VILLA DEFEATS WILMINGTON 9-0 IN FIRST PRE-SEASON SCRIMMAGE
In the first scrimmage of the 2003 season the Villa TEAM easily defeated Wilmington 9-0. Scoring goals were Amy Oldach(2), Whitney Putnam(2), Missy Feikles(2), Dani Ford, Katy Coughlin and Sarah Zalas. Providing assists on the goals were Lora Kelly(3), Emily Rindosh(3), Dani Ford(2), Amy Oldach(2), Ellen Chipoletti and Steph Platz. The defenders Erin Heidecker, Sarah Zalas, Megan Lawson, Steph Platz and Sam Carne held the opposition to no shots on goal and allowed only one goalkick.

VILLA DEFEATS GM 4-3 IN SECOND PRESEASON SCRIMMAGE
VILLA traveled to GM for their second preseason scrimmage. Although GM scored first, Villa never trailed again after they tied it 1-1. Whitney Putnam had 3 goals and Katy Coughlin had the game winner. Assisting on the goals were Emily Rindosh(3), Molly Miller(1), Amy Oldach(1), Kristina Omark(1) and Ellen Chipoletti(1). Villa opens their regular season on Friday versus Grove City in the Romolo Kick-Off Tournament.

VILLA OPENS REGULAR SEASON WITH A TOURNAMENT WIN
Following Meadville's defeat of Seneca 4-1, The Victors took on a speedy and determined team from Grove City. After missing some early scoring opportunities the Victors finally scored their first goal of 2003 season. At the 21st minute Steph Platz took a drop pass from Katy Coughlin and tucked it in just under the crossbar. Emily Rindosh did the same thing in the 31st minute off a pass from Whitney Putnam. The Victors carried their 2-0 lead into halftime. In the fifth minute of the second half Emily Rindosh scored her second goal off a centering pass from Ellen Chipoletti. In the 14th minute Amy Oldach calmly netted a penalty kick after being trashed by a Grove City defender. Amy followed with another goal in the 22nd minute by redirecting a cross from her sister Kelly Oldach. Whitney Putnam finished the scoring in the 32nd minute by easily netting a Dani Ford crossing pass. Jill Staab earned the shoutout in goal.

VILLA CAPTURE'S ROMOLO'S KICK OFF TOURNAMENT
After Grove City defeated Seneca 2-0 in the consolation round Villa and the Meadville Bulldogs faced off in the championship game. In the second minute Whitney Putnam scored from a Kristina Omark corner kick with an assist from Katy Coughlin. In the 16th minute Whitney Putnam gave a lead pass to Emily Rindosh who easily scored on the keepeer's far side. Repeated saves by the Meadville goalie kept the score close until the 21st minute when Whitney Putnam scored her second goal off a centering pass from Kelly Oldach. The 3-0 score carried into halftime. In the second half the Meadville goalie again showed her outstanding abilities in goal by holding the Victors scoreless until the 36th minute when Amy Oldach found the back of the net off assists from Lora Kelly and Ellen Chipoletti. Jackie Kaliszewski earned the shutout in goal for the Victors.

VICTORS SUFFER FIRST LOSS OF 2003 SEASON
Dominating a game or leading in all statistical categories means nothing if your shots can't find the back of the goal. Ft. LeBeouf made good use of their limited opportunities to take a 3-1 decision from the Victors. Scoring the lone goal for Villa was Missy Feikles with assists from Kristina Omark and Emily Rindosh.

VICTORS REBOUND WITH 6-0 WIN OVER STRONG VINCENT
The Victors put themselves back on the winning track with a well-balanced win over a scrappy and determined Vincent team. 10 minutes into the game Emily Rindosh gathered in a ball played by their keeper and put it low and in the goal. 16 minutes later Katy Coughlin found the back of the net off an assist from Emily Rindosh. With 7 minutes remaining Whitney Putnam took a ball from the Vincent defense and scored easily for a 3-0 half time score. Two minutes into the second half Whitney Putnam took a throw in from Molly Miller and drove the left side for her score. At the 19 minute mark Kelly Oldach deflected her corner kick off a Vincent defender for an unassisted goal. Ellen Chipoletti finished the scoring with 10 minutes remaining off a lead pass from Megan Lawson. Jill Staab and Jacke Kaliszewski combined in goal for the shutout.

VICTORS DROP CENTRAL 8-0
With their best offensive outing of the young season, the Victors overcame the Central trap and defeated them 8-0. Emily Rindosh started the scoring in the 5th minute off a feed from Kristina Omark. In the 24th minute Sarah Zalas chipped a ball over the Central defense that Katy Coughlin easily netted. Katy finished the frist half scoring in the final minute off assists from Lora Kelly and Lynny Burkhart. In the 15th minute of the second half, Lora Kelly finished a ball from Kristina Omark which was the first of 5 goals in an 7 minute span. Less than a minute later Ellen Chipoletti intercepted a goal kick and scored unassisted. Three minutes later Lynny Burkhart finished a Kelly Oldach cross. Less than a minute later Ellen scored her second goal with an assist from Katy Coughlin. Abbey Fuhrman capped the scoring burst by finishing a Missy Feikles pass. Jill Staab and Jackie kaliszewski combined in goal for the shutout. Compliments to the defense of Sarah Zalas, Steph Platz, Erin Heidecker, Molly Miller, Cara Esser, Maggie Miller and Megan Lawson for their 4th shutout of the season.


