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Friday, November 15
Nease Loses Close Game to St. Thomas Aquinas
The Nease Panthers lost a hardfought game to St. Thomas Aquinas HS, 1-0. Aquinas scored the lone goal of the match on a header off a corner kick.
Nease is playing in a pre-season tournament in Satellite Beach that brings together some of the best teams in the state. There next tournament match is scheduled to be against Satellite Beach HS.
Wednesday, November 20
Nease Beats Clay High School 6 - 1
The Nease Panthers traveled to Clay High School for their first regular season match and came away with the victory, 6 - 1.
Goals were scored by Jenna Silverberg (2), Golden Creavy, Jen Supko, Nicki Lombardo and Lauren Passa. Assists were from Jen Supko, Nikki Lombardo, Jamie Silverberg and Meredith Ringeisen.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Go Panthers!
Thursday, November 21
St. Augustine Record Article on the Team
Read award-winning sportswriter Hays Carlyon's article in the St. Augustine Record, "A title worth defending - Nease girls hope to repeat as state champions."
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Thursday, November 21
Nease Beats St. Augustine 8 - 0
The Nease Panthers dominated St. Augustine scoring 6 goals in the first half and then finishing off the Yellow Jackets with 2 more shortly into the second half.
Panther scoresheet: goals from Danielle Mullen (2), Golden Creavy (2), Jenna Silverberg, Erin Hoover, Nikki Lombardo, Jen Supko. Assists from Jenna Silverberg (3), Erin Hoover (2), Lauren Groves, Meredith Ringeisen and Jamie Silverberg.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Wednesday, November 27
Nease Breezes Past Palatka 13 - 0
Nease scored an easy win over the Palatka Panthers in their second home game of the season. The scoring started early, with Nease netting their first goal before the first minute expired. They reached 8 goals within the first 20 minutes. Before the mercy rule ended the match at the half, Nease found the goal 13 times.
Scoring for Nease, Andrea Bodniowycz (2), Lauren Passa, Nikki Lombardo, Natalie Gillespie, Jen Supko, Lauren Groves, Jenna Silverberg, Meredith Ringeisen, Jamie Silverberg, Lauren Crossan, Erin Hoover and Nicole Eckensberger.
Assists to Nikki Lombardo (3), Jenna Silverberg (2), Andrea Bodniowycz, Jen Supko, Jamie Silverberg, Meredith Ringeisen and Lauren Passa.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Wednesday, December 4
Nease Drops Bartram Trail 7 - 0
The Nease Panthers won their 4th consecutive game dropping area rival Bartram Trail 7 - 0.
Panther scoring as follows: Lauren Passa (2), Erin Hoover (2), Danielle Mullen, Golden Creavy and Jenna Silverberg.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Thursday, December 5
Nease Downs Menendez Falcons 8 - 0
The Nease Panthers recorded their fourth straight shutout of the season beating the Pedro Menendez Falcons 8 - 0. It looked like it would be an early night for the Panthers after scoring at the 19 second mark into the match but it took 75 of the 80 minutes to put the Falcons away. Meredith Ringeisen had a huge game with 4 goals and 2 assists for the Panthers.
Also finding the net for Nease, Jenna Silverberg (2), Lauren Passa and Jamie Silverberg. Nikki Lombardo (2), Golden Creavy and Jenna Silverberg added assists.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Monday, December 9
Nease and Bolles Battle to 0 - 0 Tie
The Nease Panthers and Bolles Lady Bulldogs fought to a 0 - 0 draw in a match between 2 of North Florida's best girls varsity soccer teams. This hardfought contest was punctuated by tough defense and great challenges by each side. Nease goalkeeper Natalie Gillespie came up huge in the second half with 2 saves in succession to preserve the tie. Nease had the edge in possession but in the end was unable to find the net.
Although it was disappointing not to win the game, in the big picture the team proved again that they can play with any team in the state.
GO PANTHERS!
