2022 Girls Soccer Showcase Recap

Bay State Games • Jul 27, 2022

The Girls Soccer Showcase took place July 7-10 at Veterans Field Complex in Waltham.

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Thursday, July 7

Game 1

Southeast - 2

Coastal - 0


Girls Soccer kicked off with our eventful weekend at Veterans Field in Waltham. The first game included Coastal and Southeast. With 5 minutes left in the first half, Southeast's Sarah Duran (Hull, Hull HS) put Southeast on the board to take a 1-0 lead. There were multiple shots on net with Coastal fighting to stay in the game, but Southeast's Elly Thomas (Hull, Hull HS) scored to secure the 2-0 Southeast win.

 

Game 2

West - 7

Metro/Northeast - 1


In the second game of the showcase the West team came out looking strong, led by the incoming freshman, Hannah Murphy (Monson, Monson HS). The strong forward trio of Murphy, who scored 4 goals, Jordan Balint (South Hadley, South Hadley HS) who tallied 2 goals, and Lauren Marjanski (South Hadley, South Hadley HS) who added 1 gave West the 7-1 win over Metro/Northeast.


Game 3

Southeast - 0

West - 3


The two 1-0 teams faced off in a hard fought match. West’s Hannah Murphy (Monson, Monson HS) who was coming off a strong game, did not let up. Murphy scored all 3 goals in West's 3-0 win over Southeast.


Game 4

Central - 0

Coastal - 2


To wrap up day 1, Central took on Coastal. The game began with back to back shots on net from both teams. Then with 4 minutes left in the first half Coastal's Liza Pinette (Acushnet, Fairhaven HS) scored off a beautiful assist from Amilia Dias (Fall River, BMC Durfee HS). Central fought back in the second half looking for an equalizer, but Catia Fernandes (Acushnet, Fairhaven HS) found the back of the net to secure Coastal a 2-0 win over Central. 


Friday, July 8
Game 5

Southeast - 4

Metro/Northeast - 3


In a tight battle until the end, Southeast went up 4-3 with less than 10 minutes remaining thanks to a goal from Elly Thomas (Hull, Hull HS), her second of the game. Sarah Duran (Hull, Hull HS) and Fallon Ryan (Hull, Hull HS) each added a goal and Kate McLaughlin (Sharon, Noble & Greenough School) had 3 assists as Southeast got the 4-3 win. For Metro/Northeast, Grace Fitzgerald (Beverly, Beverly HS) scored 2 goals and Claire Marie Bortolotto (West Roxbury, Boston Collegiate Charter School) scored 1. 


Game 6

Coastal - 0

West - 3


West looking to remain undefeated, shutout Coastal 3-0. Goals from Lauren Marjanski (South Hadley, South Hadley HS), Hannah Murphy (Monson, Monson HS), and Gianna Sakowski (Springfield, Minnechaug Regional HS) helped West prevail as they moved to 3-0.


Game 7

Central - 3

Metro/Northeast - 2


With 8 minutes left in a 2-2 match, Tia Tollis (East Longmeadow, East Longmeadow HS) scored to give Central a 3-2 lead. Central hung on to defeat Metro/Northeast. Allison Fleury (South Hadley, South Hadley HS) and Emma Sousa (East Longmeadow, East Longmeadow HS) added goals for Central, while Grace Fitzgerald (Beverly, Beverly HS) and Claire Marie Bortolotto (West Roxbury, Boston Collegiate Charter School) scored for Metro/Northeast. 


Saturday, July 9
Game 8

Central - 1

West - 1


In a low scoring game, Lauren Marjanski (South Hadley, South Hadley HS) got West off to an early 1-0 lead when she scored 3 minutes into the game. Allison Fleury (South Hadley, South Hadley HS) got it tied 1-1 4:21 left in the first half. The score remained the same and finished tied.



Game 9

Metro/Northeast - 0

Coastal - 4


Coastal started early and kept piling on as they won 4-0. Avianna Andrade (North Dartmouth, Dartmouth HS) had 2 goals and Liza Pinette (Dartmouth, Dartmouth HS) and Zoey Silvester (Fall River, BMC Durfee HS) added one each as Coastal shutout Metro/Northeast and clinched a spot in the bronze medal game. Metro/Northeast's tournament came to end, but they were awarded the Sportsmanship Award presented by DICK'S Sporting Goods for displaying excellent sportsmanship throughout the tournament.


Game 10

Central - 0

Southeast - 2


In the final round robin game of the tournament, Southeast scored 2 second half goals to beat Central 2-0 and advance to the gold medal game. Elly Thomas (Hull, Hull HS) and Greta McEvoy (Milton, Fontbonne Academy) had the goals with Kate McLaughlin (Sharon, Noble & Greenough School) had both assists. Central moved on to the bronze medal game. 


Sunday, July 10
Game 11: Bronze Medal Game

Coastal - 3

Central - 0


Coastal came out early with a goal in the 7th minute of the game by Catia Fernandes (Acushnet, Fairhaven HS). Central fought back to try and tie up the game, but Coastal's Avianna Andrade (North Dartmouth, Dartmouth HS) and Alexia Rodriguez (New Bedford, New Bedford HS) each scored to secure the Bronze medal for Coastal.


Game 12: Gold Medal Game

Southeast - 3

West - 0


West came in hoping to finish the tournament with a perfect record, and Southeast was looking for a revenge win. The first half was an exciting one with shots on net from both sides. The first half ended with a 0-0 score. Both teams came out of half time with one thought in mind, going home with a gold medal. Southeast’s Kate McLaughlin (Sharon, Noble & Greenough HS) scored 8 minutes into the half off of an assist from Dani Lomuscio (Wrentham, King Philip Regional HS). West fought back, but Southeast hit the back of the net two more times to win the gold medal. West won the silver medal.

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