A Hard-Fought Draw

The girls traveled to Lakeville on a beautiful fall day and came away with a hard-fought draw. For a variety of reasons the squad was depleted once again, with only two field-player subs available. The effort displayed over 80 minutes, on a very large pitch, against a team with 10 subs, was outstanding. The Martlets took an early lead when Abby Davis ‘20 finished off a nice sequence, taking a pass from Eve Cathcart ‘20 inside of the box and making no mistake in burying her shot. The hosts evened the score around the 30 minute mark on a play most noteworthy for the courageous save made by goalkeeper Alison Kijanka ‘20, who left her net to smother a breakaway attempt. Unfortunately, the ball ricocheted off another player and into the net, sending the teams to halftime evened up. The second half again saw the ball all over the pitch. This time the Bearcats took the lead, finding open space at the top of the box to gather in a cross and place their shot. The other Martlet keeper, Jenny Guider ‘20, also had a shining moment, also by bravely stuffing what looked to be a sure goal to keep the Martlet hopes alive. Sure enough, in the 78th minute, Susie Mahoney ‘20 took a pass near the top of the box and beat two defenders before nailing a left-footed shot​ into the side netting for the equalizer. Once again, very strong performances were turned in by central players, including Maddie Dwyer ‘18, Cathcart, and McKenzie Roller ‘20, all of whom were indefatigable.