Hello Panther Fans!
I would like to introduce myself before you begin reading my blog about the 2011 Milwaukee women's soccer season. My name is Helen Steinhauser and I am a junior from Ann Arbor, MI. I grew up on a small farm outside of Ann Arbor and I am studying to get a degree in math. I play mostly on the left side but have played basically every position except goalie in my two years here at Milwaukee. I hope you enjoy my blog!
Our first game on the season was a kind of homecoming for me being that the game was played at Michigan state. I got to see some family and friends as well as old club teammates. Shout out to the Faylor's, Cindy Masini, Sarah Gadway, The Pheiffer's, Unlce Tom, Aunt Sue, and my cousin Sam and his friends. Thanks for the support! Now on to the game, we beat the Spartans by the same score as last year, 3-2. We came out very high intensity and scored 2 quick goals early in the first half. The first goal was created by Apple (Sarah Hagen) being a unstoppable, she took a shot that the goalie couldn't handle and left it on a platter for me to tap in the goal! The next goal was scored by Apple (get use to hearing her name), off a corner taken by myself. I just put the ball in a the air and let Apple go up and get it and she nailed it! Apple would score our third goal by getting a nice ball into her feet from Kiki (Keara Thompson) and making a composing finish in the box. We went into half time with a 3-0 lead and feeling very confident but we knew that Michigan State was a good team would try to come back. They scored 2 second half goals to make the game interesting but the second was was scored with only 45 seconds left. Over all a great start to the season! Shout out to the defense because they had their hands full the whole game!
Our second game of the weekend was going to be our home opener against Depaul and also it was our field dedication. We had an awesome crowd and now I can officially say that Laura Moynihan Field at Engelmann Stadium was rocking this past Sunday afternoon. Again we came out high intensity and scored a very early goal. Two freshmen, Kelsey Holbert and Kelly Lewers a.k.a. Mocha, hooked up to score in the first 40 seconds. Kels played a nice ball over the top and Mocha beat the keeper to put us up 1-0. That was all we needed because that ended up being the final score. Another shout of the defense for their first shutout of the season!
Overall a great starting weekend for your Panthers! Two good wins with one being on the road at a Big Ten school and no one got hurt! Next week we play in the Milwaukee Cup so home game Friday at 7 and Sunday at 1. Also the Friday game is a double header with the mens team so should be an awesome night for soccer! Come out and show your support!
