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dribbles before fi ring a shot towards the
Along with her athleticism and spatial
post.
awareness as a keeper, Ferguson prides
Franklin goalkeeper Ruby Swiericzuk herself on communicating with her back
made an incredible diving stop to knock line and trying to help put defenders in
the ball away, but Alfano was in perfect proper position.
position to corral the rebound and net
“My defenders know that I can see the
the put-back.
fi eld and they listen really well. I have
“It was really exciting. I was glad we years of training so I know how to posi-
got on the board early. We needed it, it tion myself, but being able to position
gave us the momentum,” Alfano said.
my team is really helpful,” Ferguson said.
McNary remained incredibly aggres-
“We have defi nitely improved a lot on
sive in the early stages of the fi rst
half, attempting six shots-on-goal
in the fi rst fi ve minutes of the con-
It is a huge win for us.
test. But missed opportunities and
Their confi dence is way
a litany of impressive saves from
Swiericzuk kept it a one-score
higher than it was after
game.
our fi rst game. This
“She was a great keeper.
is probably the most
Defi nitely have to give her a ton of
coachable team I have
credit,” Brouse said.
Franklin didn't get their fi rst real
ever worked with.
opportunity to tie the game until
the 30th minute of the contest,
but sophomore keeper Hannah
— LAUREN BROUSE
Ferguson turned the Lightning
McNary girls soccer coach
away with a key save as the
Celtics went to the break with
the 1-0 lead.
While McNary was without an every- defense,” Alfano added.
day keeper last season, Brouse believes
Franklin had one last chance to force a
that the Celtics have found their goalie draw with nine minutes remaining in the
in Ferguson, who recorded her second contest, but Ferguson came away with
straight shutout.
her 10th save of the game to salvage the
“I have been super impressed with victory for McNary.
Hannah. I know she wants some more
The Celtics will try and keep their
fi eld time, and that was always the game win-streak alive when they host David
plan, but she has been crushing it in the Douglas on Tuesday Sept. 21 at 7 p.m.
goal,” Brouse said. “She has really been
“It's all about staying positive and
taking charge, I couldn't be more happy working on what we need to work on,”
with her performance.”
Ferguson said.
TOP: Tessa Fisher takes a corner kick. BOTTOM: Sydnee Alfano controls possession of the ball.
Photo by MATT RAWLINGS of Keizertimes
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