It was a Senior Night to remember for the 9 Avon Lake seniors as they led the Shoregals to their first victory of the season 1-0 over SWC foe Olmsted Falls. It was a special night as ALHS stadium was transformed into a real soccer park with balloons, banners, picture posters, and even the AL pep band was present to salute the seniors who presented their farewell thoughts to the crowd.
The Senior class of 2014 is made up of goalkeeper Amy Crooks; defenders Cara Dannemiller, Molly Jeffries, Emily Peterson, & Natalie Quintero; midfielders Karen Krause, Emily Peepers, & Ali Robinson; and forward Molly Maloney.
Once the game started, it was all Avon Lake as they held the advantage in all the offensive categories with a 10 to 5 edge in shots on goal, a 15 to 10 edge in total shots, and 5 to 3 in corner kicks. Shots on Goal for AL were recorded by Cara Dannemiller, Karen Krause, & Molly Maloney with two a piece and Emily Peepers, Ali Robinson, Lauren Anthony, & Marisa Dzwonczyk chipped in with one each.
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After controlling the action for most of the first half, the Shoregals finally broke through with a little over 2 minutes left when senior Molly Maloney had a corner kick that she put into the air in front of the Olmsted Falls goal and fellow senior Ali Robinson was able to head it into the goal for the eventual game winner.
The second half saw numerous chances by both teams as the AL defense was able to hold on to preserve the victory. The Shoregal defense was once again terrific in recording the second shutout of the season. The defensive rotation included Emily Peterson, Natalie Quintero, Maggie Moore, & Rada Zunich as the starters and they were backed up by Esther Killius, Kellie Norris, & Addie Poole. In goal for Avon Lake was senior Amy Crooks who recorded her second shutout with 4 saves and sophomore Elise Duvall subbed in and recorded one save. For Olmsted Falls, senior Leah Walchanowicz was credited with 9 saves for the match. Avon Lake continued their mastery of the Lady Bulldogs as they have now won 16 of the last 17 matches.
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In JV action, the two teams battled to a 0-0 draw. This was the ninth shutout of the season for the JV Shoregals and goalkeeper Elise Duvall. The JV Shoregals record now moves to 9-1-4 on the year.
Next up for the Shoregals are the final two regular season games with Brunswick on 10/7 at home at 7:00 p.m. and at North Olmsted on 10/9 at 7:00 p.m.