Great Start to Preseason Competition!

Today we finished our first full week of preseason with a scrimmage at Division II Shepherd University.  Stephanie Fazenbaker had a terrific start to the match intercepting a pass from the keeper in the 7th minute and shooting it near-post nicely.  2 minutes later, Nicole Gernert beat an off-side trap with a great long pass that Fazenbaker finished smartly after dribbling past the keeper.   Brooke Longo then took over the game sending a great ball into the box that Jessi Martz finished with a sharp volley before scoring one herself with a hard shot from 25 yards.  She added a PK later on and then freshman defender Lia Kelly dribbled nicely into midfield before feeding Chelsie McCoy for a breakaway goal.   We scored several quality goals and got a solid performance from our defense and keepers to earn the shutout.  Everyone got a chance to show the progress we've made in preseason as we took a big step forward as a team.   Our regular season opener is next on Friday at St.Vincent in Latrobe, PA at 5pm.