VILLA DEFEATS CLEARFIELD 3-2
The Villa Victors visited the Clearfield Bisons Saturday and left them with their first loss of the season. 10 minutes into the game Lora Kelly found Emily Rindosh open in the middle with a square pass which Emily easily netted in the upper 90. In the 28th minute Missy Feikles gathered in a Bison punt and immediately gave a lead pass to Emily Rindosh breaking down the left sideline, Emily crossed the ball to a wide open Amy Oldach who redirected the ball into goal. The 2-0 lead carried into halftime. In the first twenty minutes of the second half the Victors went to sleep and allowed the Bisons to tie the score. The defense stiffened not allowing a shot on goal in the final 20 minutes and left it to the offense to win the game. With 8 minutes remaining Kristina Omark crossed to Missy Feikles in the middle who found Ellen Chipoletti on the left and Ellen converted the pass into the game winning goal. Pictures from the game are in the Album section.

VICTORS SLIP BY EAST 5-0
Playing a lackluster first half, it took until the 31st minute before Villa was able to find the back of the net. Abbey Fuhrman scored the only first half goal off passes from Amy Oldach and Katy Coughlin. The second half found Villa playing a much better game against a determined East squad. Emily Rindosh scored in the 16th minute off feeds from Missy Feikles and Kelly Oldach. Emily scored her second goal 3 minutes later with an assist again from Kelly Oldach. It took until the 31st minute before Villa scored again. Amy Oldach netted a ball off assists from Missy Feikles and Whitney Putnam. Amy scored again 2 minutes later receiving a ball from Missy Feikles who notched her third assist of the game. Jill Staab and Emily Durovchic combined in goal for the shutout. Pictures of the game are in the Album section.

VICTORS DEFEAT HARBORCREEK 1-0 IN THE WIND AND RAIN
The Huskies came to play when they visited Villa on Monday. Sparked by a tight marking defense they were able to thwart the Villa scoring chances. Battling the wind in the first half the Victors used a ball control offense to pressure the Huskies. In the 10th minute Emily Rindosh found herself open in front of the goal and easily overpowered the keeper with her shot. Whitney Putnam and Kristina Omark provided the assists. That goal proved to be the only score of the game. Villa outshot the Huskies 23 to 2. Jill Staab earned the shutout in goal for the Victors.

VICTORS LOSE TO TROJANS 3-0
The Victors suffered their first Metro loss at the hands of the Lady Trojans by a score of 3-0. With the wind in the first half the Victors were able to control the game but failed to find the back of the net. With the wind aiding the Trojans long ball offense in the second half they were able to score 3 times off Victors miscues. The Victors travel to Hubbard Saturday to take on the always talented Hubbard team.

VICTORS DOWN THE HUBBARD EAGLES IN THE MUD BOWL
The Villa Victors traveled to Hubbard, Ohio for their annual game against the Hubbard Eagles. The Eagles were last year's section champions in their division. With continuous rain throughout the game as well as a mud pit for a field and the three blind mice reffing, it proved to be an interesting afternoon. Lakes in the 18's prevented any kind of passing penetration for the Victors.

In the 18th minute of the first half Katy Coughlin directed a ball off the keepers hands that Kristina Omark was able to finish into the goal. That proved to be the only goal of the match. The defense played a great game limiting the Eagles to 3 shots on goal for the game. Jill Staab and Jackie Kaliszewski combimed for the the shutout.

Game pictures in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS LOSE MUD BOWL II TO LAKERS 2-0
The Victors hosted the Lakers on their rain soaked home field for Mud Bowl II. Unfortunately the Victors came up short with the Lakers scoring a goal in each half. Although the Victors had their opportunities they just couldn't find the net. Game pictures are in the Album section.

VICTORS WIN MUD BOWL III VS VINCENT 11-2
Playing another mud match the Victors faced off against a determined Vincent team. Amy Oldach started the scoring 24 seconds into the game off a pass from Cara Esser. A defensive miscue in the 4th minute allowed Katie Deluca of Vincent to net a long shot on goal. In the 8th minute Whitney Putnam scored off assists from Cara Esser and Ellen Chipoletti. Whitney scored again halfway thru the first half by finishing a Steph Platz lead pass. With 10 minutes remaining Missy Feikles scored with assists from Abbey Fuhrman and Dani Ford. Before the half ended both Abbey Fuhrman and Kelly Oldach scored unassisted goals for a 6-1 halftime lead.

Amy Oldach again started the scoring in the 4th minute off a pass from Emily Rindosh. Ellen Chipoletti followed by finishing a Lynny Burkhart feed. Lindsay Sardini scored Vincent's second goal after the Victor defense lost their footing in the mud in the 26th minute. Villa scored 3 more times in the last 6 minutes. Abbey Fuhrman completed her hat trick with two more goals and Katy Coughlin added the final goal. Assisting on the three goals were Dani Ford, Missy Feikles, Jill Staab and Kelly Oldach.