Tuesday, December 10
Nease Fab 50 Ranking for December 10th
The Nease Panthers are currently ranked in the top 50 high school teams in the country according to the Students Sports/Insiders.com website ranking. We are also currently ranked number 11 in the Southeast Region.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
SOUTHEAST
(For the winter, the Southeast includes Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi)
1. Satellite (Satellite Beach, Fla.) 8-0-0
2. Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) 5-0-0
3. Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) 6-0-0
4. Western (Davie, Fla.) 5-0-0
5. American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 6-0-0
6. Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) 7-0-3
7. St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 9-1-0
8. Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.) 5-1-0
9. Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 5-1-1
10. DeLand (DeLand, Fla.) 6-0-1
11. Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.) 5-1-1
12. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach, Fla.) 4-0-0
13. American (Hialeah, Fla.) 5-0-0
14. Caddo Magnet (Shreveport, La.) 6-0-0
15. Gulf Breeze (Gulf Breeze, Fla.) 6-1-0
Wednesday, December 11
Panthers Maul Mandarin 8 - 0
Another day.... another 8 - 0 victory. In what is becoming an all-to-common occurance, the Nease Panthers again envoked the mercy rule and easily dispatched the Mandarin Mustangs. Golden Creavy had a big night with 3 goals and 2 assists for Nease. It was the 6th win of the season for Nease and their 5th shutout. Their overall record stands at 6-1-1. Next up, Buchholz HS at home 4:00 p.m. this Saturday.
Also scoring for the Panthers, Jen Supko with 2 goals, Jenna Silverberg, a goal and 2 assists, Danielle Mullen, a goal and assist and Lauren Passa, an assist.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Thursday, December 12
Nease Opponents won't catch these "Repeat Offenders"
Jenna, Jen and Golden.... the 'repeat offenders' in a great piece by Record sportswriter, Hays Carlyon!
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Saturday, December 14
Panthers Top Gainesville Buchholz 2 - 1
Nease continued their winning ways, this time against the Class 4A Buchholz team from Gainesville. The Panthers were able to overcome a sloppy field and being down two starters due to injury to gain the hardfought victory. Two Gainesville players were red-carded out of the match and their only goal came as a result of a penalty kick after a questionable call in the box.
Nease goals were from Lauren Passa assisted by Jenna Silverberg and Danielle Mullen unassisted.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Tuesday, December 17
Nease Breezes Past Palatka 10 - 0
For the fifth time this season the Nease Panthers invoked the mercy rule to end the game before 80 minutes expired easily defeating Palatka 10 - 0. Nease also played the entire match with just 10 players. Scoring for Nease were Jenna Silverberg (3), Lauren Passa (2), Lauren Crossan, Lauren Groves, Jen Supko, Aly Womack and Tara Daniels.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Thursday, December 19
Nease Wins First Match of Michelle Akers Tournament 3 - 2
The Nease Panthers won their first match of the prestigious Michelle Akers Tournament 3 - 2 against an aggressive, young and talented team from Orangewood Christian High School. The scoring began about 10 minutes into the match when Orangewood netted the first goal. Nease came back and notched the next two from Jenna Silverberg and Jen Supko to go into the half with a one goal lead. Orangewood's persistant attack paid off and they scored the equalizer about 20 minutes into the second half. Nease fought back and went ahead for good on Jamie Silverberg's left-footed strike from just outside the 18 with about 3 minutes remaining.
Jenna Silverberg, Jen Supko and Jamie Silverberg all scored for Nease. Passa and Meredith Ringeisen had assists.
GO PANTHERS!!!
Saturday, December 21
Panthers Over Winter Springs 1 - 0
The Panthers topped the Winter Springs Bears 1 - 0 in the second game of the Michelle Akers Tournament. Nease controlled the match and allowed the Bears few offensive opportunities. Nease went ahead with a goal in the first half and held on for the win. Lauren Passa scored and Jenna Silverberg assisted on the game winner. Their next match will be played at 7:00 p.m. Saturday at Lake Mary High School against either Winter Park or Seabreeze.
This win means Nease is assured of no worse than a fourth place finish out of 16 teams.
LET'S GO NEASE!!!!
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Sunday, December 22
Panthers In the Final After Big Win Over Winter Park
If Winter Park sounds familiar, it might be because you noticed the Ranking posted on our website that shows them ranked the number 2 girls high school team in the southeast and undefeated.... that is previously undefeated.
