Saturday, September 20, 2003
Fall 2003 Game 2 (1-1)
Some ties seem just right, some are like losses and others can almost be thought as wins. The Gold Rush’s 1-1 tie with the Black Cougars, Saturday September 20 at Memorial Field Scotch Plains could be categorized as a little of all three.
The “just right” nature could stem from the way each team seemed to have its dominant time – the Black Cougars owned much of the first half while the Gold Rush dominated the second half. The Gold Rush could feel short changed because they had two goals called back and another which should have been a goal not credited. But the over riding emotion was one of happiness and relief that they had managed to get a point out of the game and keep their regular season unbeaten streak intact at 12 games dating back to Spring 2002.
Caoimhe Harold ,who missed the teams’ first game, made her presence immediately felt with a clutch goal on a well placed shot from close range with 8 minutes left. The Black Cougars had made Alivia diMarie’s first half breakaway goal stand up, withstanding a flurry of Gold Rush offensive thrusts that resulted in a goal by Isabel Crystal that was clearly offside, an apparent game tying one by Brooke Bergenfeld that was definitely not offside and another shot by Bergenfeld that was caught by the goalie, except that the goalie was three feet beyond the goal line which should have resulted in another goal.
Before Harold’s clutch goal, some excellent goal keeping by Eve Rosenheck and Christine Murphy kept the game close. They were abetted by the defense of fullbacks Donna Amore, Sarah Lazarus, Christina Bobyack and Jaclyn Friedman and defensive halfbacks Erica Tropp, Jessica Moore, and Anna McGuinness. The team definitely missed the play of halfback Laura Wright who was away.
Along with halfbacks Harold,Bergenfeld and Crystal , Amanda Rodriguez played tirelessly in midfield. Allison Staniec, Alyssa Laki ,Rosenheck and Murphy guided the offense. The Gold Rush resume play on October 4.
The “just right” nature could stem from the way each team seemed to have its dominant time – the Black Cougars owned much of the first half while the Gold Rush dominated the second half. The Gold Rush could feel short changed because they had two goals called back and another which should have been a goal not credited. But the over riding emotion was one of happiness and relief that they had managed to get a point out of the game and keep their regular season unbeaten streak intact at 12 games dating back to Spring 2002.
Caoimhe Harold ,who missed the teams’ first game, made her presence immediately felt with a clutch goal on a well placed shot from close range with 8 minutes left. The Black Cougars had made Alivia diMarie’s first half breakaway goal stand up, withstanding a flurry of Gold Rush offensive thrusts that resulted in a goal by Isabel Crystal that was clearly offside, an apparent game tying one by Brooke Bergenfeld that was definitely not offside and another shot by Bergenfeld that was caught by the goalie, except that the goalie was three feet beyond the goal line which should have resulted in another goal.
Before Harold’s clutch goal, some excellent goal keeping by Eve Rosenheck and Christine Murphy kept the game close. They were abetted by the defense of fullbacks Donna Amore, Sarah Lazarus, Christina Bobyack and Jaclyn Friedman and defensive halfbacks Erica Tropp, Jessica Moore, and Anna McGuinness. The team definitely missed the play of halfback Laura Wright who was away.
Along with halfbacks Harold,Bergenfeld and Crystal , Amanda Rodriguez played tirelessly in midfield. Allison Staniec, Alyssa Laki ,Rosenheck and Murphy guided the offense. The Gold Rush resume play on October 4.
# posted by David Lazarus @ 7:15 AM 