The Victors finally get out of the mud by traveling to Warren Friday evening for a game on the turf. Vincent game pictures are in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS STOP WARREN DRAGONS 3-1
The Victors got a treat by traveling to Warren and playing on their turf field. First time in four games they have not had to contend with water and mud. The Victors repsonded by taking control of the game early when in the 5th minute Molly Miller hit a streaking Whitney Putnam with a throw in. Whitney gathered it in on the left side and easily beat the goalie for the first score of the game. That proved to be the only score in the first half.

In the third minute of the second half Emily Rindosh stripped a Warren player of the ball and dropped it to Steph Platz who hit the upper 90 for the second Victor goal. Four minutes later the dragons answer with their first score on a breakaway. Less than a minute later Kristina Omark gave a centering pass to Cara Esser who easily beat the goalie. Although the Victors continued to pressure the Warren Defense that proved to be the last score of the game. The Victors record now stands at 10-3.

VICTORS WIN AGAIN IN THE MUD - DEFEATING CENTRAL 3-0
The Victors returned home today to their mudpit and took on the Central Falcons. With standing water and mud all over the field any kind of short passing and dribbling game was out of the question. Emily Rindosh started the scoring in the 10th minute by netting a pass from Amy Oldach. Seven minutes later Whitney Putnam scored off a throw in from Molly Miller. Although dominating the game, that ended up being the only scores in the first half.

Amy Oldach had the only score in the second half in the 12th minute when she easily redirected a Kritina Omark cross. Poor shooting and the field conditions kept the score at 3-0. Jill Staab and Emily Durovchic shared the shutout in goal.

The Victors have a 4 day mini-vacation from soccer to recharge and relax and begin their run for Metro and District Titles.

Game pictures in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS DOWN CV 5-0 IN RAIN-SHORTENED GAME
Coming off a week of rest the Victors were ready for Conneaut Valley. Six minutes in Whitney Putnam got the first of her three goals by heading in a cross from Kelly Oldach. Three minutes later Whitney took a fed from Cara Esser and netted her second. With 17 minutes remaining Whitney got her third by converting a Missy Feikles pass into a goal. With 12 minutes remaining Ellen Chipoletti took a cross from Dani Ford and scored easily on the backside. Emily Rindosh finished the scoring off a centering pass from Dani Ford. With the score 5-0 at the half, it was decided to terminate the game because of lightning, rain, field conditions and darkness. The Victors outshot Conneaut Valley 29-0, with the CV goalkeeper making 22 saves. Jill Staab got the shutout for the Victors. Game pictures are in the "ALBUM" section.

VICTORS DOWN REDBANK VALLEY 11-0
Redbank Valley, a District 9 AA playoff team, traveled to Erie to take on the Villa Victors as a tune up to their playoffs which begin Tuesday. The Victors responded by overwhelming the Lady Bullbogs from Redbank Valley by a 11-0 score. The Victors limited them to one shot on goal as Jill Staab recorded the shutout. Scoring for Villa were Katy Coughlin(3), Amy Oldach(2), Cara Esser, Emily Rindosh, Missy Feikles, Lynny Burkhart, Lora Kelly and Steph Platz. Assisting on the goals were Abbey Fuhrman(3), Lora Kelly(2), Cara Esser, Maggie Miller, Katy Coughlin, Molly Miller, Steph Platz and Whitney Putnam. Game pictures are in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS UPSET LAKERS 3-2
The Victors took on the Mercyhurst Lakers on the Laker home field. The lakers struck twice early in the first half to forge a commanding 2-0 lead. The Victors never quit though, fighting the wind, Emily Rindosh in the 25th minute, nailed a 40 yard free kick just under the cross bar to put the Victors back in the game. Four minutes later Whitney Putnam took the ball to the endline and crossed back to an open Katy Coughlin who easily redirected the ball into goal. The 2-2 score held till halftime. With the wind in the second half the Victors were able to apply more offensive pressure. With 22 minutes remaining in the second half, Kristina Omark headed in a Katy Coughlin cross for what proved to be the game winner. The win gives the Victors a shot at a tie for the Metro crown.

Game pictures in the ALBUM section.

TROJANS EDGE VICTORS 4-3 FOR METRO TITLE
With the Metro Title on the line the Victors squared up against the McDowell Trojans. The Trojans came out strong and applied a lot of offensive pressure the first 10 minutes of the game. It resulted in an early goal and a 1-0 lead. The goal awoke the Victors and momentum started to shift. Whitney Putnam converted a Kelly Oldach pass for a goal and a 1-1 tie. Three minutes later the Victors were awarded a penaly kick. Whitney Putnam took the kick, the ball deflected off the keeper hit the crossbar and Whit put it in. Unfortunately the only two people that didn't see the ball richocet off the goalie were the referees who disallowed the goal. The Victors struck again with 13 minutes remaining when Katy Coughlin finished a Kelly Oldach cross for 2-1 lead. With 5 minutes remaining the Trojans scored again to tie the score at 2-2. That score held till halftime. One minute into the second half Kelly Oldach finished a Katy Coughlin cross for a 3-2 lead. With 25 minutes remaining the Trojans scored twice in the space of 60 seconds to forge a 4-3 lead which remained the final score. Congratulations to the McDowell Trojans on their Metro title.

