(The photo on the right is the team at the Soccer Hall of Fame with the 1999 World Cup trophy.)On a rainy and gray day in upstate New York, the Titans took to the field on Sunday to try to recover from the drubbing they took on Saturday at the hands of Oneonta State. The team handled the soggy conditions quite well and handed host Hartwick College a 5-0 defeat.
The team was led by two scorers: Caroline Leighton and Kelsey Porter who had 3 and 2 goals respectively. C's first goal was a beautiful half-volley strike off a flicked corner kick. Caroline buried the shot in the top corner for an early 1-0 lead. We then struggled to find our way, not really getting a rhythm going until late in the first half when Caroline struck again off a nice assist from KPort to make it 2-0 at the half.
Caroline got her hat trick early in the second half, and then KPort took over getting the final two goals. Her first college goal came off a great long ball from Carissa Nemmers and it was a nice finish. There were a couple of highlight worthy goals on Sunday, so hopefully that gives us a lift heading into games this week.
The trip was overall a great time. The city of Oneonta does a great job hosting the Mayor's Cup Tournament. It is a huge deal for the city and we certainly were well taken care of during our stay. The only thing I wished for (in addition to a better result on Saturday) was that the fall foliage season would have been further along. While there were a few yellows and oranges visible, we were likely 2-3 weeks early and the girls missed the chance to see some amazing colors of the rolling northeastern hills. Being a native of New England, fall just isn't the same anywhere else in the country! Maybe on our next trip we'll time it better :)
Back to work this week as we go right into the fire hosting the University of Chicago who are again a very, very strong side. We'll have to be at our best to compete on Wednesday night, so hopefully an offday Monday will help rest are travel-weary bodies.
Go Titans!
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