By: Brittney Corrado, Danielle Shehee, and Ryan Pepera
October 27, 2020
The varsity girls soccer team had an outstanding win against the Loudonville Redbirds last Thursday, October 22.
Loudonville had a record of 10-6-2 going into this sectional final game, and the Canes entered at 6-7-2. Even though they were underdogs, the Canes came into the game prepared, determined, and hungry.
The first goal did not take long and was scored by Adriana Rodriguez off of a rebounded, corner kick.
The Redbirds then scored two goals, but Emily Gerry’s goal off of the 15-yard line brought the score to a 2-2 tie at the end of the first half.
During the second half, two more goals by each team knotted the score at 4-4 at the end of regulation. This is when the game got very interesting.
In the first 15-minute overtime, both teams went scoreless.
Similarly, the second 15-minute overtime followed the same script. No goal, no winner!
After the second overtime, both teams made four out of their five penalty kicks in sudden death, to which no winner had been established to this point.
However, this all changed when senior Ella Fowler made her penalty kick, while the Redbirds’ player missed her attempt.
Ball game!
The girls never gave up nor gave in, and this sectional championship is one that they will remember for many years to come.
How did this team persevere? Senior captain, Kelsey Bruzek, gave us this answer: “Our team has a lot of potential to make it farther than ever before. We must continue to use the motto ‘Mind over matter’ to keep advancing.”
“Mind over matter” equals mental toughness, and these girls showed it during this epically-long, playoff contest.
Great job, girls!
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