The Vineyard girls soccer team has picked up right where they left off last season, dominating their opponents by way of relentless attack and near-impenetrable defense. On Tuesday, under the lights on their home field, they secured win number eight against Falmouth 3-0.
With the win also came the Vineyarders’ eighth shutout of the season, backed up by co-goalkeepers, senior captain Georgia Magden and junior Delilah Oliver. Purple’s defensive backs have wreaked havoc on opposing team’s strikers and made it nearly impossible to get a shot on net.
Against the Clippers this week it was the same story, the girls quickly gained control of the ball and kept it in Falmouth’s half of the field for the majority of the game. The Vineyarders did all their scoring in the first half, with the first two goals coming from senior Elena Giordano with assists from Emily and Jane Coogan. Then, with two minutes before halftime, freshman Ava Townes found the back of the net with an assist from Giordano for her first career goal.
Last week, on Saturday, the girls traveled to Milton to take on the Wildcats looking to bounce back after losing a tough one to Nauset earlier in the week. It was their second road game in a row but the travel didn’t phase the Vineyarders. While Milton held the edge in shots on net and corner kicks, coach Matt Malowski said his squad found their fifth gear late in the second half and started stringing passes together while getting back to their style of play.
All it took was one goal for purple and white and it started with a defensive stop by center back Ella Ehrman. With the pressure on, defensive midfielder Eleanor Mone won the ball away from the Wildcats and passed it up the pitch to Emily Coogan. She then placed a perfect one touch pass to a sprinting Elena Giordano who split Milton’s back line for a one-on-one with the keeper from the far left side of the goal. With some fancy footwork, Giordano was able to slide the ball past Milton’s last line of defense to the far post to give her team the lead and eventually the victory.
Coach Malowski said it was a huge win for the girls who were playing in a new formation against the Wildcats.
“Georgia and the entire back line earn a well-deserved amount of credit for preserving the win and the shutout,” the coach said.
Next home game is a rematch with Nauset on Tuesday at 3 p.m. So far the Warriors are the only Cape team to defeat the Vineyarders this season. Get your popcorn ready because this rematch is shaping up to be a good one.
Also playing Falmouth on Tuesday, except away on the Cape, the boys soccer team couldn’t hold it together in the second half after Porter Moehnke gave them the lead in the first. The Vineyard allowed four goals as they fell 4-1. With the loss, the Vineyarders dropped to 5-4-2 on the season.
October has been a tough stretch for the boys; they haven’t won since Sept. 26 when they beat Sturgis West 5-0. Since then they’ve lost to Barnstable 2-0, Nauset 2-1 and tied Milton 1-1 before the Clippers defeat this week. On Tuesday, they play Nauset on the road and then return for a home game against Falmouth on Oct. 19.
Similarly, the sailing has not been smooth for the football team as they lost their last two games, first to to Carver on the road 50-12 and then Mashpee at home last week 32-8. Their record stands at 2-3 with matchups against Monomoy on the Cape and then Saint John Paul II at home on Oct. 20, before they take the Island Cup to Nantucket on Oct. 28 to defend their rights as its owner.
The field hockey team has faced fierce competition from their Cape opponents this year as they are still searching for their first win. While they have three ties on the year, it’s tough going up against teams like Falmouth, ranked fourth in the state for division three, Monomoy, first in division four and Saint John Paul II who hasn’t lost since opening day and boasts a 9-1-1 record.
Given the adversity, there is still time for the Vineyarders to earn that first win. Currently, they’re in the thick of a long road trip where they’ve faced St. Mary’s, Nauset and Brockton, whom they tied 1-1. Now they have another match on the road against Sturgis East before returning home for a rematch with Brockton on Saturday starting at 12:30 p.m.
For the cross country squads, both the girls and boys defeated Dennis-Yarmouth on Tuesday at the observatory track behind D-Y’s high school on the Cape. It was the first league win of the season for the boys as they took down the Dolphins 40-19. The girls, having beaten Falmouth earlier this season, notched their second league victory by a score of 50-15.
Last Saturday, a small group of Vineyard harriers traveled to Fort Devens for the Bay State Invitational and senior Alexa Schroeder placed 10th in the varsity 5K with a time of 21:20.7. Other varsity runners Rodeo Purvis finished the 5K in 18:45.9 and placed 61st and Broden Vincent finished in 18:48.9 and placed 64th. In the junior varsity 5K, Paula Geschke placed fourth with a finishing time of 23:31.9.
This weekend, on Saturday, the cross country team is off to the Cape Cod Fairgrounds for the Bob Glennon Twilight Invitational where they’ll run on an illuminated course at night. The girls and boys squads have one more league meet against Cape Cod Academy at home on Tuesday before a final invitational and then the postseason commences.
Lastly, the golf team had been having a rough go of it recently before snapping a losing streak against Dennis-Yarmouth Tuesday at Dennis Pines on the Cape. The Vineyarders, now 4-5 this season, won 247-280. Piper Blau, Jacoby Light, Nick Rabeni, Mason Cron and Luke Silva all shot a 41 and Peter Williamson a 42 on the par 36 course. They have five matches remaining to rack up some wins and hopefully earn a playoff spot.
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