Girls Soccer Team Defeats Archrival New Rochelle, 3-0
- Category: On Our Radar
- Published: Wednesday, 20 September 2017 14:27
- Jon Thaler
Riley Edlitz leads the offense down the field with a New Rochelle defender in pursuit.
Heading into the game, the 4-1 Hugenots were coming off an upset win against highly ranked Suffern. The Raiders were 1-1-1 and recognized that the New Rochelle game would be critical in determining their path for the rest of the season.
Allison Stafford outmaneuvers a Hugenots mid-fielder.
At halftime Coach Mindy Genovese implored her players not to let up, and the team responded. There was no additional scoring in the second half even though the Raiders continued to dominate possession and had a number of good scoring chances.
The entire team played well. Of particular note was the play of Scarsdale's defense, led by center back and co-captain Sam Mancini and stopper Allison Stafford. Mid-fielder and co-captain Carly Rubin was key to the Raiders' success in maintaining possession and staying on the attack throughout the game. Scarsdale repeatedly prevented New Rochelle's talented forwards and mid-fielders from maintaining possession down the field, continuously intercepting passes and winning 50-50 balls. This resulted in no scoring chances for New Rochelle over the course of the entire game and few if any shots on goal.
Olivia Bryant takes the ball down the field against three New Rochelle defenders.
It was overall a dominating performance by the Raiders against a quality opponent and has raised expectations about the team's prospects for the rest of the 2017 season. The Raiders and Hugenots will meet again in early October and given the history of the rivalry, it's safe to assume that New Rochelle will be motivated to avenge Monday night's lopsided loss. After a weekday league game this week on the road against White Plains, the Raiders will play non-league opponent Mahopac on Saturday, September 23 at Scarsdale High School. Scarsdale10583.com will continue to report on the team's progress as the 2017 season continues to unfold.
Photos by Jon Thaler - see more here: Co-captain Carly Rubin (24) leads the celebration after the Raiders’ first goal.