Game 13: Divine Savior

29 April Vs. Divine Savior in final match of TOC (2-1)

 

We accepted the offer to play a second game on the same day as the forecast for tomorrow is just awful. Eric Stratman, who just does a great job of organizing these national events, got some of the teams like the ones in our bracket a place to play Friday night, thus allowing most of the brackets to finish and every team to get at least two games.)

Our girls just had to push themselves to points they just didn't won't to go. Our legs were gone. But we made it out of Dodge with a very, very nice championship of upper bracket of The Tournament of Champions. 

It's our 3rd title, and we have moved our record in this tournament to an unreal 12-3. We are so proud of our girls. In our "rebuilding" year we are now 10-2-1. Wow. 

We got an early goal framing the back post once again with our weak-side center midfielder—this time freshman Kyli Jackson. 

We made 1-0 stand forever until late in the second, when we got yet another tremendous t-ball form Hallie that Katelyn dummied for a Marge finish. 

That late goal became huge as DS turned a mess in front of our net into a late goal. Our defense started their goal by committing the cardinal sin of assuming an offsides would be called, for they stopped playing defense. 

The BWhite Player of the Match was Marge. Yes, she got what was the game winner, but she also played that defense that just destroys team ball movement.  

For the Tournament we go Co-Players of the Tourney: Hallie Klanke and Allyiah Calvert. "Hallie made it happen and Allyiah kept it from happening," as Hamms said. We scored 7 goals in our 2016 TOC run, and Hallie was a key piece of 6 of them. 

This team is forging their identify. Well done girls. 
STATS: 
First Half: Saints  Shots: 9 (4) Corners: 1

37:42 Jackson (Klanke crosses to back post)

Divine Savior: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 0

Second Half: Saints: Shots: 3 (3) Corners: 1

9:03 Pigott (Klanke t's it through the K. Heying dummy)

DS: Shots: 4 (3) Corners: 0

1:02 Lenz

 
Talent Show:

3rd Place: Seniors
2nd Place: Freshmen, "The Debate"
First Place: Juniors: "Boost Warm-up"

Best Costume: Kyli Jackson as Donald Trump
BWhite Award for Best Performer: Itsy McCormick