Alex Tinfow, Jenna Helfand, Karli Sottung, and Carly Friedman each scored once to help Westfield break open a scoreless game in the second half and get the 4-0 victory over New Providence in New Providence. Lil Scott had two assists and Sottung had one while Kiera Loftus and Hannah MacKenzie combined for two saves in goal. Katie Vigilante stopped 11 shots for New Providence.
New Providence - Goalkeeper
PlayerSaves
Katie Vigilante 11
Schedule
Game 2 - September 11, 2012
New Providence 1, Summit 2
The Star Ledger
Holly Confalone carried from midfield in the 42nd minute and split the defense before firing the game-winner from 10 yards out to give Summit the 2-1 victory in Summit. Confalone notched her first goal of the match in the sixth minute, but New Providence equalized for a 1-1 halftime tie thanks to Lisa Caprara's goal on an Erin Fay assist. Callie Humphrey stopped two shots for Summit, and Katie Vigilante had nine saves for New Providence.
Players GoalsAssists
Erin Fay 1
Lisa Caprara 1
Goalkeeper Saves
Katie Vigilante9
Game 3 - September 13, 2012
New Providence 1, Gov. Livingston 2
The Star Ledger
Jenn French and Lindsay DiStaso each registered a goal in the second half as Gov. Livingston bounced back from a one-goal halftime deficit for a 2-1 victory over New Providence yesterday in New Providence.
Lauren Jankowski provided an assist and Casey Krause chalked up three saves in goal for Gov. Livingston (3-1). Erin Fay scored for New Providence (0-3) and Katie Vigilante stopped six shots in goal.
Player Stats
PlayerGoals
Erin Fay1
Goalkeeper
Player Saves
Katie Vigilante 6
Game 4 - September 15, 2012
New Providence 3, Bloomfield 0
The Star Ledger
New Providence picked up its first victory on goals by Lisa Caprara, Anna Crisafi and Ellie Skrinski in defeating Bloomfield, 3-0, in Bloomfield. Erin Fay had an assist for New Providence (1-3). Katie Vigilante recorded the shutout with two saves. Bloomfield is 0-4.
PlayersGoals Assists
Lisa Caprara1
Anna Crisafi 1
Erin Fay1
Ellie Skrinski1
Player Stats
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 2
Game 5 - September 19, 2012
New Providence 0, Oak Knoll 2
The Star Ledger
Goalkeeper Saves
Katie Vigilante 9
Game 6 - September 20, 2012
New Providence 0, Scotch Plains-Fanwood 7
The Star Ledger
Corina Checcio led a parade of scorers for Scotch Plains-Fanwood in a 7-0 victory over New Providence yesterday at Shimme Wexler Field in Scotch Plains.
Checcio marked two goals while Christy Monroy, Christine Miklas, Tori Baliatico, Katie Harper and Paige VanBuskirk each had one for Scotch Plains (6-0). New Providence fell to 1-4.
Goalkeeper Saves
Katie Vigilante 8
The Courier News
Written by Simeon Pincus - Staff Writer
With Thursday’s Union County Conference Watchung Division varsity girls soccer game getting out of hand early, both teams had a larger picture to
focus on at Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School.
For the host Raiders, who got goals from six different players to notch a 7-0 victory over New Providence and improve to 6-0, the important thing to remember was no matter what the scoreboard said, they had to keep playing their game and keep doing the things that had carried them to the undefeated start.
“You just try to keep on working on the positive things that you’ve talked about,” coach Kevin Ewing said. “You don’t want bad habits to develop,”
There were plenty of good habits on display, especially in the opening half when the Raiders outshot the Pioneers 17-0 and built a 6-0 lead as Corina Ceccio scored twice and Christy Monroy added a goal and an assist. And while the Raiders certainly turned down the pressure in the second half, they still played their game and displayed the defensive soccer that’s allowed just two goals all season and will be key in their quest for their third straight Union County title and, they hope, a sectional crown.
“There’s always room for improvement and that’s what we keep on saying” said Ewing, who also watched Christine Miklas, Katie Harper, Paige VanBuskirk and Tori Baliatico score goals. “Just because we have been doing well so far, those other teams are going to be gunning for us the second time around (through the conference). We constantly talk about the things we can improve on and what we have to do to get better. We want to do well in the regular season, but you also want to do well in the playoffs.”
For New Providence, which moved up to the Watchung Division after dominating the Mountain Division the past three seasons and winning two straight state Group I crowns, this year has been a struggle. Not only has the competition increased, exponentially, but the Pioneers have also suffered a rash of injuries, including a torn ACL for senior striker Alex Schlobohm, who is widely considered their top player.