VICTORS OVERPOWER THE EAST WARRIORS 10-0
The Villa Victors are finally finding their scoring groove, today at the expense of the East Warriors. Scoring 5 goals in the first five minutes the Victors cruised to a 9-0 halftime lead. At 1:05 into the game Kelly Oldach scored off feeds from Whitney Putnam and katy Coughlin. 45 seconds later Whitney Putnam scored easily off passes from Katy Coughlin and Kristina Omark. 68 seconds later Emily Rindosh netted a ball from Kelly Oldach and Kristina Omark. It just took another 28 seconds for Katy Coughlin to score off a cross from Kristina Omark. At the 5 minute mark Katy Coughlin scored again off a pass from Whitney Putnam. At the 10 minute mark Whitney Putnam scored her second goal off a pass from Lora Kelly. 7 minutes later Lora Kelly scored unassisted after intercepting a Warrior pass. In the 22nd minute Cara Esser finished off a Missy Feikles pass for her score. With 10 minutes remaining Jill Staab headed in a Lynny Burkhart cross to cap the first half scoring. Emily Rindosh finished the scoreing with 10 minutes remaining in the game when she took a pass from Lora Kelly and slotted it into the corner of the goal. Freshman Emily Durovchic was the shutout goalkeeper. Game pictures are in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS END REGULAR SEASON WITH A WIN
The Victors traveled to Meadville for the final regular game of the season. The game was played on the new turf stadium in Meadville. With 5 starters either sick or out of town the Victors had their work cut out for them. The Victors were fortuante to come away with a 1-0 win over a much improved Bulldog squad. Abbey Fuhrman provided the only goal by heading in a Whitney Putnam cross in the 19th minute of the first half. Jill Staab earned the shutout in goal. The Victors finished their regular season 16-4. Game pictures are in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS DEFEAT HUSKIES IN D-10 PLAYOFFS
The Victors met the Harborcreek Huskies for the second time this season and again it turned out to be a rainy day. The Victors came out a bit disjointed at the start of the game but still were able to control play. In the 24th minute, Kristina Omark took a pass from Whitney Putnam and buried a blistering shot in the upper 90 from 25 yards out to take a 1-0 lead. In the 33rd minute Katy Coughlin extended that lead to 2-0 when she took a through ball from Kristina Omark and easily beat the goalie to the far side. The Victors came out strong in the 2nd half and continued to control play and pressure the Huskie defense. Cara Esser finished the scoring when she converted a Kelly Oldach free kick into a goal. The Victors held the Huskies to one shot on goal for the game. Jill Staab recorded the shutout in goal. Game pictures in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS DEFEAT GROVE CITY 7-0 IN D10 SEMIFINAL
On another cold and rainy night at Vets Stadium the Victors faced off against a determined Grove City team. The Victors could not find their rhythym in the first half and continued to commit unforced errors. The halftime score stood at 0-0 with Grove City thinking upset. Things changed dramatically after a stirring and fatherly halftime talk by the coaching staff. In the space of 9 minutes the Victors put 5 goals on the board and coasted to a 7-0 victory. Steph Platz started the scoring when she netted a drop pass from Katy Coughlin. Then Kelly Oldach scored twice, once off a pass from Lora Kelly and the second unassisted off a free kick. Whitney Putnam headed in a feed from Maggie Miller for number 4. Kelly Oldach finished the scoring binge when she finished off a cross from Ellen Chipoletti. Ellen assisted on the final two goals scored by Amy Oldach and Katy Coughlin. The Victors then cruised to their 18th win of the season. Jill Staab and Emily Durovchic recorded the shutout in goal.

VICTOR'S FINISH SECOND IN D-10 PLAYOFFS
The Victors brought their best game to the D-10 finals against Fairview. The first half saw the Victors handle the Fairview long ball offense by not allowing any quality shots on goal. The only score in the first half was when Missy Feikles took a Rindosh pass and beat the Fairview defender and keeper and scored top shelf. With four minutes remaining in the first half Emily Rindosh was awarded a yellow card, the Victors first and only card of the season. The second half saw the Tigers step up their play. Fairview scored two easy goals in the second half off misplayed balls to win the D-10 title. The Victors finished their season with a respectable 18-5 record. Congratulations and best wishes to our departing seniors Lora Kelly, Steph Platz, Kelly Oldach, Katy Coughlin and Kristina Omark. Game pictures are in the ALBUM section.

VICTORS LOSE SEASON OPENER VS MOON TWP. 3-0
The Victors could not overcome the speed of the Moon players especially in the second half. Some player injuries, coupled with the heat, led to a complete team letdown in the second half. The Victors hope to rebound against Ft. LeBoeuf on Wednesday.

