On Wednesday, September 19, the 0-2 Sturgis girls varsity soccer team was shutout in a dominating win by Nantucket. The game was at the Storm’s home field, Old Townhouse, but the Storm couldn’t protect it as they lost to Nantucket 9-0. The Storm’s defense simply could not stop a more skilled and experienced front line. Maggie Paul, the goalie that started the match, had a lot to deal with and had a rough day in between the pipes. Defense has been a problem for the Storm early on in this season, but the offense has a lot of promise.
Their next game was against Southbridge on Friday 21, and it was much better attempt at trying to get the first win of the season but still came up short and tied Southbridge 1-1. Brittany Gayton, who has gotten off to a good start this season, scored another goal with an assist from Monique Legault. The defense was a lot better in this game as they only let up one goal. Defenders Rowen McEnaney and Dorrie Paul had strong performances in the backfield.
Finally, on Monday, September 24, the Storm got a win against their rival Sturgis West. Captain Sara Sweeten scored the first goal unassisted in the first half. It was her third goal of the season. Then the leading goal scorer (4) for Sturgis East, Brittany Gayton, racked up two goals in the second half , one of them being assisted by April Schaefer. “We were at the top of the 18, and she (April) did a 5 yard pass to me and I shot to the far post,” said Gayton. When the question was asked, “How excited are you that you scored two goals in a game?” She responded, “Super excited, oh my god.” The offense really exploded in this match and it showed that Sturgis East is a legit threat on offense. Monique Legault who assisted Gayton in the previous game, gave an outstanding effort in goal as she got the shutout.
The Storm now stand at 1-3-1. They would like to get to .500 or better in the coming weeks as the play Upper Cape Tech on Thursday, September 27.
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