Game 7 - September 22, 2012
New Providence 2, Delaware Valley 0
Player Goals Assists
Jocelyn Andreae 1
Marissa Jankow 1
Erin Fay 1
Lisa Caprara 1
Goalkeeper Saves
Jen Meluso 4
Katie Vigilante 1
Game 8 - September 24, 2012
New Providence 4, Union 1
The Star Ledger
Erin Fay and Megan Mahlstadt both scored in the first half, spurring New Providence to a 4-1 victory over Union yesterday in New Providence.
New Providence (3-5) enjoyed a 2-1 halftime lead thanks to goals by Fay, who clicked for two scores, and Mahlstadt. Lisa Caprara also had a goal, Fay and Anna Crisafi each contributed one assist, and Jen Meluso and Katie Vigilante combined for four saves in the net. Vanessa Leite scored the lone goal for Union (1-7).
Player Goals Asists
Lisa Caprara1
Anna Crisafi 1
Erin Fay2 1
Megan Mahlstadt 1
Goalkeeper Saves
Jen Meluso 2
Katie Vigilante 2
Game 9 - September 27, 2012
New Providence 1, Chathen 2
The Star Ledger
Lina Proska and Kelsey Burke scored second-half goals, as Chatham overcame a halftime deficit to defeat New Providence, 2-1, in New Providence.
Morgan Maltby recorded eight saves for Chatham (3-4).
For New Providence (3-6), Ashley Evangelos scored in the first half, and Jen Meluso and Katie Vigilante combined for six saves.
Player GoalsAssists
Anna Crisafi 1
Ashley Evangelos 1
GoalkeeperSaves
Jen Meluso 3
Katie Vigilante 3
Game 10 - October 2, 2012
New Providence 0, Westfield 2
The Star Ledger
Second-half goals by Becca Kraus and Caroline Greenspan were enough to boost Westfield past New Providence, 2-0, yesterday at Kehler Stadium in Westfield.
Gianna DeVito posted an assist for Westfield (7-2). Katie Vigilante recorded five saves in goal for New Providence (3-7).
Goalkeeper Saves
Katie Vigilante 5
Game 11 - October 4, 2012
New Providence 2, Summit 0
The Star Ledger
Lisa Caprara and Erin Fay scored first-half goals and New Providence held on for a 2-0 victory over Summit in New Providence. Katie Vigilante posted the shutout with 11 saves for New Providence (4-7). Summit is 4-5
Player Goals Assists
Megan Mahlstadt 1
Erin Fay1
Lisa Caprara 1
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 11
Game 12 - October 9, 2012
New Providence 1, Governor Livingston 5
The Star Ledger
Julia Stirpe marked two first-half goals, one from a penalty kick and another off a corner kick, to propel Gov. Livingston to a 5-1 decision over New Providence yesterday in Berkeley Heights.
Lauren Jankowski, Isabella Bjorkeson and Jenn French all scored within a 14-minute stretch early in the second half to put the game away for Gov. Livingston (9-3). Stirpe, Jankowski, French and Samantha Davey each had one assist and Casey Krause made four saves. Casey Trezza scored for New Providence (4-8) and Kelly Carroll made four saves.
Lexi Everton and Erin Fay scored late in the second half to lift seventh seed New Providence to a come-from-behind, 3-2 triumph over 15th seed Elizabeth in the first round of the Union County Tournament yesterday in New Providence.
New Providence (6-8) will take on second seed Westfield (8-3-1) in the UCT quarterfinals on Oct. 20.
Fay opened the scoring as New Providence claimed a 1-0 halftime lead, but Tamoya Brown countered with two goals, the second with 25 minutes left in the match, as Elizabeth (5-7) seized a 2-1 lead. Fay headed home the game winner on a Lisa Caprara assist with five minutes left in regulation.
Katie Vigilante made five saves for New Providence while Jeanine Franco had nine saves for Elizabeth.
Player GoalsAssists
Lisa Caprara 1
Lexi Everton 1
Erin Fay2
Casey Trezza 1
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 5
The Star Ledger - September 06, 2012
Girls soccer Previews,
Players and Teams to Watch
ALEX SCHLOBOHM, NEW PROVIDENCE, SENIOR
Needing only the smallest spaces to maneuver, the extremely quick Schlobohm, who has committed to Boston University, collected 17 goals and 10 assists last fall while leading New Providence to its second straight Group 1 state championship
GROUP 1 TEAMS
FAVORITE: When Verona coach Anthony Scorciolla entrusted freshmen Julia Ashley (12 goals, 14 assists) and Claire Fitzpatrick (five goals) with the keys to the offense last season, the return was much greater than he could have anticipated. They ignited a run to Verona’s first North Jersey, Section 1, Group 1 title before bowing to eventual state champion New Providence in the state semifinals. Verona lost only five seniors from last year’s roster to graduation, meaning all the youngsters responsible for the incredible tournament run are all unlikely seasoned veterans.