VICTORS OVERPOWER BISONS 11-3
The Villa Victors had a lot to prove after their opening season loss againt Moon. They did it against the Ft. LeBeouf Bisons by a 11 to 3 margin. Ellen Chipoletti led all scorers with 3 goals with Whitney Putnam and Amy Oldach adding 2 apiece. Adding single goals were Abbey Fuhrman, Molly Miller, Emily Rindosh and Sarah Zalas. Emily Rindosh (5) and Amy Oldach (4) combined for 9 assists. Whitney Putnam added 2 assists and Cara Esser and Abbey Fuhrman each had 1 apiece.

EMILY RINDOSH BREAKS 3 SCHOOL ASSIST RECORDS
The record for most assists in a game was originally set at 4 in 1990 by Kathy Evans. On September 8th versus Ft. LeBeouf Emily Rindosh established a new Villa record when she recorded her 5th assist of the game.

Emily Rindosh surpassed Katie Giles(1996) single season assist record when she recorded her 19th and 20th assist on October 6th versus North East.

Emily Rindosh also surpassed Kathy Evans'(89-91) career assist record when she recorded her 39th assist October 6th versus North east.

VICTORS SET SCHOOL RECORD IN SAEGERTOWN DEFEAT
Almost nine years to the day the most goals scored in a Villa game stood at 17, until today when Ashley Covatto headed in a last second goal off a cross from Abbey Fuhrman scoring the 18th and final goal of the game and establishing a new school record. Scoring multiple goals were Whitney Putnam(4), Molly Miller(3), Cara Esser(2), Abbey Fuhrman(2) and Ashley Covatto(2). Adding single goals were Emily Rindosh, Dani Ford, Amy Oldach, Maggie Miller and Danielle Schriefer. Adding multiple assists were Dani Ford(4), Whitney Putnam(3), Molly Miller(2) and Abbey Fuhrman(2). Adding single assists were Amy Oldach, Emily Rindosh, Cara Esser, Danielle Schriefer, Erin Heidecker, Julia Luthringer, Missy Feikles, Sarah Zalas and Krystal Berdis. Shutout goalies were Jill Staab and Heather McGovern.

VICTORS DOWN GRAPEPICKERS 9-1
Behind Whitney Putnam's hat trick the Villa Victors downed the North East Grapepickers 9-1 for their third Section 2 win in a row. Cara Esser added two goals and Erin Heidecker, Ellen Chipoletti, Molly Miller and Amy Oldach each added one. Assisting on the goals were Emily Rindosh(3), Molly Miller(2), Ellen Chipoletti(1), Cara Esser(1), Missy Feikles(1), Krystal Berdis(1) and Abbey Fuhrman(1).

2004 SCORING LEADERS
GOALS:
38 - Whitney Putnam (New Season Record - Career record 74)
18 - Cara Esser
14 - Molly Miller
13 - Emily Rindosh
12 - Amy Oldach
9 - Ellen Chipoletti

ASSISTS:
26 - Emily Rindosh (New Season Record - Career Record 45)
19 - Whitney Putnam
18 - Amy Oldach
12 - Molly Miller

VICTORS DOWN BRAVES 2-1
The Victors got 80 minutes of solid, outstanding defense from the Iroquois Braves. The Braves lone scoring threat came on a questionable PK in the first half giving them a brief 1-0 lead. The Victors tied the score 10 minutes later when Dani Ford got loose on the outside with the ball crossing it to Emily Rindosh who redirected it to Cara Esser in front of the net and she finished it for the score. In the second half Emily Rindosh found her range from 40 yards out and slipped a free kick under the crossbar just above the goalie's hands to give the Victors their fourth win in a row. The Victors face the undefeated Harborcreek Huskies at 9:00AM, Saturday at Villa.

VICTORS REMAIN UNDEFEATED IN SECTION
The Victors, playing in their mud bowl, took on an undefeated and unscored upon Harborcreek Huskie team. It turned out to be a true battle of undefeated teams. Amy Oldach scored in the first half off a free kick to give the Victors a 1-0 lead. It was the first goal the Huskies gave up this year. The Huskies took advantage of a mud induced miscue to tie the score in the second half. 6 minutes into the first of two sudden death overtime periods, Emily Rindosh struck a ball, dropped back by Dani Ford, and put it over the outstreched hands of the Huskie keeper to seal the victory for the Villa team. Villa remains undefeated in Section 2.

VICTORS BLANK SENECA 8-0
The Victors easily handled the Seneca Bobcats behind the two goal performances of Molly Miller and Whitney Putnam. Adding single goals were Emily Rindosh, Danielle Schriefer, Cara Esser and Amy Oldach. Assisting on the goals were Emily Rindosh(2), Ellen Chipoletti(2), Whitney Putnam(2), Laurel Borkowski, Ashley Anthony and Amy Oldach. Jill Staab and Heather McGovern earned the shutout.

VICTORS STILL UNDEFEATED WITH 3-0 WIN OVER FAIRVIEW
The battle of the undefeated's was just that. A great game played by two well skilled teams. This time the Victors came out on top with a 3-0 win. Amy Oldach started the scoring by netting her corner kick 15 minutes into the game. With less than 30 seconds to play in the first half Cara Esser took an Emily Rindosh rebound and scored giving the Victors a 2-0 halftime lead. Whitney Putnam finished the scoring when she took a Rindosh pass and beat the Fairview defense for her goal. Jill Staab got the shutout in goal. Special kudo's to the Victor's defense who kept the vaunted Fairview offense scoreless. Well done to Missy Feikles, Maggie Miller, Sarah Zalas, Erin Heidecker and Megan Lawson.