Winter Park is a dangerous team. They would destroy a weak team. The Panthers don't fit that bill. Nease showed we have some weapons of our own, a tenacious, impenetrable defense and some dangerous and dynamic offensive players.
The Panthers deserved to win this game but as many of us know in soccer that's not always what happens. We again had more and better opportunities to score and after the first 10 minutes controlled the match. We had several offensive drives that resulted in shots just missing the net and players dragged down in the box with no call from the referee. All the while, our defense shut down the Winter Park attack and prevented their key players from being a factor. The intensely physical contest ended tied 0 - 0 in regulation. In this tournament, if the game is tied, it goes directly to penalty kicks and then if still tied after 5 to sudden death penalty kicks.
Well, it went back and forth through the first five kicks, each goalie making a big save to keep their side alive but we were still tied.
Then, goalie Natalie Gillespie came up H - U - G - E ! ! ! ! ! saving Winter Park's 6th penalty shot and opening the door for the Panthers. It was in the hands of sweeper Nicole Eckensberger. It's a long walk from midfield where her teammates waited for their turn to shoot. Nicole slowly and calmly approached the penalty area. Each step added more pressure on the Winter Park goalie and increased Nicole's focus on her mission. Then in an instant.... she shoots.... a low shot to the right of the keeper.... she scores!!!! Nicole is mobbed by her teammates. Nease is in the finals of the Michelle Akers for the first time ever!
The final game will be against 2002 state 4A champion Lake Mary High School on Monday night at 7:00 p.m.
There is no news about the game in the St. Augustine Record so.....
Read about it in the Orlando Sentinel.
Tuesday, December 24
Panthers Fall to Lake Mary 2 - 0 in Final
The Nease Panthers fell 2 - 0 to Lake Mary High School to earn second place in this most prestigious and competitive girls' high school tournaments in the state of Florida. The Panthers went toe-to-toe with 15 of the best high school teams in the state and were just one win away from taking it all. Lake Mary's goalkeeper came up big with three diving savings that kept Nease off the board.
Nease went into the tournament hobbled by injuries to several key players. Given the challenging situation, the team responded by advancing further than any Nease team has ever gone in this tournament. Not even last year's 2A State Championship team made it this far. Along the way the Panthers beat Winter Park, the previously undefeated and number 2 ranked team in the Southeast, Winter Springs, the eventual 5th place team and a young Orangewood team that placed 3 players on the all-tournament player list. This group of girls proved they can play with any team in the state. They also served notice to the other teams in 2A that they will have a fight on their hands if they are looking to dethrone Nease as 2A Champions!
To the Nease parents, thanks for being there to support and to cheer on the team and to the Nease players and coaches, thanks for giving us something to cheer about! Congratulations to Jenna Silverberg for making the all-tournament player list!
All have a great holiday!
GO PANTHERS!
There is no news about the game in the St. Augustine Record so.....
Read about it in the Orlando Sentinel.
Tuesday, December 24
New Soccer Rankings
The new soccer rankings are out from Student Sports.com.
Nease is ranked #24 nationally and #8 in the Southeast.
On Saturday, January 11th, 4:00 p.m. Nease plays Bishop Moore, ranked #17 nationally at home.
Student Sports FAB 50 Soccer
Girls Soccer -- Winter Rankings
(Thru Dec. 22, 2002)
Rk. School (City, State) Record Prv.
1 Colleyville Heritage (Colleyville, Texas) 0-0-0 1
Heritage opens its season Jan. 3 vs. Deer Park.
2 Ursuline Academy (Dallas, Texas) 11-0-0 2
Ursuline returns to action in Jan. after a two-week midseason break.
3 La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.) 4-0-1 3
LCC gets the nod as San Diego's No. 1 team over Torrey Pines.
4 Plano West (Plano, Texas) 0-0-0 4
Plano West starts its Class 5A title defense in Jan.
5 Allen (Allen, Texas) 0-0-0 5
Allen starts regular-season play in Jan.
6 Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.) 8-0-2 6
The local paper has Capistrano Valley as No. 1 in the area, but we're going with Harvard-Westlake.