CONTENDERS: New Providence, Haddon Township, New Egypt, Metuchen, Florence, Highland Park, Belvidere, Midland Park, Cresskill, Park Ridge, Dayton, Glen Ridge, Schalick, Shore Regional.
Game 15 - October 16. 2012
New Providence 3, Oak Knoll 1
The Star Ledger
Lisa Caprara connected for two goals, Ashley Evangelos supplied the third and New Providence broke open a tie game in the second half to dispatch Oak Knoll, 3-1, and win its third straight yesterday in New Providence.
Anna Crisafi and Kelly Carroll contributed one assist each and Katie Vigilante made four saves for New Providence (7-8). Kerry Caufield scored and Deirdre Walsh stopped five shots for Oak Knoll (4-8).
Player GoalsAssists
Lisa Caprara 2
Kelly Carroll 1
Anna Crisafi 1
Ashley Evangelos1
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 4
The Star Ledger - September 8, 2012
New Providence's Alex Schlobohm
Will Miss Senior Season With ACL injury
By Rich Bevensee
Hate writing about bad things happening to good people, but one of New Jersey's better players had to bow out for the year before the season even got started.
No sooner did I blog about a player coming back from an ACL injury when I learned about another losing her senior season to the exact same thing.
New Providence senior Alex Schlobohm, a striker/midfielder who led her team to two straight Group 1 state championships, injured her ACL in a scrimmage against Kent Place one week before the season was to begin. In fact, she was in surgery the day the state preview (in which Schlobohm was listed as one of the top 10 forwards to watch) appeared in The Star-Ledger (Sept. 6).
Just a few days ago, I wrote about how Danae O'Halloran of Toms River North is making a return to high school soccer for her senior year after missing her entire junior campaign due to an ACL injury.
It was a crushing blow for Schlobohm, who scored 17 goals and had 10 assists last season and earned first team All-Group 1 and All-Union County honors. She has committed to attend Boston U.
``When it happened it was almost like a crunching noise,'' Schlobohm said. ``There was no contact, my knee just popped out of place. At first I wasn't upset, I was scared, because I knew something was wrong.
``It's tough because we moved up in our (Watchung) conference, and I was really excited to see who we could beat. Even though we're Group 1 I wanted to see if we could still beat some schools.
On Saturday, New Providence played Westfield, and Schlobohm had to watch from the bench for the first time since her freshman year.
``I put my uniform on and that was emotional, but I got over it and wanted to support the team,'' Schlobohm said. ``Hopefully it won't be too frustrating. I just want to keep a positive attitude and help the girls stay together and adjust.''
Scott Murphy said the injury was devastating to his players because of how much the team relies on Schlobohm, for leadership and for her decisive play.
``When she went down the air around our stadium was deathly silent,'' Murphy said. ``The next 20 minutes we looked completely lost. We're going to have go through a process of figuring out how to move on without her. It's going to take an extreme effort by everyone to fill her spot. We're definitely going to be a work in progress.
Schlobohm said she had confidence that a handful of teammates would step up and fill her role: senior Kelly Carroll, a reliable scorer last season; sophomore Erin Fay, who could move into the center midfielder role; and senior Jenna Madden, who will provide leadership from her defensive position.
As for Schlobohm, she faces six months of rehabilitation and a season's worth of wondering what could have been. Because many of her teammates look up to her and value her competitiveness, Murphy said he will be counting on her to be a player/coach on the bench.
Toms River North's O'Halloran is the most recent example of proof that Schlobohm can -- and probably will -- bounce back from an ACL injury. after finishing rehab, O'Halloran ran track last spring and qualified for the state group championships in the 100-meter dash and the 400 meters.
``I can still play club soccer in the spring, and I might do outdoor track, too,'' Schlobohm said. ``The doctors said I could be back by February or March. My college coach (Boston's Nancy Feldman) doesn't want me to come back too soon. The toughest part now is going to be watching instead of playing.''
New Providence senior Alex Schlobohm (left), the team's leading scorer the past two years, will miss this season with an ACL injury.
Photo by Aristide Economopoulos/The Star-Ledger
Katie Harper of Scotch Plains-Fanwood, left, vies for the ball with New Providence's Jocyln Andrea in the first half of Thursday's game. / AUGUSTO F. MENEZES/Staff Photographer
Star Ledger - October 2, 2012
Girls soccer: This week in Union County
By Rich Bevensee
TEAM TO WATCH
The Union County Tournament seeds were released on Monday and it was interesting to see which teams landed in the 5-8 slots. While it was no surprise that Scotch Plains (8-2), Westfield (6-2), Gov. Livingston (7-2) and Cranford (8-1) earned the top four seeds, it was unusual to see how the rest of the bracket was filled out.
