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Tiverton High Girls Soccer Team Claws Way Into Summer Cup Finals
With a road victory and tie during the past week, the Tiverton High School girls' soccer team has qualified to compete in the High School Girls' Division 2 championship match of the Ocean State Summer Cup.
The girls’ soccer team has earned the right to defend its Ocean State Summer Cup High School Girls’ Division 2 Championship.
The Tigers clinched the top seed in the division’s final regular-season standings by winning once and tying once on the road during the past week to conclude with a 6-0-1 record. Tiverton knotted Exeter-West Greenwich Regional High School 3-3 and defeated Ponaganset Regional High School 2-0 to claim the top spot in the regular-season pairings.
According to Coach Mike Janick, the Tigers have advanced to a one-match championship playoff on Tuesda, Aug. 16 against Mt. St. Charles Academy of Woonsocket (second-place finishers during the regular campaign) at a site to be determined. In its only meeting this summer against the Mounties, Tiverton posted a 3-0 victory on its home pitch.
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Against Exeter-West Greenwich, the Tigers rallied from a 3-1 deficit in the opening period to tally two straight goals and forge a stalemate. Emily Machado, Samantha Welchman and Tori Fryzel netted goals for Tiverton and Erica Farias recorded an assist, while emergency netminder Ashlyn Cleary “did well despite the very wet conditions,” Janick said.
“We controlled play in the second half, but couldn’t get the game-winner,” Janick said.
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Competing with just 12 players against Ponaganset, the Tigers persevered following a scoreless first half. Olivia Bergandy drilled a goal on a penalty shot early in the second session and Fryzel followed with a score in the final minute of play, while netminder Elizabeth Janick notched five saves in the second half.
“We controlled play throughout the game and had many scoring chances, but we were not able to put Ponaganset away until the final whistle,” Coach Janick said.
Coach Janick praised Maya Bergandy, Sarah Mauricio, Erin Rodrigues and Rachel Mauricio for their defensive efforts, while Rebecca Mauricio “enjoyed a strong game at midfield and created numerous scoring chances for our forwards” and Welchman “was unstoppable at forward and had several good scoring chances.”
