The Lakeland women's soccer team played host to the NJCAA's D2 19th ranked Kellogg Bruins today and came up on the shprt end of a 9-0 game. The Bruins jumped on the Lakers early as they scord 30 seconds in and then maintained consistent pressure on the Lakers throughout the half. The Bruins were able to possess the ball for much of the game as they put up 7 first half goals. In the second half, the Lakers played much better defense and Lillyan Agostine made several excellent saves to help keep the Bruins at bay.
In the first half, Zaria Friedrichsen was credited with 13 saves while Agostine made 10 saves in the second half.
Players of the Game with Coach Horowski comments: Carmen Alvarez - great job tracking her players and connecting passes. She continues to improve.
Josalyn Abrams - she's a key player for us. Really nice job today pushing up and taking charge in the back.
Lillyan Agostine - started in the field and played in goal the second half. She made some beautiful saves - she has really improved from last year with her technique and always a great effort.
Horowski's Happenings: "We have a few injuries we're still battling, but Ryley Woodworth, Lily Schiemann, Stephanie Miller, and Gabrielle Carley really worked hard beind the scenes to help with the effort. We are learning more from every match. Despite some scores, the team still has a positive attitude and we get great feedback. The team really is determined to do their best and I'm very proud of their efforts and growth."
Next Up: The Lakers are off until next Saturday when they travel to Delta College to take on the NJCAA 's D3 #1 ranked Pioneers in a 1:00 pm match.
