We left on Friday morning and drove straight through to Butler. Then we practiced at Butler for an hour and then went back to the hotel. Emily Scott’s parents had planned a surprise birthday cake for her. So Mike told the defenders that they had to meet to get her away from the lobby but the meeting took a little long and so the candles burned almost into the cake. They were trick candles and so there was a lot of smoke and we set off the fire alarm. We thought the front desk called the fire department in time but soon enough we heard the sirens and a fire truck pulled into the parking lot of the hotel. The firefighters were extremely nice and took some cake to go after we got a picture with them. Then Saturday was my mom’s birthday so I was very glad that I got to spend the day with her!
Now on to the game, we know Butler always brings their best against us so we had to be ready. The first half was pretty even but we got an early 1-0 lead from Kelsey Holbert off a great hustle play from Laurel in the box. Also Natalie made two awesome saves to keep us the game!!! At halftime we just talked about how we really wanted to keep the ball and make them chase and to just dominate. That we did. Apple hit an insane free kick to give us a 2-0 lead and then a little while later she got another goal off a great pass from Krissy. Butler then got a late goal off a throw in but we stayed calm and soon Morgan scored her first even collegiate goal!!!!!! Off a great flick from Vienna for her first career assist! We ended up winning 4-1 and Natalie got her first career win!!! The game was scrappy but we were very happy with the win and that a lot of people got to play!
We are on the road again next weekend but keep on supporting your Milwaukee Panthers! :)