7 Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) 4-0-1 8
The lone blemish on the record was a 2-2 draw with No. 3 La Costa Canyon.
8 Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.) 5-0-2 11
Corona del Sol had a less-than-impressive 2-1 victory over Marcos de Niza.
9 Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.) 7-0-1 12
Horizon has outscored its opponents 54-1.
10 Santa Teresa (San Jose, Calif.) 6-0-0 13
Judi Coffman has been a goal-scoring machine so far this season.
11 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) 12-0-1 14
Douglas capped a three-win week with a 7-0 victory over Cypress Bay.
12 Highland Park (Dallas, Texas) 0-0-0 15
Highland Park doesn't start regular-season play until Jan.
13 Cactus (Glendale, Ariz.) 5-0-1 16
Next up is a trip to Las Vegas where Cactus could encounter some of Nevada's best teams, along with a top northern California program.
14 San Ramon Valley (Danville, Calif.) 7-0-2 17
San Ramon Valley posted a key 2-0 victory over Foothill.
15 California (San Ramon, Calif.) 6-0-3 18
California's matches last week were rained out.
16 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 10-0-0 20
Ashley Grisafi netted three goals in Heritage's latest win.
17 Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.) 8-1-0 NR
An early-season victory over Lake Mary help vault this team to No. 1 in Class 2A.
18 Kingwood (Humble, Texas) 0-0-0 19
Kingwood starts its season in Jan.
19 Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 11-1-2 NR
After 20 years of hosting its own premier event, Lake Mary finally kept the trophy at home with a 2-0 victory over Nease.
20 Baldwin (Wailuku, Hawaii) 5-0-0 22
Baldwin next faces St. Anthony on Jan. 3.
21 Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.) 9-0-0 NR
A surprise win over Satellite and a perfect start puts Eau Gallie in the Top 25 for the first time ever.
22 Satellite (Satellite Beach, Fla.) 11-2-1 21
Satellite's losses are to No. 19 Lake Mary and No. 21 Eau Gallie.
23 Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) 9-0-4 23
Bolles enters the holiday break with a win over St. Thomas Aquinas.
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24 Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.) 11-1-1 24
Nease was the runner-up to Lake Mary at the Michelle Akers Soccer Classic.
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25 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 12-1-0 25
Aquinas next competes in the Sarasota Tournament.
The NEXT 25 (Listed alphabetically by state)
Arizona: Canyon del Oro (Tucson), Catalina Foothills (Tucson)
California: Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo), Arcadia (Arcadia), Bakersfield (Bakersfield), Capistrano Valley (Mission Viejo), Edison (Huntington Beach), Esperanza (Anaheim), Foothill (Pleasanton),
Los Alamitos (Los Alamitos), Mission Viejo (Mission Viejo), Monte Vista (Danville), Poway (San Diego)
Florida: American (Hialeah), Buchholz (Gainesville), DeLand (DeLand), Western (Davie), Winter Park (Winter Park), Winter Springs (Winter Springs)
Hawaii: Mililani (Mililani)
Texas: Carroll (Southlake), Cinco Ranch (Katy), Coppell (Coppell), Mansfield (Arlington), Nolan Catholic (Fort Worth), St. Agnes (Houston)
Note: In accordance to guidelines from the National Federation soccer rules interpreter, all matches decided on penalty kicks are considered ties for both teams involved. Therefore, some records may be different than what is reported locally.
REGIONAL RANKINGS
SOUTHEAST
(For the winter, the Southeast includes Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi)
1 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) 12-0-1
2 American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) 10-0-0
3 Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.) 8-1-0
4 Lake Mary (Lake Mary, Fla.) 11-1-2
5 Eau Gallie (Melbourne, Fla.) 9-0-0
6 Satellite (Satellite Beach, Fla.) 11-2-1
7 Bolles School (Jacksonville, Fla.) 9-0-4
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8 Nease (St. Augustine, Fla.) 11-1-1
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9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) 12-1-0
10 Winter Park (Winter Park, Fla.) 10-2-0
11 Buchholz (Gainesville, Fla.) 8-1-0
12 Western (Davie, Fla.) 8-1-0
13 American (Hialeah, Fla.) 7-0-0
14 Winter Springs (Winter Springs, Fla.)
15 DeLand (DeLand, Fla.) 10-2-1
Thursday, January 2
StudentSports.com Fab 50 Ranking for 12/31/02
Nease remains at number 24 nationally and number 8 in the Southeast. Bishop Moore, our opponent on January 11th, moved up the National Rankings from number 17 to 13 without playing a game when teams from California and Arizona fell out of the rankings. Lake Mary also moved up in the national rankings from number 19 to 15.
