Wesley Soccer Week #4

Wesley vs #24 Catholic - You always need to remind yourself that the season is a journey not a sprint...This team is playing their best soccer right now and that's the most important thing. We hosted #24 Catholic University on Homecoming and held some great possession and played our most physical game of the year. After going down early in the first half we gained some confidence off tough tackles and playing quicker on the ball. We tied the score at 1-1 when Freshman Samantha Hannibal got behind Catholic's back four and scored her 5th goal of the season. After several chances to take the lead in the first half we were pleased with the effort in the first 45 minutes. The 2nd half was a bit more of how we finished the first half...we had a few early chances but were unable to finish. Catholic took the lead at the 60 minute mark on a quality free kick from 22 yards. Freshman Keeper Sydney Kahan played a great game in net and continues to impress. After pushing numbers forward, Catholic finished the scoring in the 88th minute to complete the 3-1 win.



Wesley vs Widener - After the tough loss to #24 Catholic University, We hosted #3 Regionally Ranked Widener University and a team receiving some National votes during the week. We responded great and came out early with two first half goals from Freshman Samantha Hannibal and some great play on and off the ball. We took a 2-1 lead into the half and playing some of our best soccer to date. Widener came out strong in the second and used some quality play to even the score at 2-2 at the 59th minute. We continued to link up and hold some of the possession, yet were unable to get that third goal...Widener finished the scoring on the day in the 79th minute to get the 3-2 result. We are starting to play some nice soccer and sometimes I need to remind myself that we are young team growing each day.















Wesley vs Hood - This is a game that the returners have been thinking about since last season. We walked away last year with a tough 1-0 loss in double overtime and I did not have to say much to get them up for the game. They responded well and battled right from the opening whistle...With two or three early chances we took the possession and controlled the early moments of the game. Yet we were unable to finish one of those early chances and Hood continued to add more and more pressure on us. The game was tied 0-0 at halftime. The second half continued with a lot of the play in the middle of the field much like the end of the first 45 minutes. In the 63rd minute we received a break when So. Kim Fearnbach got tripped up in the box and were awarded a PK....Steps up Freshman Lindsay Campbell who buried the goal in the top right hand corner...That's all we needed and took our second conference win of the season. We are currently 2-3 in conference play and look forward to hosting Stevenson University Friday, October 16th.