Tewksbury GU9-1 Earns 1-1 Tie With Melrose

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GU9-1 Tewksbury             1                        Melrose             1

Tewksbury's GU9-1 played to a hard fought 1 - 1 tie with Melrose's GU10-1 team. Tewksbury's loan goal was provided by Alyssa Marchalletta on a breakaway. Tewksbury had outstanding defensive presence and great goal tending by Brenna Cassidy and Adrianna Niles. Tewksbury's upbeat tempo proved difficult for Melrose as they didn't score until the 58th minute of the game. Constant attack provided by Lexi Polimeno, Alexis Raymond, Julie Figucia, and Erin McIntyre, as well as strong defensive play by Makayla Paige, Katie MacDonald, and Isabelle Carleton made for a great match.

 GU10-5 Tewksbury             0                        Wilmington            3

The Tewksbury GU10-5 Tornadoes hosted Wilmington GU10-5 for game 4 of the fall season. Forwards Abby Hansbury, Caitlyn Finnegan an Allison Indingaro started the game with a strong offensive drive off the first kick. Katherine Marquis and Catalina Burke continued the offensive pressure with several key drives towards the Wilmington net. Wilmington responded with strong defensive support to drive back the pressure from Tewksbury. Makenna Rosberg defended the net with enthusiasm and blocked several shots on goal. Jade Owirka, Sara Boucher, Erin Sands and Jessica Satterfield showed excellent defensive skills and the game remained scoreless after the first half.

 Abby Hansbury played keeper in the second half and made several key saves as Wilmington turned up the offensive pressure. Several resilient drives by Makenna Rosberg, Catalina Burke, and Allison Indingaro were blocked by Wilmington’s defense and Tewksbury was unable to score. Wilmington was able to penetrate Tewksbury’s defense to score 3 points in the second half. Final Score Tewksbury 0, Wilmington 3.

GU10-6 Tewksbury             3             Chelmsford             0

 Last Saturday, the Redmen headed up to Chelmsford and took to the field for their third straight road game, having won their last two in a row. Tough field conditions kept the scoring down, however speedy center Erin Carter had no problem booting in a pair of goals. The third goal of the game came on a blast by Emma Demos who reluctantly left her comfort zone on the defensive end of the field and looked sharp on offense. The quickness of Chelmsford forwards kept Redmen defenders Emily Carlin, Heather Connelly, and Lauren Eyssallenne busy throughout the game, while net minders Demos and Ashlyn Bisso preserved the hard fought shutout. Shannon Crowley and Sydney Crowley both played tough on both ends of the field. Tireless forward Casey Stevenson consistently provided pressure on the Chelmsford defense. A full team effort was needed and given by this group who now find themselves 3-1 as we near the halfway point of the season.

 Tewksbury U12-2 ties Woburn U12-2, 2-2

Tewksbury U12-2 continues to make an impressive debut in 8 vs 8 action in MYSL league play. Tewksbury tied Woburn 2 to 2 to run their season record to three wins, no losses, and one tie and find them tied for first place in league action.

On a rain soaked field in Woburn, Tewksbury's U12 team showed their character by overcoming two one goal deficits to earn the tie. Tewksbury's first deficit of the season was short lived as they poured on the pressure against Woburn's defense. Hailey Mignon found a loose ball in the goal box and put the shot away to tie the score 1-1. Lizzy Galella, Emma Scopa, Emily Chemela, Becky Giles, and Cassidy Grunning all battled for opportunities in the difficult conditions. On defense Devyn Veits and Samantha Regan hustled to limit Woburn's opportunities. Christine Santos had a strong game, demonstrating her powerful leg on several key goal kicks. Stefanie Baptiste had several powerful shots in the second half which really pressured the Woburn goalie. In the second half Woburn scored on a condition aided goal to take the lead. Things were looking grim until Erin Galella netted a huge goal late in the game to salvage the tie. Julia Massota's goaltending and tenacity continue to provide the spirit which drives Tewksbury.

GU12-5 Tewksbury             4              Westford             1

The Tewksbury Redmen pulled off a strong victory over Westford coming out on top 4 - 1 in a tough match. Emily Satterfield led off the scoring with a penalty shot that went right in the net. Madeline MacMullin showed excellent offense and ball handling keeping the ball on the Tewksbury side while Jordan Garber helped keep the pressure on Westford breaking up many plays and applying strong defense. Molly Hodgson followed up with a great kick clearing many players’ heads finding the corner of the net to raise the score to 2-0 Tewksbury. Amanda Satterfield had another strong performance as keeper in the first half blocking multiple shots holding Westford at zero. In the second half Alyssa Theodos had aggressive ball handling and follow through bringing the ball up and into the net to raise the score to 3-0 Tewksbury. Samantha LaLonde continued to have outstanding defense not allowing Westford any open situations while Alexis Nichols helped out with her speed and agility. Madeline MacMullin was busy in the second half as goalie and had some unbelievable saves only allowing Westford one goal. Erin Coulter provided excellent inbounding and corner kicks. Brigid Voto managed a cross side kick towards the end of the game that went right in the goal and helped Tewksbury preserve the win bringing the final score to Tewksbury 4, Westford 1.

