Opening Night vs. the Mustangs

Game 1: (1-0-0)
21 March vs. BV North @ 7:00 at Saint Thomas Aquinas (4-0)





The Saints return a large chunk of last year's team that just 3-peated as Kansas 5A State Champions—that right there will put them a leg up on most other schools in the area.

The team is also receiving some National love with an opening National Ranking of 9th in the country. Check it out!



The Saints were pretty darn good for an opening game, games that don't usually look very crisp. The Saints kept the Mustangs pretty much out of the front third of the field as we moved the ball quickly, frequently dropping and rotating it.

The girls also kept putting the ball into the mix creating several opportunities in both halves. Our entire backline can and did put beautiful diagonal balls into the 18-box all night long. 

We did cash two corners, one on the initial ball and the second off a 4th touch with some textbook put-backs.

This team does have some major offensive firepower—and put all that with Anisten's ability to distribute (that through ball to Miller was perfect) and we seem to be in store for a lot of goals this season.

And with that backline and Rylance at the "6," opponents are going to have a tough time penetrating that front third. North just couldn't get much off tonight. They did have a late shot that looked as if it was about to ring up a goal upper 90, but Maggie made quite a save to keep the sheet clean and vault her to WOM.

Mo-Kan is next (another thing the girls' are multiple defending champs of) as on Saturday at 3:00 we will play Pembroke Hill. 

Nice opener.

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 11 (4) Corners: 5 (O'Keefe, Miller, Marn 2, Flynn)

36:21 O'Keefe (Marn drives the cross)

15:38 Rylance (Cabantac drives the right-footed corner to mid-post for the header)
 
Mustangs: Shots: 1 (0), Corners: 0

Second Half:

Shots: 8 (6) Corners: 3 (Miller, Cabantac 2)

Goals:

17:17 Miller (through ball Cabantac)

12:54 Marn (Zinkus bends the left-footed corner and then drops the initial clear to Hansen who hits the long diagonal ball for a quick square pass from DiCola to Brooklyn)

Woman of the Match: Maggie Payne

Mustangs:

Shots: 2 (2) Corners: 1


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