MArtlets Take Control Against Renbrook

The Martlets were presented with perfect weather for a Hill Holiday and more importantly for their game against Renbrook School. Right off the first whistle, the Martlets came out with a fire in their steps and lots of hustle. There was lots of great ball movement up and down the field, and great communication down on the attacking end. On the second offensive corner of the game, Rachel Halfon '16 crossed the ball to a patient Annie Hicks '17 on the opposite post, and she missed it by just a hair. Her great positioning on the post was something they had worked on as a team all week. On another offensive corner, Halfon hit the ball into the circle from down low, it rebounded off the goalie's pads, and Erin Gorham '16 was there to redirect the ball into the corner of the goal. All the while, Dora Mitchel '17 had some great passing in the midfield and really supported the ball. Renbrook had a strong right wing, but the left side (which consisted of Sydney Autorino '17, Lily Mahoney '17, and Abby Newman '16) did a great job of channeling her and slowing her down. During a moment of pressure in the circle, Maggie DeDomenico '16 drilled a ball into the goal from the top of the circle with three minutes remaining in the first half to make the score 2-0.  In the second half Renbrook was pressuring the ball a lot more, but the Martlets maintained their composure. At the attacking end, Halfon had many great opportunities in the circle, while the defense was anchored by Julia Carter '16 at center back and Abby LeBlanc '17 at the right, who had a strong and patient stick for the duration of the game. With eight minutes left in the second half, DeDomenico made a great assist from the top of the circle to teammate Autorino for a tip in. The second half was filled with lots of pressure on the Renbrook defense, with an end result of 18 offensive corners on the game for Westminster. Joanna Beach '16 had 3 saves in goal and was filled with energy in the circle. The Martlets played their game, and look forward to hosting Deerfield Academy Wednesday, 10/9, at 4:15pm on Observatory Field. Thank you to all the fans that came out to support the team!