Check the StudentSports.com website.
Fresh off of their second place finish in the Michelle Aker's Tournament, the Panthers have three games on tap this week. Tuesday we play St. Augustine away, Wednesday we play local rival Fletcher at home and we finish the week at home on Saturday with the matchup against Bishop Moore.
Tuesday, January 7
Nease Tops St. Augustine 6 - 0
The Nease Panthers shut down the St Augustine Yellow Jackets 6 - 0 on the frigid field at St Augustine High School. The cold seemed to slow our attack somewhat, but the Panthers kept at it and ended the game just 2 goals shy of their 8 goal total in their first matchup with St. Augustine. Jenna Silverberg (2), Danielle Mullen (2), Lauren Crossan and Lauren Passa scored for Nease. It was the Panthers 9th shutout of the season. The Panthers overall record now stands at 12 - 2 - 1, including pre-season and tournament play.
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Wednesday, January 8
StudentSports.com Fab 50 Ranking for 1/7/03
The Panthers moved up one spot to number 23 in this week's StudentSports.com national rankings. The girls were joined by the Nease boys team now ranked number 22 nationally in the same poll.
Gulf Breeze defeated previously undefeated Bishop Moore at the Sarasota Holiday tournament which dropped Bishop Moore, our Saturday opponent, out of the top 25. Nease plays Gulf Breeze on January 18th in Tallahassee.
Wednesday, January 8
Panthers Top Fletcher 1 - 0
In a physical but pretty much one-sided affair, the Nease Panthers won Beaches soccer bragging rights for the next 12 months as they defeated the previously undefeated Fletcher Senators 1 - 0. The Panthers possessed the ball more, controlled more of the play and attacked pretty much the entire match. They created some great chances but we were either unlucky around the goal or a Fletcher player stepped up and made a play. The Panther defense smothered Fletcher's attack and allowed them few opportunities. Golden Creavy scored the lone goal for Nease on a break away.
Play was halted in the first half when Fletcher defender Amanda Hennessey suffered a neck injury after a collision with Jenna Silverberg. At last report, Hennessey was taken to St. Luke's Hospital where she was reported to have feeling and movement in her arms and legs.
With the victory, the Panthers recorded their 10th shutout of the season and ran their overall record to 13 - 2 - 1.
Read about the game on the Times Union website.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Sunday, January 12
Nease loses to Bishop Moore 3 - 1
In a preview of a possible Regional showdown, the Nease Panthers dropped a close game to Bishop Moore, 3 - 1. Golden Creavy scored the lone Panther goal with the assist from Meredith Ringeisen.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Sunday, January 19
Panthers Battle Gulf Breeze and Chiles in Tallahassee
The Panthers were victorious over their 2002 State Championship rivals, Gulf Breeze 1 - 0. Lauren Passa scored the lone goal for Nease assisted by Lauren Crossan.
In Saturday's match versus Chiles, the Panthers won the battle of possession and shots but were only able to come home with a tie after a late goal by Chiles. The final score was 1 - 1. Jenna Silverberg scored for Nease unassisted.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Tuesday, January 21
Nease Walks Over Menendez 8 - 0 on Senior Night
Panther Pride was in abundance tonight! It was Senior Night at the Nease Varsity game. Senior players and their parents were acknowledged before the game with flowers and a ceremonial walk across the field flanked on either side by an honor guard of Nease players. It was a night to say thank you, to say how proud we are of you and to say that first bittersweet goodbye to these players we have grown up with over these few short years. To this writer, events like this one signify what makes participation in high school sports so special. As announcer Fletcher Groves read off the team's achievements, it was impossible not to feel incredibly proud at what this group of players have achieved on the field over these past recent years. They put Nease Girls Soccer on the map. They made our school and our community proud. They set the bar of achievement high and by doing so challenged each succeeding team to do better. For that, we all, players, parents, and coaches owe them a great deal. The best way to pay them back is to carry that winning tradition forward.
