JV Cougars control Springbrook Blue Devils 3-0

Abby Moran netted a pair of goals as the Quince Orchard JV Cougars defeated the Springbrook Blue Devils 3-0 Monday.

In less than a minute, the Cougars were on the scoreboard when Allie Solomon snaked a pass to the left side of the goal area where Abby Moran deposited the ball in the lower left corner for her first score. The tone of the game was set early with this score and for the rest of the game the Cougars relentlessly put pressure on the Blue Devils goal.

The JV Cougars played a very controlled passing game and kept the Blue Devils on their heels for the entire match. In fact, the Blue Devils never made it down to our defensive end of the field and our keepers never touched the ball. Our defense was rock solid and the midfielders controlled the middle of the field.

Time and time again, the Cougar ladies drove down the sides of the field and crossed the ball in front of the Blue Devils' goal, but were unable to capitalize. At the 26:30 mark of the game, Debra Jones sent a nice cross from the left side over to Allie Solomon who sent a pretty shot into the net for the second score of the game.

Just before the half, Kayla Hemedi moved the ball down the right and crossed the ball in front of the net to Abby Moran who sent a tough angled shot past the keeper for her second goal of the game and the third for the Cougars.

During the second half, the Cougars continued to pressure the Blue Devils' goal that resulted in numerous near misses, close calls, and "how did that not go in" comments from the fans. Unfortunately, try as they might, the JV Cougar ladies could not finish on many scoring opportunities in the second half.

After a dominating first half, Coach Alison mixed it up a bit and had a number of the Cougar ladies play in positions that they normally do not play. Defenders were getting shots toward goal and offensive players were getting a chance to defend and send the ball back up field. All of the players responded well to their position changes and really played hard.

Grace Toohey had a wonderful game on the right as a defender and helped initiate a number of the scoring opportunities for the Cougars. Grace shut down any Blue Devils attempt on her side of the field.

Coach Alison was very pleased with her JV Cougars and how they came together as a team. "We had a couple of injured players today and I was forced to change my line up a bit. Fortunately, our girls were up to the task and played well in their new positions. I was pleased with the girls overall ball control and efforts to put pressure on goal. We did not finish on a number of opportunities, but that is something we can work on in practice. Overall, we had a very positive team effort."