This weekend was the Milwaukee Cup, a tournament we host with our cross town rivals Marquette, and this year Long Beach State and St. Louis were invited.
We played Long Beach State on Friday night under the lights! It was an awesome game that was extremely high energy. Long Beach State was a very good team and was a great test for us but I can happily say that we came out on top 3-2. Long Beach State scored first and early but our team kept our composure and knew that soccer is a long game and that we had a long time to get back in it but it didn't take us too long. Apple got the scoring started after Kiki megged a Long Beach State player and left her in the dust, then she crossed a perfect ball to the back post which Apple headed home. The next goal was a penalty kick that was put away calmly by Apple (I told you her name would come up a lot). But Long Beach State was a good team and never gave up and got another goal. So the score was now 2-2 and both teams were pushing as hard they could. But no one can stop the little Canadian a.k.a. KIKI!!!!! Kiki scored the winning goal in the 80th minute and it was a great shot that she placed perfectly in the lower right corner, just out of reach from the goalie. The whole team played great and every sub that came on made an impact so an awesome win for UWM!
Our second game of the weekend was against St. Louis on a beautiful Sunday afternoon. We came out with a lot of energy but they sat back and were quite content to defend. So we got a little frustrated in the first half because we just couldn't quite seem to get a goal, even with all of the chances we generated. We went into half time 0-0 and were determined to come out and put them under even more pressure. Then Mocha (Kelly Lewers) got the scoring started off a pass from Speed demon Morgan LaPlant. We were all able to take a deep breath once we got that first goal. Then two Super Seniors Laurel and Kenz combined to give us an insueance goal. Laurel scored a great placed header off a Kenzie free kick. Finally Apple scored another header off another great serve from Kiki. The final score was 3-0 and everyone was feeling very happy with two wins on the weekend. Sadly, though, we came in second to Marquette on goal differential for the Milwaukee Cup. Congrats to Apple, Kiki, and Kelsey Holbert on all-tournament team!!!!
I have to give a shout out to my parents, who are the best in the world, and they drive to all my games from Michigan! Also another shout out to Coach David for getting our sweet new Adidas uniforms and gear for this weekend! Overall a great weekend with two wins, amazing weather, lots of fans, and everyone healthy!!!!!!!
Go Panthers!!!!!
