Martlets Defeat K-O

This Saturday, the Martlets played against the Wyverns of Kingswood Oxford. It was a picture-perfect fall day for parent’s weekend, and the Girls' Varsity Soccer team added to the positive energy around campus today. Starting off strong, the Martlets were quick in their attack and played each other’s feet early and often. Within 12 minutes into the match, Mia Fluckiger ‘26 played a wonderful through ball to Haley Cramer ‘24. Cramer took a shot on net which was bobbled by the keeper, and finished one-touch by Catherine Graves ‘24. Less than two minutes later, Jillian Gregorski ‘24 won the ball, dribbled up the field by four Kingswood Oxford players - including the keeper - and scored the second goal of the game. With 21 minutes on the clock, Blessing Kieh ‘24 found Cramer outside the 18. Cramer received the ball, took a touch, and placed a long driven ball into the far left post for the third goal. A minute after, Lauren Neuman ‘25 played a one-touch ball over the backline to Kieh who received it, dribbled into the 18, and placed the ball into the back of the Wyvern net. Later in the first half, Graves found Cramer outside the box. Cramer took a touch, beat a defender 1v1, and finished the ball in the upper right 90. The last goal of the first half came from Kieh. After winning the ball, Amber Caruso ‘23 played a great ball into the box for Kieh who finished it one-touch into the back of the net. In the second half, Elysse Cumberland ‘24 won the ball from a Wyvern defender, dribbled, and scored the seventh goal. Despite being down, Kingswood Oxford did not give up and fought hard in the second half. With 30 minutes left in the match, the Wyverns scored. The score remained 7-1 up until the final whistle. With this win, the Martlets are 10-2 on the season. The team looks forward to a restful long weekend before their last few regular season games. Westminster’s next game will be on Saturday, October 29th, at Canterbury. The game will be played at 2:30 PM. Go Martlets!