| Date | Opponent | Location | Result |
| Sun. 9/8 - 1 PM | Keystone Extreme | Parkwood | W 4 - 1 |
| Game Summary - Lightning Goals - C. Beatty, K. Reagan, D. Little, D. Little. Nice save by K. Hartman on free kick (1st half). Good team effort, tight defense, nice movement of the ball. Keystone scored on PK in final seconds of the game. | |||
| Sun. 9/15 - 12:00 Noon | Lionville Breeze | USTC Field C | W 6 - 2 |
| Game Summary - Lightning Goals - J. Hamill (2), M. Neary, B. Morrin, K. Gavaghan, C. Beatty. Another great effort by the entire team. Good use of space and the field, good ball control, movement and communication. Lionville goals came off of two lapses on defense. We need to work on keeping our focus when leading in games. | |||
| Sun. 9/22 - Noon | FC Brandywine Raptors | Embreeville | W 2 - 1 |
| Game Summary - Lightning Goals - B. Morrin (2), including a nice header. Good team effort once again. The team responded well to the smaller field. Brandywine goal came off of PK late in the game. | |||
| Sun. 9/29 - 1 PM | Kirkwood Charge | Parkwood | W 5 - 0 |
| Game Summary - Lightning Goals - J.Swearingen, C. Beatty (2), C. Regan, K. Gavaghan. Great overall team effort. Swear got us on the board first after a nice feed from Beatty. Great attacking and support from both the midfield and the defense. Romey was robbed on a beautiful strike from about 25 yards out, which richoted down off the crossbar but somehow miraculously bounced out. Nice work from both Little and Gavaghan in center mid. | |||
| Sun. 10/6 - 1 PM | MOT (DE) Monarchs | Parkwood | W 5 - 1 |
| Game Summary - Lightning Goals - K. Gavaghan (3), C. Beatty, B. Morrin. Once again another fine effort by the entire team. We were led offensively by Katie Gav, who hustled throughout the game and achieved a hat trick when she ripped a free kick off the far post beating the MOT goalie, who played superbly for the Monarchs. Bridget Morrin also had a nice hustling goal, contesting the goalie for a 50/50 ball and winning it with her head and tucking the ball away in the net. Great passing and movement of the ball. The only Monarch goal came when we allowed a 6-yarder to go uncontested and our defense was caught being a little over aggressive. Overall fine effort on defense did not allow the Monarchs to penetrate our defensive half more than a handful of times. | |||
| Sun. 10/27 - 1 PM | Parkland United | Parkwood | W 6 - 2 |
| Game Summary Lightning Goals - B. Morrin (2), K. Gavaghan (2), D. Little A banged up and depleted Lightning squad took the pitch on Sunday afternoon against Parkland. Missing the services of Olney, Beatty, Lane, Neary and Reagan, the Lightning nonetheless took little time to strike first and by the 5 minute mark found themselves up 2 - 0. Playing at equal strength against an equally depleted Parkland team, the Lightning increased their margin to 4 - 0 by halftime. With a comfortable lead, a recuperating Kate Hartman was given the 2nd half off being replaced by Mares "The Wall" Tobin in the net. Despite her awesome leaping ability, Mares was unable to keep Parkland off the board and we traded goals in the 2nd half to finish the contest at 6 - 2. | |||
| Sun. 11/24- 3 PM | Tredyffrin Storm | Cedar Hollow | W 6 - 0 |
| Game Summary Lightning Goals: Neary, Gavaghan, Tobin, Hamil, Beatty (2) The Lightning took the pitch without Olney and Lane who were joined on the disabled list by Bridget Morrin. Morrin suffered a shoulder injury while helping lead St. Hubert's to the PCL crown. The Lightning welcomed back Megan Neary, who recently helped Hubert's X-Country team also capture the PCL crown.
Playing against a shorthanded Storm team, the Lightning struck first with a nice bit of passing which started with a pass from Regan to Beatty who led Neary nicely. Megan deaked the Storm keeper and tucked home the first score. The second goal came on a free kick by Katie Gav from about 20 yards out after she was fouled on a great individual effort and we closed out the 1st half 2-0. In the 2nd half Christi Beatty drilled a nice left footed shot into the upper left corner of the Storm goal. Mares Tobin put the finishing boot on a nice play which started with Regan leading Neary on a fine pass into the corner and Neary serving a fine centering pass into Tobin for an easy tally. In spite of a sore ankle, Jen Hamill was able to send a nice 25 yarder over the outstretched hands of the Storm keeper. Today's 6-0 win culminated an undefeated season for the Lightning, a season which saw them capture the PAGS 1st Divsion while outscoring their opponents 34 - 7. Well done ladies! |
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Directions to the Away Games:
USTC Fields
Take Schuylkill Expressway toward King of Prussia, PA Take Rt. 202 South and exit at Rt. 30 West (following signs to Coatesville/ Downingtown). Exit Rt. 30 at Thorndale/Rt. 340 Exit. Turn left at exit onto Rt. 340 East. Proceed through 3 traffic lights and USTC is on the right approximately 1 mile up the hill.
Embreeville - Embreeville Road, West Bradford, PA
Take Rte 3 (West Chester Pike and then Gay Street) through the Borough of West Chester to the stop sign at St. Agnes Church (on right). Go straight through two stop signs to the dead end which is Bradford Avenue. Turn right on Bradford Avenue and go through one stop sign, then make a left at the next traffic light. This will be Rte 162 West (Strasburg Road, Bradford Plaza will be on right). Stay on Rte 162 through the town of Marshalton bearing right to stay on Rte 162. About a mile after going through Marshalton, Rte 162 bears (turns) to the left (also called Telegraph/Embreeville Road here). After bearing left, you will pass the new golf course on the right and then you will see the soccer fields on the right in approximately one mile.
Cedar Hollow - Cedar Hollow Road, Paoli, PA Chester
From the north and east take US 202 South to the PA 29 South, Malvern, exit. At the foot of the off ramp turn right onto Swedesford Rd. and go approximately 0.2 miles to a traffic light. Turn right onto PA 29 South and go approximately 0.3 miles to the 1st traffic light. Turn left onto Matthews Rd. and go approximately 1.3 miles until Matthews Rd makes a T intersection with Cedar Hollow Rd. (You will pass 84 Lumber and the Vanguard Group campus on your right) Cedar Hollow Park is directly across the T intersection.
From the south and west take US 202 North to the PA 29 South, Malvern, exit. Turn right at the foot of the ramp and go to the first traffic light. Turn left onto Matthews Rd. and go approximately 1.3 miles until Matthews Rd makes a T intersection with Cedar Hollow Rd. (You will pass 84 Lumber and the Vanguard Group campus on your right) Cedar Hollow Park is directly across the T intersection.
Sunday 10/12 Directions
Kirkwood Soccer Complex
Take I-95 South to exit 4a Christiana Mall (Rts. 7 and 1 south)
Follow Rt. 1 South to the Rt. 13 North exit
Follow Rt. 13 North a short distance to first traffic light
(wa wa on corner)
Turn Right on Hamburg Rd and follow until it deadends
Turn Left on River Rd
Follow 1/2 mile - the complex is on the left.
Sunday 10/13 Directions
Governor Bacon facility
o south on rte 9 approx 3 miles south of the kirkwood facility
to the first light which is a deadend
then turn left you will still be on rt 9
the fields are approx 2.3 miles on the left look for the
parking lot marked for soccer teams use