Game Reviews, March 15th-March 22nd

Game Reviews compiled by MJ Bumgarner

Bartlett Yancey, Home, Friday, March 15th, W, 2-1: 

Friday March 15, was the first home game of the season for the Varsity team.

Hannah Mignosa sends a soaring header over BY's defensive line

The Panthers had an opening ceremony where they called names and also played the National Anthem. 

Hannah Mignosa and Lexi Moyer both scored goals for the Panthers. 

MJ Bumgarner fights to send the ball down the line to
an expectant Haley Strong in the BY game.

Despite an extremely physical game, the Panthers came out on top with a 2-1 win.  Bartlett Yancey's only goal was disputed as the ball was shot into the high right corner and thought to have gone through a hole in the top of the net. In the following days at practice, we used zip ties to secure the netting of our goal. 

Cedar Ridge, Away, Monday, March 18th, W: 2-1:

On Monday, March 18th, the Panthers traveled to Red Wolf territory.  In an effort to deny Cedar Ridge their goal of the season, which in the News of Orange had been to "beat the Panthers twice," Varsity won 2-1.

After going into halftime tied 0-0, Rachel Shinnick scored both goals in the second half, with the second goal sliding perfectly underneath the goalie to put Orange up by 1 goal with 16 minutes left in the game. Once gaining the lead, the Panthers started to play more defensively to secure the victory.

Despite rainy and cold conditions, the Panthers traveled home proud and happy.

Cardinal Gibbons, Home, Wednesday, March 20th, L: 6-0: 

Ashley Blakemore weaves around Bartlett Yancey players

Gibbons did not start their starting string. Then after twenty minutes, they put in their first string team. Panthers reacted to the high intensity game by playing more defensively and with more intensity.

In the second half, the Panthers picked up the offense and shook up the Gibbons defense a bit. The Panthers strung along beautiful passes when they were in possession of the ball and tried to break the game down into "one possession at a time."   The game ended with a hard-fought, 6-0 loss.

Beth Barbee, Player of the Game against Riverside

Lexi Moyer takes the ball out of Orange's defending half
during the Riverside game.

Riverside, Away, Friday, March 22nd, L: 2-0:

On their third game of the week, the Panthers were fatigued, but played hard.  Despite a sprained ankle, bloody nose, and multiple bruises from the week of games, the Panthers hung tough throughout the game and held Riveside to a 0-0 draw until there were about 20 minutes left.  Riverside slipped two back-to-back goals in to make it a 2-0 Varsity loss.  Beth Barbee got some time in goal and made some great saves throughout the second half, including a last-minute save from putting the Panthers down a third goal.