VICTORS STOP STUBBORN GIRARD TEAM 3-0
The Yellowjackets visited Villa for the first time and brought their defense with them. Playing some of the best team defense the Victors have witnessed this year they continually stymied the Victor attack. Midway through the first half Cara Esser finally beat the keeper off a feed from Whitney Putnam. Later in the first half Cara scored again off a chip from Ellen Chipoletti. Ashley Anthony added to the score in the second half when she took a ball from Abbey Fuhrman and lofted a high wing shot into the goal. Jill Staab got the shutout in goal.

VICTORS DOWN IMPROVED LEBOEUF TEAM 3-1
The Ft. LeBoeuf Goalie stepped up and had an outstanding game, making 32 saves against the Victors offense. The Bisons scored midway into the first half off a well concieved free kick play. That score held till the 15th minute of the second half when Whitney Putnam was finally able to beat the keeper. Cara Esser put the Victors ahead at the 18 minute mark and 5 minutes later Whitney Putnam sealed the victory when she bagged her second goal. Assisting on the goals were Ellen Chipoletti(2), Maggie Miller, Emily Rindosh and Amy Oldach. The win keeps the Victors undefeated in Region 2 (9-0).

VICTORS DOWN SEWICKLEY ACADEMY IN OVERTIME 3-2
The Victors traveled to Sewickley for a match up against last year's AA state champs. Sewickley scored first off a misplayed ball in the box. The Victors answered 5 minutes later when Emily Rindosh closed on a Sewickley defender, who had her back to play, and poked the ball forward to Whitney Putnam for a breakaway goal and a 1-1 tie. Another defensive miscue outside the box allowed the Sewickly midfielder to gather in a cross and beat the Villa keeper wide. The score at halftime was 2-1 Sewickley. Both teams played solid soccer in the second half, with the Victors outshooting Sewickley 8-3, but neither could find the back of the net until the 36th minute. Villa was awarded a free kick from the right side about 40 yards out. Emily Rindosh sent the ball to the far post catching Cara Esser in stride who chested it in to tie the score. Seven minutes into the first overtime Maggie Miller stepped up from her defensive position and gathered in a Sewickley clear. Maggie passed it forward to Amy Oldach who turned and sent it forward to Cara Esser. With her back to the goal Cara redirected the ball to her right to Whitney Putnam in the box and Whitney beat the keeper farside the the game winner.

VICTORS BLANK SAEGERTOWN 11-0
The Victors easily handled the Saegertown 11-0. Whitney Putnam had 3 goals, Amy Oldach added 2. Single goals were provided by Emily Rindosh, Abbey Fuhrman, Dani Ford, Krystal Berdis, Ellen Chipoletti and Ashley Anthony. Assisting on the goals were Whitney Putnam(4), Amy Oldach(2), Krystal Berdis, Ellen Chipoletti and Emily Rindosh. Jill Staab got the shutout in goal. Emily Rindosh's assist tied her with Katie Giles(1996) for the most assists in a single season - 18.

VICTORS BLANK GRAPEPICKERS 5-0
The Victors blanked the scrappy North East Grapepickers 5-0 behind two goal performances from Amy Oldach and Molly Miller with Whitney Putnam adding a single goal. Assisting on the goals were Emily Rindosh(2), Cara Esser(2), Danielle Schriefer, Missy Fiekles and Sarah Zalas. Jill Staab got the shutout in goal.

VICTORS DOWN GREMLINS 4-1
The Victors traveled to Karns City for a District 9 matchup with the top AA team in District 9. The Victors drew first blood 2 minutes into the game when Whitney Putnam took a Molly Miller drop pass and beat the keeper to the corner of the goal. In the 10th minute the Gremlins were awarded a Penalty Kick but the Victor's Goalkeeper Jill Staab came up big and stopped the early threat. 7 minutes later Molly Miller beat the keeper on a right side after passes from Emily Rindosh and Amy Oldach. Emily Rindosh finished the first half scoring when she buried a free kick from the left side. In the second half Karns City leading scorer beat the defense on the left side and scored into the far side of the goal. Whitney Putnam ended the scoring when she again gathered in a pass from Molly Miller and easily beat the keeper. Whitney Putnam's two goals tied the Villa record for career goals at 58 set by Kathy Evans (1989-91).

WHITNEY PUTNAM SETS NEW VILLA CAREER AND SEASON GOAL RECORD
On October 11th on the Villa Soccer Field, Whitney Putnam scored the 59th goals of her Villa career eclipsing the record held by Kathy Evans (1989-1991)at 58.

On November 1, during the D10 quarterfinals, Whitney's hat trick gave her 31 goals for the season which surpassed Brenda Vargo's record (1983) of 30 goals for a season.

