Martlets Defeat Miss Porter's

Westminster Girls' Varsity soccer played against Miss Porter’s at home this Wednesday afternoon. The Martlets approached the match with high intensity, focus, and energy which showed to pay off throughout the course of the game. Fifteen minutes into the contest, Westminster was able to get their first goal. After being fouled in the box in an attempt to find the net, Jillian Gregorski ‘24 was fouled and rewarded a PK. With tremendous poise, Gregorski scored the goal in the top corner of the net. Just three minutes later, the Martlets had another great scoring opportunity on net from Kaitlyn McQueeney’s ‘24 corner kick, but were unable to finish. The Martlets continued to battle throughout the first half and the back line - anchored by Bianca D’Onofrio ‘23 and Maya Goddard ‘26 and supported by Haley Cramer ‘24, Mia Davis ‘24, and Kalilah Akbar ‘23 - did a great job of maintaining Porter's offense. Westminster entered the second half up 1-0, but Miss Porter’s continued to battle for the tie. Ten minutes into the half, Porter’s was able to finish a shot on goal and add a point to the board. Despite the goal, the Martlets did not let down and instead came back with an attacking mindset and a tremendous amount of grit. After multiple fantastic looks on net, the squad was finally able to take the win with the last goal of the match. With two minutes left on the clock, Davis threw the ball into Gregorski. Gregorski received the ball and turned on the first defender, dribbled past a second player towards the end line, sliced the ball back, and placed the ball past the keeper's hand and into the back of the net! With this win, the Martlets are now 5-1. The team travels to Loomis for a night game this Saturday, Oct. 8th, at 7 pm. Let’s go Martlets!