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Sunday, October 18, 2020 | 11:01 AM
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Sewickley Academy’s Elsa Gordon battles Bishop Canevin’s Maria Cicchino for possession throughout their recreation on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy’s Elsa Gordon strikes the ball upfield throughout a recreation towards Bishop Canevin on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy goalkeeper Bre Warner makes a save throughout a recreation towards Bishop Canevin on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy’s Kaitlyn Hayden battles Bishop Canevin’s Julianna Umalin for a header throughout their recreation Oct. 13 at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy’s Hailey Drutarosky battles Bishop Canevin’s Ashley Lippold for possession throughout their recreation on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy’s JJ Jardini strikes the ball upfield throughout a recreation towards Bishop Canevin on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
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Sewickley Academy’s Elsa Gordon battles Bishop Canevin’s Maria Cicchino for possession throughout their recreation on Oct. 13, 2020, at Youthtowne in Clinton.
Generally all it takes for a group achieve success is a strong senior class, a couple of key gamers and a team-first mentality.
This fall, the Sewickley Academy ladies soccer group has skilled all three as they maintain a document of 8-2-1 with one recreation left within the common season.
The Panthers are profitable in quite a lot of methods. They’ve outscored groups, profitable six video games by three targets or extra. They’ve additionally gained tight battles, beating Winchester Thurston and Ellis Faculty by one and two targets, respectively. Because the playoffs method, the Panthers sit simply behind Bishop Canevin in Part 4-A.
“The important thing to our success this season has been our teamwork,” Sewickley Academy coach Jessica Peluso stated. “We’ve got a big senior class, they usually have been working collectively lengthy sufficient to know the way to spotlight one another’s strengths.”
Sewickley Academy options seven seniors, a mixture of purpose scorers, playmakers and a strong goalkeeper who has 4 shutouts this season.
By their first 11 video games, senior ahead Elsa Gordon has 18 of Sewickley’s 34 targets. Fellow senior ahead JJ Jardini has seven targets and eight assists.
“Collectively they’re harmful and productive,” Peluso stated.
Senior midfielder Hailey Drutarsoky, who got here to Sewickley after Quigley Catholic closed on the finish of final faculty yr, has been extraordinarily necessary. Peluso additionally acquired reinforcements when Elsa Gordon and Emily Szabo returned from damage.
“Having these three has put us ready to be constant and create quite a lot of threats,” Peluso stated.
The Panthers protection has allowed solely 10 targets this season.
Placing the complete bundle collectively has the Panthers within the playoffs for the primary time since 2017, after they went 12-6-2 and misplaced to Shady Facet Academy within the WPIAL Class A quarterfinals. Because the postseason approaches, they’re hoping to peak on the proper time.
“This group likes to play collectively and to compete collectively, and the playoffs will likely be a whole lot of enjoyable,” Peluso stated. “We all the time speak concerning the significance of on a regular basis progress and the way every alternative is an opportunity to maneuver us ahead. Our hope is that when the playoffs start, that’s when the group will start to really start to peak.”
Greg Macafee is a Tribune-Evaluation employees author. You’ll be able to contact Greg by e-mail at [email protected] or by way of Twitter .
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