Monday, April 12, 2004
Spring 2004 Game 1
Usually the first game of the spring soccer season is a chance for parents and players to renew acquaintances. But at the 2004 opener for the Scotch Plains U11 Girls soccer team the Gold Rush, played on a brilliant early morning two days after taxes were due, it might have been more appropriate for a band to play “Getting to know you”.
The team was inexplicably broken up, with the fifth graders paired with the fourth graders from the Red Storm. Despite having one practice together with half the new team present, the team of virtual strangers was able to tie the White Tigers 0-0 in a game with much more action than the score would indicate.
The Gold Rush’s leading scorers from last fall Brooke Bergenfeld and Amanda Rodriguez both showed mid season from and came close on numerous occasions to scoring. They teamed well with Allison Staniec, Stephanie Robak Emma Goldberg, and
Kristina Palazzolo to create offensive chancesa.
The two goalies, Eve Rosenheck and Jessica Moore, who were instrumental in the team’s strong finish last fall, made several saves The defense led by Sarah Lazarus, Margie Diaz, Delaney Reimers, Priya Kamdar,Melina Gaglias, Chloe Thomas and Moore kept attacks at a minimum.
The team was missing Christine Murphy and Christina Bobyack.
After playing in light green uniforms the past year, the Gold Rush were in their familiar gold uniforms. It would have helped to have names on them.
The team was inexplicably broken up, with the fifth graders paired with the fourth graders from the Red Storm. Despite having one practice together with half the new team present, the team of virtual strangers was able to tie the White Tigers 0-0 in a game with much more action than the score would indicate.
The Gold Rush’s leading scorers from last fall Brooke Bergenfeld and Amanda Rodriguez both showed mid season from and came close on numerous occasions to scoring. They teamed well with Allison Staniec, Stephanie Robak Emma Goldberg, and
Kristina Palazzolo to create offensive chancesa.
The two goalies, Eve Rosenheck and Jessica Moore, who were instrumental in the team’s strong finish last fall, made several saves The defense led by Sarah Lazarus, Margie Diaz, Delaney Reimers, Priya Kamdar,Melina Gaglias, Chloe Thomas and Moore kept attacks at a minimum.
The team was missing Christine Murphy and Christina Bobyack.
After playing in light green uniforms the past year, the Gold Rush were in their familiar gold uniforms. It would have helped to have names on them.
# posted by David Lazarus @ 9:09 PM 
