Monday, October 7, 2019
Council Rock South 3, Pennsbury 2

Pennsbury lost the game according to the score, but it was a win for them in many more ways than one. Back in September, when the Falcons began their story and first faced CR South, they lost 6-2. Today reflected heart, progress, better skills, improved field hockey IQ, and utilizing strengths on every layer of the field. Everyone contributed in their own way and that is what we love about this team. Rock scored first with 12 minutes left in the first half and Pennsbury kept it 1-0 into halftime. This was a huge victory for us as we played smarter, patient defense, disallowed their strong players to control the game, and made adjustments to hold them down. We are so proud of our defensive foursome of Joniak, Glynn, Tosh, and Aker - they work really well together and are extremely coachable. Our girls took away options for South and definitely handled the ball a bit better than them in the first part of the game. We created offensive opportunities, but again, were just a step short in finishing. The Falcons had a bit of a let down in the second half as South scored two more goals making it 3-0 and it looked like Pennsbury was falling into old habits. However with 11 minutes left in the game, the tides turned when freshman, Jaclyn Gorgo, started talking and directing in the center and set up a great goal for Maddy Spratt. Gorgo continued to be a great spark in the center along with adjustments made with Casey Glynn, giving us tons of offensive momentum. Casey was given a job and did it perfectly and that is what we love to see in our players. That was another win for us in the moment. Maddy Spratt connected again with 4 minutes left in the game on a great reverse stick hit past South’s goalie from the left. The Falcons were now down 3-2 with time left to try and even it up. Being in this situation felt like a huge victory for us as it was evident that the Falcons are a force to be reckoned with. Sophia Hitchingham and Kayli Williams were also huge contributors today. After a time out with possession of the ball and 1 minute remaining, Pennsbury put it all out on the field, but could not make it happen and it ended with a final score of 3-2 in South’s favor. Today was a victory through a loss and will give us momentum as we continue forward. We are living out our philosophy of becoming improved versions of ourselves in as many ways as possible and that is really nice to watch happen. The Falcons host Truman on Thursday and it will be their Senior Recognition game and then they travel on Friday to face Hatboro-Horsham for the first time.