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Martlets Shutout K-O

As they did on Wednesday, the girls faced a strong opponent and rose to the occasion. On the strength of their best passing of the season, the girls seized control of the game, dominating both possession and the territorial advantage. Still, despite taking twelve shots to the Wyverns’ two, the game was scoreless at the half. Showing no quit, the visitors came out strong to start the second half and created a playing field that was level for the first time since the opening whistle. Ironically, with the game now feeling like an even battle, it took just three minutes for the Martlets to break the tie as Ava Beckford ‘23 connected beautifully with Riley Vincent ‘23, who sent a low, hard shot into the side netting. The visitors nearly tied the game back up twice in the next ten minutes. Their first chance was thwarted by a great save from Lily Raskind ‘25, who laid out horizontally to parry a shot just wide of the net. Later, Raskind would challenge for a ball in front of the net without gaining possession. In the ensuing scramble, the ball ended up right in front of the net, but was cleared by an alert Mather Thompson ‘23. The home side breathed easier after the lead increased to two in the 53rd minute thanks to a goal from Beckford, who took delivery of a one-touch pass from Lexi Wilis ‘26 and calmly one-touched it herself from about the penalty spot off of the side bar. Caroline Pokorny ‘26 scored the hosts’ third goal in the 65th minute, gathering in a cleared ball, taking a couple of dribbles, and launching a beautiful shot over the goalie’s head from thirty yards out. The Martlets kept up the pressure for the final fifteen minutes, but the 3-0 score would stand. Shout outs for the day go to Colby Smith ‘24 and Schuyer Groves ‘26 for their numerous forays deep into enemy territory; to Vincent, who applied relentless pressure and was a handful for the Wyvern defense; and to Pokorny, who was masterful in midfield, controlling the ball and sending numerous balls into dangerous positions to create scoring chances.
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