VICTORS DOWN IROQUOIS BRAVES 2-0
As expected the Iroquois Braves brought their defense to the Villa field. The Victors found it difficult to get quality shots against the swarming defenders. Their keeper came up big on two early breakaways. Finally in the 25th minute Whitney Putnam scored an unassisted goal for a 1-0 lead. Not the prettiest goal of her career but it counted and also helped her set a new career record for Villa at 59 goals. In the second half Molly Miller iced the win with her goal off assists from Ange DiMarco and Ellen Chipoletti. Jill Staab got the shutout win in goal.

VICTORS TRIM HUSKIES 3-1
The Victors started the game by continually pressuring the Harborcreek defense but could not find the goal. Midway through the first half a Huskie midfielder broke free on a breakaway but Jill Staab came out and stopped her shot in front of the goal. Soon after that Emily Rindosh's throw in bounced off a defender's head to the feet of Amy Oldach who quickly buried it into the upper 90. That 1-0 score held till halftime. The Victors broke the game open early in the second half, first in the 2nd minute when Whitney Putnam headed in an Emily Rindosh corner kick and then in the 8th minute Emily Rindosh scored off passes from Abbey Fuhrman and Whitney Putnam. The 3-0 score held till late in the game when the Huskie reserves scored an easy goal.

VICTORS SINK HUBBARD EAGLES 6-1
The Victors squared off against the visiting Hubbard Eagles for their eight annual meeting. The Victors were continually pressing the Eagle defense until Whitney Putnam gathered in a Sarah Zalas free kick and beat the keeper at the 24 minute mark. With 2 minutes remaining Ellen Chipoletti received a ball from Abbey Furhman and headed towards goal easily beating her defender and the keeper for the second score. Eight minutes into the second half Abbey Fuhrman converted a Dani Ford cross into goal number three. At the 56th minute Whitney Putnam scored easily on a breakaway from a ball from Ellen Chipoletti. At the 64th minute the Eagles were finally able to beat the Victor defense and scored to make it 4-1. Within four minutes of that score the Victors answered with 2 quick goals from Molly Miller and Ashley Anthony both assisted by Marissa Feikles. The win upped the Victors win streak to 16.

VICTORS DOWN SENECA 8-0 IN MUD/RAIN/PUDDLE BOWL
With the Villa Field sporting its usual puddles and mud after the weekend rain The Victors took on the visiting Bobcats from Seneca just as the rains began. Molly Miller scored first in the 13th minute off a pass from Marissa Feikles. Four minutes later Emily Rindosh scored off a pass from Amy Oldach. Whitney Putnam added an unassisted goal in the 28th minute for a 3-0 half time score. Eight minutes into the second half Emily Rindosh netted a 35 yard free kick. Cara Esser scored 2 goals between 63rd and 65th minutes with assists from Danielle Schriefer, Megan Lawson and Abbey Fuhrman. Ashley Anthony scored in the 75th minute with assists from Danielle Schriefer and Abbet Fuhrman. Two minutes later Ashley Covatto finished the scoring when she netted a Krystal Berdis deflection. Jill Staab and Heather McGovern got the shutout in goal. The Victors defense limited the Seneca team to no shots on goal.

VICTORS LOSE TO FAIRVIEW 1-0 IN OVERTIME
The Victors played another game on their home mud bowl, I mean field. In what was 80 minutes of well played soccer by both teams, each team had opportunities to score in regulation but neither team was able to find the net. Three minutes into the first overtime the Victors had difficulty clearing the ball in front of the net and a Fairview player was able to redirect it in ending the game and forcing a first place tie with both teams at 14-1 in league play.

VICTORS END SEASON WITH 7-1 WIN OVER GIRARD
The Victors ended their regular season with a 7-1 win over Girard. Scoring 4 goals in the first 10 minutes the Victors cruised to the win. Less than a minute into the game Emily Rindosh buried a shot off a drop pass from Molly Miller. In the 5th minute Whitney Putnam scored off a pass from Amy Oldach. Two minutes later Cara Esser scored off the first of four assists for Whitney Putnam and the first of two assists by Maggie Miller. In the 10th minute Molly Miller scored off assists from Whitney Putnam and Maggie Miller. In the 22nd minute Ellen Chipoletti scored unassisted for a 5-0 lead which held till halftime. In the 50th minute Ellen Chipoletti scored again by converting a Whitney Putnam pass. Emily Rindosh finished the scoring when she netted a Whitney Putnam square pass. Late in the second half Rebecca Waterhouse for Girard was able to net a lose ball in front of the net. The Victors finished their season 18-2 and 15-1 in Region 2, tied for the league championship.


VICTORS SET NEW SEASON GOAL RECORD
The seven goals scored against Girard on Oct. 26th set a new seaosn goal record of 107 - eclipsing the 1991 Team's record of 104. Congratulations to the 2004 Team.

VICTORS REGION 2 2004 CO-CHAMPIONS
Both Villa and Fairview ended regular season play at 15-1 to share the first ever league championship of Region 2.

VICTORS LOSE SEEDING GAME IN OT TO FAIRVIEW
The two best teams in D-10 matched up again in a seeding game to determine playoff positions for next week's D-10 tournament. Again both Fairview and Villa brought their best to the field providing the fans with another great match-up. With 1 second remaining in the first overtime period Fairview was able to put a long desparation shot into the upper 90 to win the seeding game.

