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NCS Round 2 @ San Ramon Valley

Posted by AV Girls LAX - Varsity on May 22 2018 at 01:26PM PDT in 2017-2018
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Amador was stunned in the first half, against San Ramon Valley, during league play. The Dons couldn’t get anything working and saw themselves down 1-8 at half. Hopefully, smarter play and a little more luck would have things a little different today. A high opening draw would be scooped up by Miley Smith. Bella Mayo would feed Kalena Johnson inside, but the pass would go loose. The Wolves would take the rock and go on a strong drive to goal, 0-1. Amador would respond by being patient and getting Bella Mayo to the line for shooting space. Mayo’s shot would find the net. Each contest at draw would be a fierce battle. Miley Smith would find Mady Sweeney. Sweeney would drop down the center of the 8 meter for goal. A little defensive back and forth occurred, then Amador would convert another shooting space. The Dons would earn a knock down during transition. Anna Ford would scoop and drive the ball. A San Ramon Valley defender would take Ford to the ground and be awarded a yellow penalty card. Multiple probing drives would be turned away. Finally, Ford would give Miley Smith a nice feed inside. With incredible concentration Smith would convert a goal as she was simultaneously taken to the ground. Amador earned an automatic draw win secondary to the Smith penalty. Amador continued to circle the ball. A defensive three second violation against the Wolves placed Lily Manos on the line. Her shot would fly clean. Amador would continue to find success at the draw. The next drive would be saved by the goalie. However, a bad midfield pass would be picked up by Grace French. Offense would again be patient. Mady Sweeney draws a push and converts her penalty. Kiki Sweeney would claim the draw as it crossed the 30 yard line. Sophia Shiblaq drove in from the side and would convert her shot to give the Dons a commanding 7-1 lead. Amador looked to continue pouring on the pain but would shoot wide then be rejected by the goalie. Then in a blink of the eye the Wolves found their groove. Winning in the circle and driving quickly each time to goal. It was frustrating to see the huge lead wither away. The Dons had a hard time adjusting and would find themselves leading only 7-6 at the break.

Amador’s initial offensive drive would be deflected away. San Ramon’s penalty shot would be deflected by Kiki Sweeney but the transition pass would be lost. The Wolves would tie the score on a penalty shot. The Wolves would follow with another drive from the wide left inside to earn the lead. Amador would return to patient circling offense. An unfortunate inside pass would go loose. Miley Smith and a San Ramon Player would collide for the loose ball. Amador Valley would retain the ball via the possession arrow. Bella Mayo would receive a clean pass inside from Mady Sweeney. Mayo would turn and brush shot in a goal. The loose ball on the draw seemed to bounce around wildly. The Wolves would finally pick it up and drive fast for a quick goal. Marley Diligent would pick up the draw and be trapped by transition defense. Diligent would pass back to Alexis Bayani who would aid the transition forward despite being fouled several times. Lily Manos would take the ball the rest of the way and drive from X for goal. SRVH immediately requested a stick check which proved the Don player was operating clean. SRVH would retake the lead on organized offense. In the closing minutes Bella Mayo would be awarded a yellow card for a dangerous shot. San Ramon Valley would run the other way and take advantage of Amador playing down, 9-11. Amador would win the draw and begin cycling. San Ramon Valley played defense aggressively to create a turnover. Kalena Johnson would earn a shooting space and her shot would be good for a 10-11 differential. Amador would lose the draw but an incredible save by Risa Gough would keep the Dons in the hunt. Senior Co-Captain Anna Ford would be given an opportunity at the penalty line. She has been a fantastic leader all season long and sent a great shot in. Unfortunately, it would be deflected by the defense. San Ramon would scoop up the loose ball and claim the match as time wound down. The girls played fantastic and had nothing to regret. Sometimes the ball just bounces the other way. It’s been another terrific season. Credit to Sara Quero and Chelsea Randal for leading the squad to a winning season and another appearance in the second round of the NCS playoffs. Minus the current seniors the squad will be back next year to challenge NCS!

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