In what might be a UCT first, the next four seeds – Oak Knoll (3-4), Summit (3-6), New Providence (3-6) and Union (1-8) – all had sub-.500 records. That’s not because Union County is enduring a particularly weak year. It’s quite the opposite.
The Union County Conference was rearranged this season so that teams were put into three divisions based on talent. New Providence is a Group 1 school, but for the last several years, it has held its own with the county’s best, Scotch Plains and Westfield, and therefore was placed in the Watchung (top) division, as was Oak Knoll. Summit and Union.
MATCHES TO WATCH
After losing a 2-1 decision to Summit early last month, New Providence will play host to Summit 4 p.m. Thursday. New Providence has not beaten Summit since the 2010 Union County Tournament quarterfinals.
Also on Thursday, Westfield (6-2) will face a challenge when it plays host to Pennington (3-2) at 4:15 p.m. Pennington, which controls the ball very well, handed Montclair, No. 16 in The Star-Ledger Top 20, a 1-0 loss last week.
Game 16 - October 18. 2012
New Providence 0 , Scotch Plains-Fanwood 2
The Star Ledger
Olivia Mendes and Leah Salituro both connected for goals and Katherine Cunningham added an assist as Scotch Plains blanked New Providence, 2-0, yesterday in New Providence.
Taylor Sebolao recorded four saves to help Scotch Plains (11-2-1) notch its fourth straight shutout and 10th overall. Katie Vigilante had eight saves for New Providence (7-9).
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 8
Game 17 - October 20. 2012
Union County Tournament - Quarterfinal Round
New Providence 0, Westfield 5
The Star Ledger
Lil Scott scored two goals as second-seeded Westfield defeated seventh-seeded New Providence, 5-0, in the quarterfinal round of the Union County Tournament in Westfield.
Karli Sottung, Judy McDonald, and Emily McBain also scored for Westfield (10-4-1). Kiera Loftus and Hannah MacKenzie combined for four saves in the shutout. For New Providence (7-10), Katie Vigilante made 12 saves.
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 12
The Star Ledger - October 18. 2012
By Rich Bevensee/For The Star-Ledger
Scotch Plains, Westfield, Gov. Livingston, Cranford finally dip their toes into the Union County Tournament waters
Scotch Plains, Westfield, Gov. Livingston and Cranford, the top four seeded teams in the 32nd Union County Tournament, finally will jump into action after each received a double bye to begin the tourney.
Not taking a shot at any of the aforementioned sides -- so don't get angry with me Kevin, Alex, Mike and Jen -- but don't be surprised if there's an upset this weekend when the dust settles. While Scotch Plains and Westfield have pretty much established themselves as the class of the county, Summit has beaten both teams, and it wouldn't be out of the question to see at least one of the quarterfinals raise an eyebrow.
New Providence coach Scott Murphy, whose team faces Westfield, said, "When I see teams knocking each other off, that tells me there's a ton of parity, maybe the most since I've been coaching (since 2003)."
Here's the rundown:
8-Union (3-10) at 1-Scotch Plains (11-2-1), 2 p.m.
Don't let the records fool you. Over the last few years, Union has been a thorn in the side of Scotch Plains, the defending champion, coming up with regular season victories against some of coach Kevin Ewing's most talented teams in 2008, '09 and '10. Last season, Union lost to Scotch Plains, 2-1 in the UCT quarters, and lost another 2-1 verdict a week later. Union's double digit loss column this season is slightly deceiving -- its average margin of defeat is only 1.6 goals per game. Union has not played Scotch Plains this year yet, but it will have to deal with a balanced offense (14 girls in the scoring column) led by Tori Baliatico, Annie Canone and Leah Salituro with five goals each.
5-Oak Knoll (5-8) at 4-Cranford (10-3), 2 p.m.
Not too much history here between these teams. The last meeting was a 2-1 regular season overtime win for Cranford in 2009, when this year's seniors were freshmen. The year before, Oak Knoll beat Cranford in OT, 3-2. The last UCT meeting was in 2004 when Cranford beat Oak Knoll in PKs, 3-2; Cranford eventually lost to Gov. Livingston in the final. Cranford, which has posted six shutouts, has a talented offensive led by Mairead McKeary (8 goals, 5 assists), Siobhan McGovern (6-2), and Alexa Aldredge (5-5). Allison Kopacz (5-2) and Morgan Ryan (4-3) lead Oak Knoll.
6-Summit (7-8) at 3-Gov. Livingston (11-4), 2:30 p.m.