GU12-6 Tewksbury             0            Billerica                        1

The Tewksbury Girls U12 Division 4A team entered their game against Billerica hoping to avenge a preseason loss. To start the game Tewksbury controlled the tempo and kept the ball in the Billerica end for most of the first 15 minutes but for the rest of the first half Billerica came alive and resulted in back and forth action with both teams getting their scoring chances. The defensive team of Isabella Beyloune and Caitlin Sheehan were amazing and were backed up by the strong goalkeeping of Kendall Donahoe. The half ended with no score.

To start the 2^nd half the play was more of the same with the defensive team of Rebecca Smith and Sarah Boudreau keeping the Billerica attack at bay. Billerica had a few scoring chances that were stopped by keeper Leanne Durham. Then with about 15 minutes to play Billerica got the ball in front of the net and delivered a sizzling shot right towards the net but Leanne was positioned perfectly and it caromed off her midsection away from the net. A few minutes later Billerica again had the ball around the net and despite a very hard angle were able to score the only goal of the game. On the day Rachel Figucia and Sophia DeMatos played to open space very well and exhibited some good passing. Daisha Thompson seeing a lot of action at center midfield turned away several Billerica attacks with great positioning. Janine Richardson for the 3^rd game in a row showed good 2^nd half energy. The Tewksbury girls played inspired soccer from start to finish and look forward to their next game against Burlington on Thursday.

GU 13-1 Tewksbury             8                        Charlestown            0

The Tewksbury Girls U13-1 had a break out match against a physical Charlestown team on Saturday. Emily Sessa got the scoring started with a direct kick over the Charlestown’s keepers head. Kayla Devlin then scored unassisted, followed by a goal by Karina Crowley on a nice pass from Sessa. The Redmen defense led by Kelly Fortier, Victoria Mirabito, and Sam Surowiec with strong help from the midfielders kept the Charlestown attack to a minimum keeping the ball on the Tewksbury side of the field. Madison Wescott also scored an unassisted bomb and Devlin earned an assist on a great pass to Kayla Makooi who rounded out the first half scoring. Leading 5 to 0, the Redmen came out with a different look on the field as Samantha Mercurio, who was not tested in net, joined the forwards and Dainelle Carrigg took a turn in net. The defense only allowed a few shots on Carrigg but she turned them all back with ease. Sessa scored her second goal of the game and then took an unprecedented rest and Victoria Mirabito played some mid field. Allison Capone made a nice pass to Mercurio who tapped it in. Allison Piracini had another solid game attacking and distributing the ball from midfield and Priya Vijay and Caroline Picariello both had strong games as well. Mercurio made a great pass to Surowiec, who reluctantly moved up to forward from defense and Surowiec wasted no time in joining the scoring and drilled a shot over the keepers head to make it an even 8. The team will head to North Andover next weekend to play in the Columbus Day Tournament.

GU14-1 Wilmington 4- Tewksbury-1

The girls headed into Wilmington to face an unbeaten and un-scored upon opponent on Saturday. The girls jumped out to a 1-0 lead on a scrappy goal by Emily Velozo. This game featured up and down action in the first half and the Wilmington squad tied the game on a penalty kick right before the half.

Early in the second half the Wilmington attack revved up but Janina Kennedy was a rock in the goal refusing to give in and for a 10 minute span kept the game at a dead heat.

The offense just could not seem to get any consistent movement in the second half, despite some great scoring chances from Megan Brasicka and Ashley Colarusso (playing her first game of the year). The mids with Estelle Penta, Aria Porzio, Karah Chaisson & Erin Dwinell pressured the ball and kept the tempo right. The forwards of Michelle Farraher & Karalyn Gallella made rushes up and down the field.

On the defensive side Sara Catanzano again went the distance and was all over the field with plenty of help from the supporting cast of Samantha Parker (who also went the distance in this one), Nicole Malfa, Haley Pozzuto & Taylor Donahoe.

The final was a 4-1 loss but the team left the field against a strong opponent knowing that they were in the game. The girls head to North Andover for Columbus Day to take on some more Division #1 opponents.