The Foresters would receive three truly amazing offensive performances in the game. Three players, Sarah Milligan and Amelia Lawrence totally dominated the offensive end accounting for 8 of the Foresters first nine goals and assisting on the other. Foresters scoring would come in the following order: (1) Milligan, (2) Lawrence, (3) White, (4 and 5) Milligan, (6 and 7) Lawrence, (8) White, and (9) Jonathan. Barbara Wye was rock solid in the first half as she gave up just two goals after seeing 7 shots, two of which were Free-Possessions.
As Marquette was building some momentum after taking their second time out of the half, cutting the lead to 9-2, the Foresters would get an interception from CC Hayne, who would flick the ball up to Emily White. White would then run the length of the field and score with just 1.2 seconds left to go in the first half, securely placing momentum back in the Foresters favor. The goal for White made her the third Forester to have a hat-trick in the FIRST HALF alone!
The Foresters came out in the second half and would score on their first possession as Jonathan would control the draw, and carry the ball to behind the Marquette goal. Demonstrating great patience she was able to find Lawrence for her fourth goal of the day. The Foresters would increase their lead to 12-2 on a goal by Danielle Leonardo. The Foresters would lose control of the next draw and Marquette would run down the field and score a "fast-break" goal against Lake Forest.
Marquette would control three of the next four draws and convert on four straight possessions, three of which ended with free-possessions goals for the Golden Eagles. With the Lake Forest lead cut to 12-6, Coach Catanzaro called a timeout to regroup the Foresters. One player definitely heard Coach Catanzaro's message as freshman Emily White would score three consecutive goals for the Foresters. For her fourth goal of the day, she received a great feed from Sarah Milligan to get the Foresters up 13-6. Marquette would control the next draw and score to cut the lead by one. White scored her fifth goal on a crease roll despite being fouled in the process of shooting.
The Foresters would benefit from a cover call on the next draw, and a fast pass up to Amanda Forsyth led to a fast break situation for her and White. Forsyth demonstrated great team play by-passing a shot and finding the open White for who finished the play with her sixth goal of the game.
"What do you say about someone who scores six goals in a game against a talented opponent? Emily was absolutely incredible in the way that she stepped up for the team and provided offense. Emily is a quiet, humble player who is a joy to coach. She plays with a quiet confidence, and is "sneaky aggressive" on the field. She just finds a way to make plays," exclaimed Coach Catanzaro.
"What really amazed me is how efficient she was, she only took seven shots and scored six goals. That is a great demonstration of not forcing shots, but taking advantage of the shots that you have a legitimate opportunity to score." "Sarah Milligan and Amelia drew a lot of attention to themselves early in the game by scoring six of our first seven goals. I think that helped open things up for Emily. One of the best parts of both Sarah and Amelia is their unselfish play, and they were able to find ways to contribute the scoring with their passing to the open players. Emily had six goals, but Sarah had five points as well, three goals and two assists. Amelia's ability to change the field with her ability to weave through the opponents defense created a lot of problems for them as well. Those three individuals played a great game."
Dwing Maeve Connelley would score her first career goal to close out the Forester scoring and give the Foresters a 16-7 final victory against Marquette.
Defensively, the Foresters played a great game in the mid-field and were able to win the battle for ground balls. Amanda Forsyth, who started for the Foresters for only the second time recorded five ground ball pickups and had two interceptions as well. Senior CC Hayne recorded three interceptions and did a great job in directing the Foresters transition defense.
The Forester goalies combined to stop 8 of the 9 non-free possession shots taken by the Golden Eagles.
"Its easy to talk about the offensive players because of the statistics. What doesn't show up is the way that our defenders played. Malaika, CC, Sam, Maeve, and Stacy did a tremendous job running the field and creating problems for Marquette. They got their stick on passes, squeezed players away from the 8 meter line, and made sure that no one was free running through the field. Their stinginess and desire to impact every possession really helped us get out to the early lead," said Catanzaro.
With the win, the Foresters improved to 6-1 on the 2011 season.
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