looks to avenge a preseason loss to Billerica next week.

 GU13-1             Tewksbury 1                        Woburn             0

 The Tewksbury Girls U13-1 team improved to 2-1 on the season with a physical match against Woburn on Saturday. Ashley Anotonelli tapped a pass to Kayla Devlin who wasted no time in hitting the back of the net to get the lone goal of the game. The defense started out the game shorthanded but when Kelly Fortier went down with an injury Victoria Mirabito, Caroline Picariello, and Sam Surowiec would have to go the distance in front of keeper Samantha Mercurio and they held strong all game long. Mercurio was not tested much but remained flawless throughout. Emily Sessa continued her strong play, controlling the middle of the field and directing traffic. Also playing strong at midfield was Allison Piracini, Madison Wescott, and Kayla Makooi. Rounding out the offense were Allison Capone, Priya Vijay, and Karina Crowley.

In the second half, Wescott, Sessa, and Devlin were relentless in pounding the Woburn keeper but nothing got by her and the game remained a nail biter. Fortier was back in the game to help the defense thwart off the Tanner’s attack and she assisted Mercurio as she came sweeping in from the left wing to clear the ball just before it crossed the goal line to preserve the shut out and the win.

GU14-1            Tewksbury 4                        Stoneham            2

On Saturday the Girls U14-1 team went to Stoneham for a 9:00 AM game against a good Stoneham team. The girls came out flying in this game looking determined to get their first Division 1 win. The defense of Sara Catanzano, Haley Pozzuto, Nicole Malfa, Samantha Parker & Taylor Donahoe completely shut down the opponents from the beginning. The offense was equally impressive netting four goals in the first half to take a 4-0 halftime lead. Emily Velozo netted two, Meghan Braciska banged in one, and Sara Catanzano one timed a corner kick to round out the scoring for the locals.

The forwards and middies were simply awesome in this one, not allowing the opponents any breathing room in their defensive end. Braciska, Karah Chaisson, Erin Dwinell, Michelle Farraher, Karalyn Gallella, Estelle Penta, Aria Porzio & Velozo worked the field and the positioning flawlessly in this win. Sara Catanzano continued her iron woman streak by playing every minute of the game for the third game in a row. Janina Kennedy (celebrating her birthday) got a big win in net going the distance is this one. Stoneham scored two late goals to make the final score 4-2. This week the girls continue the road trip with a visit to rival Wilmington at 9:00 AM.