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Bulldogs win home opener against Gould Academy
Girls Varsity Soccer Score Berwick Academy 4 Gould Academy 0
The Berwick Bulldogs came out on top in their home opener against Gould Academy with a 4-0 win on Wednesday. The Berwick team had a shot advantage of 11-1 (shots on goal) over Gould, and a 5-0 corner kick advantage.
The Bulldogs played their opponent under clear and sunny skies surrounded by supportive fans around their home turf. They set the tone early by taking a shot on goal in the first minute.
Twenty-eight minutes into the game, off an assist from 10th grader Liv Pate (Exeter, NH), 11th grader Alexa Garcia (Dover, NH) shot from roughly 35 yards out, and lofted the ball up and over the Gould goalie and into the net.
After gaining confidence from the 1-0 lead, the Bulldogs continued to battle; only five minutes later, at 23:41, ninth grader Griffin Demers (Rochester, NH) skillfully passed the ball to Senior Willow Turkel (Rye, NH). Turkel then jumped in the air and took a gorgeous shot with the outside of her right foot, sending the ball into the back left corner of the goal off a volley shot.
Now, with even greater confidence, the Berwick team continued to keep the ball mostly in Gould Academy’s half, and two minutes later, off an assist from Demers, ninth grader Sophia DeSimone (Dover, NH) took a couple of touches, ran across the goalie's path, and shot and scored the third goal of the game.
The second half of the match included some strong passing sequences between the Bulldogs as well as some steady and reliable playing by the Bulldog defenders. With only three minutes left on the clock, Garcia passed the ball to Senior Eliza Small (Portsmouth, NH) who, from little angle, ripped it with authority into the top of the net, solidifying the 4-0 win.
The Bulldogs will play two more games at home this week, first against Bancroft School on Friday and Wheeler School on Saturday. Go Bulldogs!
Scoring Summary:
12th min: Garcia from Pate
17th min: Turkel from Demers
19th min: DeSimone from Demers
77th min: Small from Garcia
Goalkeeping
Gould Academy 4GA
Berwick Academy 0 GA
Berwick Julia Brennan (40mins) 0GA
Berwick Alexa Garcia (40mins) 0GA
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 520 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Postgraduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
