Friday, October 17, 2003
Fall 2003 Game 5 (0-2)
All streaks must eventually come to an end. On the day that the Miami Hurricane football team lost it’s first regular season in almost four years, the Gold Rush U11 Girls Soccer of Scotch Plains saw its more modest unbeaten streak end in a 2-0 defeat at the hands of the Silver Streaks at Terrill Middle School. The loss dropped the Gold Rush’s record to 1-1-3 and we their first loss since Spring 2002 totaling 21 games.
The game, which was switched from water logged Memorial Field, started slowly as befits a game the day after Halloween. The Streaks pressured the Gold Rush goal until they eventually scored the game’s first goal. The Gold Rush who had won two tough games against the Streaks the year before fought back gamely but the Streaks’ defense was too tough.
In the second half there were numerous chances for both teams before the Streaks pushed through an insurance goal with ten minutes left. The Gold Rush never quit but were unable to penetrate the solid Silver Streaks defense.
With regular goalie Eve Rosenheck missing. Jessica Moore, Christine Murphy and Sarah Lazarus filled in at goal with Murphy doing the bulk of the work.
They were abetted by the defense of fullbacks Donna Amore, Lazarus, Christina Bobyack, Moore and Jaclyn Friedman and defensive halfbacks Erica Tropp, and Anna McGuinness.
Halfbacks Laura Wright Caoimhe Harold ,Brooke Bergenfeld and Amanda Rodriguez played tirelessly in midfield. Allison Staniec, Alyssa Laki and Isabel Crystal guided the offense.
With their playoff hopes diminished the Gold Rush end their regular season Saturday with a must win game against the Orange Crush.
The game, which was switched from water logged Memorial Field, started slowly as befits a game the day after Halloween. The Streaks pressured the Gold Rush goal until they eventually scored the game’s first goal. The Gold Rush who had won two tough games against the Streaks the year before fought back gamely but the Streaks’ defense was too tough.
In the second half there were numerous chances for both teams before the Streaks pushed through an insurance goal with ten minutes left. The Gold Rush never quit but were unable to penetrate the solid Silver Streaks defense.
With regular goalie Eve Rosenheck missing. Jessica Moore, Christine Murphy and Sarah Lazarus filled in at goal with Murphy doing the bulk of the work.
They were abetted by the defense of fullbacks Donna Amore, Lazarus, Christina Bobyack, Moore and Jaclyn Friedman and defensive halfbacks Erica Tropp, and Anna McGuinness.
Halfbacks Laura Wright Caoimhe Harold ,Brooke Bergenfeld and Amanda Rodriguez played tirelessly in midfield. Allison Staniec, Alyssa Laki and Isabel Crystal guided the offense.
With their playoff hopes diminished the Gold Rush end their regular season Saturday with a must win game against the Orange Crush.
# posted by David Lazarus @ 7:19 AM 