By the way, there was also a soccer game tonight. Ali Womack opened the game with a beautiful rendition of our national anthem and the Panthers did not disappoint in setting down the Pedro Menendez Falcons by a score of 8 - 0. Jenna Silverberg led the attack with 3 goals, Jen Supko had 2 while Nikki Lombardo, Golden Creavy and Aly Womack each added a goal.
A fun time was had by all.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Monday, January 27
Panthers and Bishop Kenny Tie 1 - 1
In the first girls varsity game held at new county fields at Davis Park, the Nease Panthers were tied by the Bishop Kenny Crusaders 1 - 1. Jenna Silverberg scored the lone goal for Nease.
Thursday, January 23
Nease versus Bartram Trail Cancelled
The final conference game of the season versus second place Bartram Trail was cancelled due to the cold weather conditions we are experiencing here in north Florida.
Monday, January 27
Nease in Big Win Over Bolles
The Nease Panthers got back on track in a big way tonight with a 3 - 1 victory on the road at the Bolles campus. Jenna Silverberg netted the first 2 goals, the first assisted by Jen Supko, the second on a penalty kick. Lauren Crossan scored the third goal also assisted by Jen Supko.
Our last game of the regular season is at Episcopal on Wednesday. During the day it's expected to reach a balmy 68 degrees. Game time temps should be around 58. Now that's more like it!
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Thursday, January 30
Nease Comes Back to Top Episcopal
After a sluggish beginning, the Nease Panthers came on strong to win their final regular season game 4 - 1 going away. Episcopal had an impressive score very early on a header off a high ball sent into the box. After the goal, Nease held the advantage in possession and had far more shots on goal than the Eagles but Episcopal held on and went into the half with a 1 - 0 advantage.
Lauren Passa got the team going in the second half. She took a pass from Erin Hoover, did a quick fake to the left and struck a low shot just inside the goal post and out of the reach of their goalie to tie the game 1 - 1.
Lauren Crossan put Nease up 2 - 1 when she took a pass from Jen Supko in the box, spun and fired a hard shot that split 2 defenders and went underneath the diving Eagles goalie.
Crossan put Nease up 3 - 1 when she scored her second goal off of a feed from Erin Hoover. Erin broke through down the right side, turned the corner and carried the ball along the end line. When she got to the box she dished off a sweet pass to Lauren who struck a low curving ball just inside the left post.
It was icing on the cake when, with less than 2 minutes remaining, Crossan took advantage of some loose play on the Eagles backline. After a too-soft pass in the back, she stripped the Eagles sweeper of the ball and capped a breakaway by drilling home the final goal of the game making it 4 - 1. In the process, Lauren earned her first high school hat trick!
The end of the regular season is a good time to reflect on where we are, to see how far we've come and where we still need to go. Nease's record now stands at 17 - 3 - 3. They have scored 93 goals and had only 14 scored against them. They have 12 shutouts and a .739 winning percentage. Very impressive. But before we get to satisfied, there is still much work to be done, there is still the steepest part of the mountain yet to climb. We have Districts and Regionals and if the heavens are smiling on us, maybe State Finals. In our favor.... our girls and our coaches have been here before. They will show us the way.
GO PANTHERS!
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Tuesday, February 4
District 5-2A Playoffs Begin
District 5-2A playoffs began Monday at St. Augustine High School when Pedro Menendez defeated Palatka 7 - 2. Menendez will now face Nease on Wednesday 2/5 at 7:00 p.m. at SAHS. Also on tap at SAHS on Wednesday, Bartram Trail will take on St. Augustine at 5:00 p.m. The teams that advance on Wednesday will play one another for the District Championship on Friday 2/7 at 7:00 p.m. at SAHS. Should Nease advance on Friday, the first Regional Quarterfinal game will be held on Tuesday 2/11 at 7:30 p.m. at Nease.
