Second Half Gives Eagles Second Wind

Saturdays game proved to be successful sending seniors Lindsey Blessing and Heidi Weller out with a 7-0 win over Lake Erie College.



The first 45 minutes proved to be a bit difficult for the Eagles to find their rhythm coming out pressuring the Lake Erie defense but were not able to finish all their opportunities. Lake Erie proved to be a bit more difficult at the start than LHU had expected as Erie keeper, Chelsea Gieson, made numerous saves keeping Lake Erie in the game. LHU finally was able to capitalize on a chance after Caitlyn Slattery split the defense on a gorgeous ball to the feet of Carly D'Orsaneo who tucked the ball away sliding past the Lake Erie keeper in the 30th minute. D'Orsaneo's goal proved to be the game winner, but Haven wasn't done scoring.

In the 54th minute Kellie Wieger was able to put away a goal from a flick sent by Alissa Gamelier. Just 3 minutes later Arielle Gordon was able to put away her 7th goal for the season, less than two minutes later D'Orsaneo was able to bury a ball passed from Arielle Gordon within the 6 yard box.

Despite the lead the most important goal all night was the 5th goal scored by Senior Captain Lindsey Blessing. After LHU was granted a free kick at the top of the 18 Blessing was able to play the ball just behind the wall in the back of the net - the fact that the goal was the 5th of the night made no difference.... it was Blessing last game with LHU and Blessings first collegiate goal - an accomplishment she had been quite persistent about since preseason and something that she will never forget.

Blessing's goal was the whipped cream on top of the sundae but the last two goals scored by Brittany Cranmer and Caitlyn Slattery (respectively) were the cherry's on top of it all....

Haven soccer was put on the pedestal it deserved on Saturday afternoon - a hardworking young team that rose to every occasion and just came up short of playoff hopes. Despite not making it to the playoffs we accomplished so much this year:

• We finished at 500 with a record of 9-9-1
• We scored 4 more goals than we gave up
• Arielle Gordon was the teams leading scorer - scoring 7 of the teams 34 goals. Followed by both Carly D'Orsaneo and Bree Orth with 5 goals a piece.
• We swept Edinboro which we had not accomplished in 4 years (2004).
• We also beat Mercyhurst and California - both of which were regionally ranked when we played them. Mercyhurst had previously been nationally ranked as well.
• Freshmen Keeper Hayley Zinn had an 83 percent save rating scoring her amongst the conferences best keepers.
• 13 of our teams players scored goals throughout our season.
• LHU only received 3 cautions - proving that we play hard but also fair.