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Bulldogs blanked by Pioneers
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: May 10, 2007
Chelsea's girls' soccer team lost to host Ann Arbor Pioneer 3-0 last Thursday.
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"The first 20 minutes of the game was played fairly evenly," said Chelsea coach Chris Orlandi. "Both teams had good chances. Late in the first half, the wheels came off."
With 5:26 left in the first half, Pioneer scored off of a free kick, for a 1-0 lead.
"It would have been really big for us to get out of the half without surrendering that goal," Orlandi said.
In the second half, the Bulldogs (8-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) came out somewhat flat.
Ann Arbor took advantage of Chelsea's sluggishness scoring two goals in the first 10 minutes of the second half for the game's final margin.
"We had some miscommunication in our back line and a Pioneer forward just outworked us to flip a ball over (Chelsea keeper) Maggie (Manville) before she could get to it," Orlandi said. "The third goal looked much like the first. Maggie made an outstanding save to steer a tough shot into the crossbar. Pioneer was just in the right place to get the rebound.
"They were very aggressive on offense and we were not anticipating things. This is a really discouraging result, but we're still in the thick of the SEC race with Dexter losing to Saline. It should be an exciting race for the title."
Pioneer out-shot the Bulldogs 13-8.
On May 1, host Chelsea defeated Adrian 8-0. The mercy rule was invoked at halftime.
Amanda McKenzie opened the scoring for the Bulldogs converting a pass from Leah Morrison for a 1-0 Chelsea lead five minutes into the contest.
Sarah Reinhardt made it 2-0 one minute later off a pass from Eleanor Stewart.
Morrison increased the Bulldog lead to 3-0 scoring at the 12-minute mark off a pass from Reinhardt.
One minute later, Stewart scored for a 4-0 lead. Brooke Ehman assisted on the play for Chelsea.
Mackenzie Lake scored off a pass from Morrison at the 19-minute mark.
Lake made it 6-0 Bulldogs scoring at the 28-minute mark of the first half. Ehman recorded an assist on the goal for Chelsea.
Reinahrdt scored at the 31-minute mark for a 7-0 advantage. Cara Johnson picked up an assist on the play for the Bulldogs.
Reinhardt scored her third goal of the game for a hat trick five minutes later for the day's final margin. Morrison assisted on the play for Chelsea. For the game, Morrison dished out a team-high three assists.
The Bulldogs out-shot the Maples 13-0.
Earning the shutout in net for Chelsea was keeper Jenna Jarvis.
The Bulldogs next travel to Adrian for a game at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Chelsea hosts Pinckney at 12:30 p.m. Also during the contest against the Pirates, the Bulldogs will be hosting a "Bulldog Soccer in the Past, Present and Future" celebration. All Chelsea girls' soccer alums and any girl players in the Chelsea Soccer Club are invited to attend the match. Girls who wear their club jerseys will get in for free.
On Tuesday, the Bulldogs host Saline at 5:30 p.m.
On May 17, Chelsea visits Tecumseh for a game at 5:30 p.m.
JV Soccer
Chelsea's JV girls' soccer team lost to host Ann Arbor Pioneer 2-0 last Thursday.
Though suffering the loss, Bulldog keeper Megan Dunn played well ending the game with 19 saves.
Also playing well defensively for Chelsea (3-5-1) were Alexa Petosky, Lauren Johnson, Cayla Redmond and Corey Block.
On May 1, host Chelsea defeated Adrian 8-0. The game was stopped with 28 minutes remaining because of the mercy rule.
Kelli Fountain led the Bulldogs scoring three goals for a hat trick. She also had one assist.
Also scoring for Chelsea were Ashley Bell, Grace Biller, Dunn, Petosky and Redmond.
Picking up assists for the Bulldogs were Alex LeBeau, Luisa Cantu, Kendra Beeman, Kaitlin Bartlett and Johnson.
Chelsea next travels to Adrian for a game at 4 p.m.
On Saturday, the Bulldogs host Pinckney at 11 a.m.
On Tuesday, Chelsea hosts Saline at 4 p.m.
On May 17, the Bulldogs visit Tecumseh for a match up at 4 p.m.
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