FYI. The cost of admission for the District games is $5.00 per, Regional games are $6.00.
Check the FHSAA website to see the District 2A Schedule.
Read the Hays Carlyon St. Augustine Record website article about Nease and the Districts.
Thursday, February 6
Panthers Roll Over Falcons 8 - 0
The Nease Panthers began their state title quest last night with an 8 - 0 win over Pedro Menendez. The game ended at the half due to the mercy rule. Goals came from Jenna Silverberg (3), Jen Supko (2), Golden Creavy, Lauren Crossan and Nikki Lombardo. With the win, the Panthers advanced to the District Final match to be played this Friday at St. Augustine HS.
In the earlier semi-final game last night, Bartram Trail defeated St. Augustine 3 - 1 and earned a spot in the finals against the Panthers.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Wednesday, February 5
St. Augustine Record Article on the Team
Read award-winning sportswriter Hays Carlyon's article in the St. Augustine Record, "Nease defense has been impenetrable to district foes."
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Thursday, February 6
Nease's Jenna Silverberg Signs with Western Kentucky
The Panthers Jenna Silverberg signed a letter of intent to play college soccer for the Hilltoppers of Western Kentucky University. Western Kentucky is a Division I program that plays in the Sun Belt Conference. The school is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Congratulations to Jenna and her family!
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
Follow this link to the WKU Hilltoppers Women's Soccer website.
Friday, February 7
Nease Captures District Crown
The Nease Panthers are again Champions of District 5-2A. Nease had little trouble with the Bartram Bears, winning by a score of 7 - 0. Nease came ready to play and they took it to the Bears from the start. Panther goals came from Lauren Passa (2), Danielle Mullen, Jen Supko, Lauren Crossan, Aly Womack and Golden Creavy.
With the win, Nease advances to the Regional Quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 11th. Their opponent will be Seabreeze from Daytona. The game will be at Nease.
With the first 2 teams in the District advancing to the Regionals, Bartram Trail will plan on traveling to Bishop Moore to play their quarterfinal match on Tuesday.
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Read about the Bishop Moore vs Seabreeze game on the Orlando Sentinel website.
GO PANTHERS!
Friday, February 14
Nease Eliminated by Seabreeze on Penalty Kicks
They say this is no way to finish a soccer match and today I couldn't agree more! The Panthers were eliminated from Regional play on penalty kicks by the Seabreeze Sandcrabs. The teams were tied through regulation and two ten minute overtime periods. The Panthers had many chances, many shots that just missed the net and were frustrated by some great saves by the Seabreeze keeper.
Congratulations to the team on a wonderful season! They finished as District Champions with a 19 - 4 - 3 record. They beat some very good teams along the way and we are so proud of them all. This is a great group of girls. We owe alot to the senior leaders on this team, Jen Supko, Jenna Silverberg, Aly Womack, Golden Creavy, Danielle Mullen, Lauren Passa, Tara Daniels, who led by example and showed the underclass 'women' what it means to play for Nease Girls Soccer. However, the nucleus of this team and its future lies with its freshmen and sophomores, Meredith being the only junior on the squad. They must chart their own destiny. They are competitors. They learned alot this year and will take something away from this season, a fire to not let this happen next year. They will get stronger, they will get better and they will be back!
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Read about the game on the Jacksonville Times Union website.
Friday, February 21
St. Augustine Record Article
"Despite upset, Nease girls have bright future"
By Hays Carlyon
Read about the game on the St. Augustine Record website.
Thanks for some great wins this season!
We all share disappointment over what might have been. No one wanted it to turn out this way and no one feels that more sharply than the players themselves. For those of you that are not returning, good luck! We'll miss you. You'll always be a Nease Panther.
For the returning players, the journey back to the finals has already begun. Now we know what we need to do so let's get to work.
Friday, June 27
Jen Supko Signs With UNC-Asheville
Nease standout Jen Supko has signed a letter of intent to play for the University of North Carolina Asheville. Congratulations!
Read about it in the St. Augustine Record.
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