Here's another one of those "Don't let the records fool you" games. Summit, as chronicled in this space earlier this week, became just the third program in county history to beat both Scotch Plains and Westfield in a single season. Understatement alert: It seems Summit finds a way to get up for big games. That said, tackling GL will be no small task, as coach Mike Roof's side has outscored the opposition, 41-21, and it beat Summit, 2-0, back on Sept. 24. Gov. Livingston recently snapped Cranford's seven-game winning streak, 3-2. Summit has not beaten GL since 2009. These teams have never met in the UCT. Jenn French is the offensive force in this match, boasting 16 goals and five assists for GL. Holly Confalone (10-3) paces Summit.
7-New Providence (7-9) at 2-Westfield (9-4-1), 2 p.m.
Westfield has beaten New Providence twice this fall, 4-0 on Sept. 8 and 2-0 on Oct. 2. Westfield is a very solid bet to reach the semis but its recent 1-0 loss to Summit shows that parity is indeed alive and kicking in Union County. Whether or not New Providence can parlay that parity into a UCT victory depends on whether Lisa Caprara (8 goals, 2 assists) and Erin Fay (7-4) can help New Prov get an early jump on the scoring. Westfield also has history on its side -- it has reached the semis the last six years. Eleven girls have scored for Westfield, led by Emily McBain and Alex Tinfow with five goals each. The last time these teams met in the UCT? 2001, which ended in a 2-0 Westfield victory in the championship match.
Game 18 - October 23. 2012
New Providence 3, Elizabeth 4
The Star Ledger
Tamoya Brown scored four minutes into overtime with an assist from Monica Flores as Elizabeth (9-7) outlasted New Providence, 4-3, in Elizabeth to avenge an earlier-season, 3-2 loss.
After Elizabeth had taken a 3-2 lead with five minutes left in regulation on a penalty kick by Paula Ceballos, New Providence (7-11) tied the score on a penalty kick by Megan Mahlstadt with two minutes left.
New Providence, which out-shot Elizabeth, 8-7, scored first when Lisa Caprara scored in the 19th minute. Elizabeth tied the score on a penalty kick by Juliana Ceballos in the 30th minute. Brown scored in the 35th minute with an assist by Maria Calle before New Providence equalized on an own goal in the 59th minute.
PlayerGoalsAssists
Lisa Caprara 1
Kelly Carroll 1
Erin Fay 1
Jen Meluso
Casey Trezza 1
GoalkeeperSaves
Katie Vigilante 8
Game 19 - October 25. 2012
New Providence 3, Union 0
The Star Ledger
PlayerGoals
Lisa Caprara 1
Anna Crisafi 1
Erin Fay 1
Goalkeeper Saves
Jen Meluso1
Katie Vigilante 8
The Star Ledger - October 26. 2012
By Rich Bevensee
New Providence's Alex Schlobohm,
Livingston's Clara Scher
honored with Senior Day start
There is a right way for honoring an outgoing student-athlete who is injured, and there is a wrong way.
But after speaking with two seniors who were recently honored for their service to their schools' soccer programs -- Livingston's Clara Scher and New Providence's Alex Schlobohm, who just happen to be former club soccer teammates -- the line between right and wrong became a little more cloudy.
Because I like to end on a positive note, let's start with the wrong way.
Back in 1998, UConn's Nykesha Sales was a consensus All-America basketball player who ruptured her Achilles tendon in her team's second-to-last regular season game. She was two points shy of breaking the school's scoring record set by Kerry Bascom just eight years earlier.
In UConn's next game, against Villanova, UConn coach Geno Auriemma received the blessing of Villanova coach Harry Perretta and Big East Conference commissioner Mike Tranghese to allow Sales to hobble onto the court on her crutches after the opening tip and shoot a layup, giving her a school-record 2,178 career points.
Villanova was then allowed to make an uncontested layup, and the game started with the score tied 2-2.
(Ironically and unwittingly, a New Jersey school even got into the act. ESPN Magazine, acting on a tip, reviewed a tape of a Jan. 22 game between UConn and Seton Hall and found Sales had been incorrectly awarded a layup made by a UConn teammate, which would render Sales basket against Villanova meaningless. Asked to comment on Sales' reported 25 points that night, Seton Hall athletic department spokesperson Maria Wozniak said the school would stand by what the stat crew recorded.)
Today's high school seniors were only three or four years old at the time, but the old-timers out there -- me included -- probably remember the firestorm after the UConn incident.
The problem which most of America had with the shot was this: Should we really be altering a game for personal achievement?
My answer is an unequivocal no, but it was interesting to pose the question to Scher and Schlobohm, offensive-minded players recently honored by their schools by being allowed to dress and start a regular season game on Senior Day.
