An 'eager' Whitefield Academy defeats Mount Paran 3-1, moves to 2-0
The Whitefield Academy Wolfpack girls soccer team is now in their second year under head coach Kristian Leone and are off to their first 2-0 start after picking up a 3-1 win over Mount Paran on Tuesday. The Wolfpack would get off to a quick start scoring the first goal of the match as Lucy Blee would connect on her first of two goals of the night to give Whitefield the early 1-0 led. However, nearly one minute later, the Eagles would respond as Sarah Schwartz would equalize with the Eagles only goal on the night, tying the match at 1-1.
But an aggressive Whitefield group would find the back of the net once again before the half as Blee would score her second goal of the night, assisted by Abby May, and the Wolfpack would lead 2-1 at the break. As the second half got underway, the Wolfpack's aggressive offensive play would continue as they would reach north of 10 shots on the night, finally breaking through with less than 30 seconds to go in the match as a corner kick would lead to a Ansley Hales goal, as Whitefield picked up the 3-1 win.
Following the match, Whitefield head coach, Kristian Leone, credited here players for their ability to "keep our feet, keep composure, connect the ball. Even when it feels chaotic at times, we just found a way to settle the ball down and just play our game," the second year Wolfpack said after the win. Leone would also add that seeing her girls create the amount of shots that they were able to on Tuesday, "shows that we're eager, we're excited to get our shots off to score goals and just play that attacking mindset," Leone said.
And in the Wolfpack's first two games, they allowed just one goal and on Tuesday, limited Mount Paran's shots throughout most of the match. "Defensively, our back three, back four, they're going to shut down our opponents all day long, so we're coming out strong this season," Leone said adding that she wants to see her players settle down and let "the game play out how it should," and winning their matches. Whitefield will be back on the pitch on Thursday when they travel to take on Fellowship Christian.