Scher, who is headed for Lehigh, suffered a season-ending ACL tear in her team's second game of the season, against Montclair on Sept. 10. On Tuesday, Livingston's Senior Night, Scher was allowed to start her team's game against Ridge. She booted the opening kick deep into the left flank behind Ridge's midfielders and was immediately subbed off the field.
"It was one of the best moments ever. It was really sentimental to me," Scher said of the Ridge game. "Starting in the center with me was Carly Swenson, who I have been playing soccer with since third grade."
I put the Nykesha Sales question to Scher: If you were one goal shy of tying your school's career record, would you want to be allowed to score despite your injury?
"For me personally, being on the field was enough. It wouldn't be necessary for me to score," Scher said. "For me it meant a lot to be there. I didn't want to change the course of the game. I just wanted to remember my last game in a positive way, and that was enough for me."
I understand those who felt for Sales and say that Auriemma only had his player's best interest at heart. No question he was simply thinking of helping his player. But I have a problem with altering the game.
Take Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera, who recently won the Triple Crown for finishing first in the American League in batting average, home runs and runs batted in. If Cabrera breaks his arm before the season's over and he's two homers shy of the AL lead, does the commissioner of baseball allow Cabrera to take one-handed hacks at a batting practice pitcher in an attempt to get Cabrera over the hump?
Not in a million years.
It was time to check in with my friend Alex Schlobohm, who tore her ACL in a preseason scrimmage with Kent Place. In an honorary gesture, New Providence coach Scott Murphy started Schlobohm against Oak Knoll Oct. 16.
"Murph had been talking to my mom, and my mom was talking to my doctor, and I had no idea what was going on," Schlobohm said. "When (Murphy) told me I was going to be starting I had a huge smile on my face and I started crying. It's still emotional for me. When I was on the field it was hard to not start crying. I had mixed emotions -- I was so happy to be on the field, and upset that it wasn't for real. I am so grateful that Muprhy put me in because I know it took some work."
Schlobohm was one of Union County's leading scorers last season and there was no reason why she wouldn't be this fall before heading off to Boston University. So it seemed logical to put the Sales scoring question to her.
"I think it's great she got to do that," Schlobohm said. "I don't think what happened with (Sales) affected the outcome of the game. I think anyone who didn't like it doesn't understand the situation. Sitting there without being able to play is so frustrating.
"Of course I would want that (the opportunity to break a record while injured)," Schlobohm said. "I think a goal in soccer is a lot different than a goal in basketball."
Schlobohm raises a great point. Many of us don't know what it's like to be an exceptional athlete and have to sit on the bench due to injury. A chance to score is so fleeting in regular play, so imagine the temptation for an injured student athlete to be allowed back onto the field to break a record?
While I still disagree with what took place in Storrs, Conn., in 1998, I completely empathize with an injured student-athlete's desire to get back onto the field with a chance to figure into the scoring column one last time.
Game 20 - November 6. 2012
NJSIAA Tournament
First Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
New Providence 8, Roselle Park 1
The Star Ledger
Lisa Caprara led an offensive onslaught with two goals as ninth-seeded New Providence earned an 8-1 decision over eighth-seeded Roselle Park in the first round of the NJSIAA North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament yesterday in New Providence.
Jocelyn Andreae, Erin Fay, Lexi Everton, Nicole Dillon, Marissa Jankow and Kelly Carroll each scored for New Providence (9-11) will face top-seeded Whippany Park in the quarterfinal round. Anna Crisafi and Casey Trezza both had two assists. Toni cabezas scored for Roselle Park (6-11-1).
PlayerGoalsAssists
Jocelyn Andreae 1
Lisa Caprara 2
Kelly Carroll 1
Anna Crisafi 2
Nicole Dillon 1
Lexi Everton 2
Erin Fay 1
Marissa Jankow1
Casey Trezza 2
Goalkeeper Saves
Jen Meluso 1
Katie Vigilante 1
Game 21 - November 10, 2012
NJSIAA Tournament
Quarter Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
New Providence 1, Whippany Park 0
The Star Ledger
Erin Fay scored an overtime goal to lead ninth-seeded New Providence to a 1-0 upset victory over top-seeded Whippany Park in the quarterfinals of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament in Whippany. Ashley Evangelos had an assist and Katie Vigilante made five saves for New Providence (10-11). Alexa Cozzarelli stopped nine shots for Whippany Park (11-7-1).
PlayerGoalsAssists
Ashley Evangelos1
Erin Fay1
Goalkeeper Saves
Katie Vigilante 5
Game 21 - November 10, 2012
NJSIAA Tournament
Quarter Round, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
New Providence 1, Whippany Park 0
New Providence Upsets Whippany Park in Overtime
Written by Lauren Knego
The Currier News
WHIPPANY — The top-seeded Whippany Park girls soccer team fell 1-0 in overtime to No. 9 New Providence on Saturday in the North 2 Group I Tournament.
It was a game of defenses until the final minute of overtime when sophomore forward Erin Fay took a pass from junior defender Ashley Evangelos and went to cross the ball in front of the goal, but the ball was lofted up and over Wildcats goalie Alexa Cozzarelli and into the top right corner of the net to send the Pioneers, who have won states the past two years, into the semifinals.
“I was just telling the girls, and most of them have played long enough to know that, that’s soccer,” Whippany Park coach Marc Dovico said. “Sometimes you create great chances, both teams created great chances and it was essentially a half chance, I’m assuming she was trying to cross it, and the shot went in. It went in. So that’s soccer, sometimes it’s unfair, but they have a good team, they have a lot of pride, obviously they’re a program that expects to win.”
New Providence (10-11) defeated No. 8 Roselle Park 8-1 in the first round while the Wildcats (11-7-1) had a bye. With the hurricane last week, Dovico said his team didn’t play for the week following the storm, but practiced five days leading up to Saturday’s game.
“They played hard, execution was not always there, but I thought the second half we were the much better team,” Dovico said. “Overtime was back and forth, and they created one better chance than us and it went in. Nothing about the effort was disappointing, the effort was beyond what I’ve seen all year and that’s what you expect.”
Sophomore goalie Katie Vigilante made four saves for the Pioneers, who move on to play the winner of No. 5 Dayton and No. 4 Glen Ridge. Cozzarelli made six saves for Whippany Park.
Dovico took over a team that went 7-8-3 last season and hadn’t won a state or sectional title since 2005. This season, Whippany Park won five of its first seven games, advanced to the second round of the Morris County Tournament and picked up a top seed in the state tournament. While the Wildcats were hoping to get further than the quarterfinals, Dovico praised his seniors and said that this team is only going to get better.
“I’m so proud of this team, I really am,” Dovico said. “Coming into the girls program you don’t know what to expect and my seniors were just tremendous. I was telling them that this program has turned the corner, this program is going to be a better program next year and the year after because of them and the things they’ve done this year to make the program better. I think that should be their legacy, they created a program that’s going to be better for the future.”
Meghan MacDonald scored the game-winning goal six minutes into the first overtime as Glen Ridge defeated New Providence, 2-1, in the semifinals of the North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1 tournament in Glen Ridge.
Claire Malone also had a first-half goal for Glen Ridge (12-5-2). Ryanne Ege made eight saves. For New Providence (10-12), Lisa Caprara tied the game on a second-half goal.
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Game 22 - November 16. 2012
NJSIAA Tournament
Section Semis, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
New Providence 1, Glen Ridge 2
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New Providence Lady Pioneers Fall to Glen Ridge 2-1 in Overtime
by Edward Kensik
Saturday, November 17, 2012 • 8:22am
BLOOMFIELD, NJ - New Providence's girls soccer team has always had Glen Ridge's number when it came to the state playoffs.
The Lady Pioneers had defeated the Ridgers for four straight years in the postseason including last year's 2-0 victory in the Group 1 North 2 state sectional final.
Loaded with a young team, New Providence was looking to make it five years in a row on Friday at Watsessing Field in Bloomfield.
Despite a thoroughly dominating performance by New Providence especially in the second half, the Lady Pioneers fell 2-1 in overtime as Glen Ridge's Meghan McDonald got a rebound past New Providence sophomore goalie Katie Vigilante.
It ended a four-year run for New Providence (10-12) in winning the state sectional championships, including winning the 2010 and 2011 Group 1 state titles.
"You don't like to lose," said New Providence head coach Scott Murphy. "but I could not be prouder for this team in digging down inside them and coming back."
The Lady Pioneers were battling back pretty much the entire game after Glen Ridge's Claire Malone scored in the first 10 minutes to put New Providence down 1-0.
For New Providence, they came out firing in the second half - - the ball was in the Ridgers field for almost the entire 40 minutes. "That was the best 40 minutes we played all year," said Murphy.
Despite the onslaught on Glen Ridge freshman goalie Ryanne Ege, the Lady Pioneers could not get the ball by her until a couple of minutes left in regulation when New Providence sophomore Lisa Caprara smacked a shot by Ege to grab the equalizer.
Caprara got the goal on a perfect corner kick from junior Anna Crisafi.
The Lady Pioneers could have been the ones moving forward in the state tournament instead of Glen Ridge except for a referee's call that came a few minutes before Caprara's goal.
New Providence appeared to have tied the game at one when junior Casey Trezza kicked a shot at the top of the box to the right of Ege, but the referees ruled it a no goal.
"He (referee) said that one of our players was close enough to the goalie," said Murphy, as the New Providence fans were yelling that the player did not play a role in the score.
But despite the cries of the Pioneers' fans, the referees took the goal off the board.
Instead of wallow in the goal being wiped off the board, New Providence kept pushing and pushing until Caprara got the goal to send it into overtime.
For the Lady Pioneers seniors it ended a very successful career including two state titles. The seniors playing in their last game were Kelly Carroll, Jenna Madden, Jocelyn Andreae and Alex Schlobohm, who was injured for the state playoff game. "What the seniors brought to the program will be talked about for years to come," said Murphy.
Despite the loss of the four seniors, Murphy has a large contingent back for 2013 and the Lady Pioneers are sure to be making another run in the state tournament in 2013. You can bet they will be facing Glen Ridge again with the outcome being a little different.
New Providence's Megan Mahlstadt takes a whack at the ball. New Providence girls soccer team's run in the state tournament ended Friday with a 2-1 overtime loss at Glen Ridge in the Group 1 North 2 state sectional semi-finals. The Lady Pioneers came into this year's tournament after winning the last two Group 1 state titles. Lisa Caprara scored the lone goal for New Providence. It came with a couple of minutes remaining in regulation to send it into overtime. Credits: Edward Kensik
Game 22 - November 16. 2012
NJSIAA Tournament
Section Semis, North Jersey, Section 2, Group 1
New Providence 1, Glen Ridge 2
Glen Ridge girls soccer beats New Providence
BY NELSON DEPASQUALE - SPORTS EDITOR
Glen Ridge Voice
Glen Ridge girls soccer finally got over that hump. After three straight losses to New Providence High School in the State Tournament, it took the Ridgers until overtime, but they got the 2-1 victory and moved on to the Sectional Final (which will be Tuesday, Nov. 20 at Belvidere High School).
"Winning today was the best revenge for the past three years," said senior Claire Malone. "And it feels that much better, having lost in the past few years, that we literally don't know what to do right now, we're so happy."
"It feels even better doing at home in front of our fans," said senior Caroline Theile, "beating them for the first time."
"This is my first year, so the win might not be as good for me as it is for my teammates because they've suffered through this more than I have," said freshman goalie Ryanne Ege, who made eight saves en route to her 12th victory of the year. "But these girls are great. They're such good captains and they support everyone on the team. They help you when you're not playing well. They tell you where you can improve and they help you be the best player you can be."
Glen Ridge relied on a first half goal off a free kick from about 30 yards out by Claire Malone, and an overtime goal by senior Meghan MacDonald. MacDonald was the first to the ball after it rebounded, from a shot by Malone (also on a free kick), off the goalie's hands for the game-winner.
"Well the whole game we've been noticing the goalie was wobbling our shots," said MacDonald. "Every shot she either hit it down or she wouldn't be able to catch it. Paige (Smith) was screaming 'follow the rebound.' Claire made a great shot right at the goal. The goalie just happened to get her hands on it and hit it up and I just followed it in."
"Their goalie was dropping everything from Claire's first goal to the game-winner." said head coach Oscar Viteri, or, as the girls like to sometimes call him: Coach 'Oscie,' "I told them to just get a shot on this girl, she's going to bobble it. We got the shot, Meghan came in and put it away. It was nice."
Malone's first half goal was the first goal the Ridgers scored on New Providence since they first met in the playoffs for years ago.
Nursing a 1-0 lead, Glen Ridge didn't look like the same team in the second half. New Providence dominated in time of possession, had more shots and more corner kicks.
"I think when we scored first we kind of sat back and we shouldn't have done that," said Smith. "And that's how they got their goal. They out played us in the second half and when we went off before overtime we realized that. We came back out and said that no one was going to beat us on our home field, no one was going to take this game from us. And we gave it all we had and got it done."
New Providence's Lisa Caprara scored with about one minute left in regulation to send the game into overtime.
"In the first half we played great, dominant," said coach Viteri. " We were moving ball. But in the second half, in my opinion, if you give up that many throw-ins and corner kicks, the other team has to score. We just gave them too many opportunities … We can't come out like this in the Sectional Finals against Belvidere. We have to play a full game."
The Ridgers believe that they and New Providence are the two best, battled tested teams in the state because of both team's very tough schedules.
"(New Providence) Coach Murphy and I were talking before and we said it's a shame that we meet so early," said Viteri. "But we have to bounce back and play better. Belvidere is going to be tough, but do I think they'll be as tough as this team? Probably not."
Senior Clair Malone (center) celebrates with her teammates after scoring the game's first goal. This was the first time Glen Ridge scored against New Providence in four years.
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Freshman goalie Ryanne Ege makes a diving grab in the second half. She had eight saves en route to the victory.