STEP 1 - VICTORS DOWN BRAVES IN D10 QUARTERFINALS 4-0
Again for the third time this season the Victors initially had problems cracking the Iroquois defense. 35 minutes into the first half Whitney Putnam was able to beat the keeper to the far post after receiving a pass from Molly Miller. A minute later Whitney Putnam scored again when she converted a penalty kick. 25 minutes into the second half Emily Rindosh took an Amy Oldach pass and buried her 35 yard shot just underneath the cross bar. Late in the game Whitney Putnam again teamed up with Molly Miller for her third goal of the night. Whitney's third goal, her 31st of the season, broke a 21 year old Villa record for most goals in a season - it was originally 30, scored by Brenda Vargo in 1983. The Victors next face Grove City in the D10 Semifinals.

STEP 2 - VICTORS HAND GROVE CITY FIRST SEASON LOSS
The Victors and Grove City met in Meadville for the D10 semi-final. The Grove City team was undefeated at 18-0-2 and Region 1 champions but fell to the Victors by a 4-0 score. Whitney Putnam started the scoring in the 25th minute and 5 minutes later Cara Esser slotted home a shot to give the Victors a 2-0 lead at halftime. Less than a minute into the second half Whitney scored again. The 3-0 score held till the final minute of play when Abbey Fuhrman headed in a corner kick to finish the scoring at 4-0. Assisting on the goals were Emily Rindosh(2), Amy Oldach(2), Cara Esser(1) and Molly Miller(1). Jill Staab notched the shutout in goal. Jill's shutout set a new Villa career record. The Victors will meet Fairview again in the D10 final on Saturday.

JILL STAAB SETS NEW CAREER SHUTOUT RECORD - 31
The eighth team and individual record was broken Wednesday evening versus Grove City. Jill Staab posted her 31st career shutout breaking a record set by Karen Trapolski at 30 games (1985-87). It's a credit to Jill Staab's efforts as well as the defenders who have played in front of her. Congratulations!!!!!

EMILY RINDOSH NAMED TO ALL STATE SOCCER TEAM
Congratulations to Emily Rindosh on being named to the PA Soccer Coach's All-State team. Emily was a unanimous choice by the Region 2 soccer coaches. The last Villa soccer player to be named to the All-State team was Beth Van Parys.

STEP 3 - VICTORS DISTRICT 10 CHAMPIONS
Determined to avenge their two overtime losses to Fairview, the Victors worked hard and came out playing hard to hand the Tigers a decisive 5-0 loss. Cara Esser started the scoring in the 10th minute when she redirected a Whitney Putnam cross. Whitney scored in the 22nd minute off a deflected throw in from Molly Miller to make it 2-0. That score held till halftime. The Victors kept the pressure on Fairview in the second half when Molly Miller took a pass from Amy Oldach in the 9th minute and slotted a ball to Cara Esser who easily beat the keeper for her second goal and a 3-0 lead. With fourteen minutes remaining Ellen Chipoletti crossed a ball to a streaking Julia Luthringer who hammered home goal number four. Ellen Chipoletti finished the scoring in the last minute when she headed in an Amy Oldach corner kick. Jill Staab got the shutout in goal and another fine defensive game from the Victor defenders (Sarah Zalas, Maggie Miller, Missy Feikles, Erin Heidecker and Megan Lawson).

STEP 4 - VICTORS DOWN CENTER 1-0
The Victors, in their first interdistrict game since 1997, defeated the Center Trojans. The Victors missed some scoring opportunities in the first half. The Victor's offensive pressure took Center out of their trapping defense and were ready for their long ball offense. Ten minutes into the second half Whitney Putnam gathered in a Jill Staab punt at midfield and turned it into a breakaway opportunity. Althought the keeper was able to deflect the shot it took a friendly bounce off a defender into the goal. The Victors defense stiffened the last 20 minutes to preserve the shutout. Jill Staab got the shutout to add to her assist. Game pictures in the Album section.

STEP 5 - VICTORS VICTORIOUS OVER SHADY SIDE ACADEMY
The Victors assured themselves a spot in the Western Finals when they defeated Shady Side Academy 1-0. Whitney Putnam scored the lone goal off an assist from Emily Rindosh in the 23rd minute of the first half. That proved to be the only score of the game. The Victors outshot Shady Side 23-6, limiting them to 2 shots on goal in the second half. Jill Staab recorded the shutout and tied the Villa record for most shutouts in a season at 13. Game pictures in Album Section.

STEP 6 - GOING TO HERSHEY

WESTERN CHAMPIONS
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The Villa Victors came up big against Fairview in the State's Western Final. Cara Esser scored in the 8th minute off a feed from Whitney Putnam. Fairview tied the score shortly there after. Dani Ford got loose on the right and made a great feed to Whitney Putnam to put the Victors ahead for good. In the second half Whitney Putnam scored unassisted to ice the win for the Victors and propel them to the State Playoff game in Hershey on Saturday

END OF SEASON AWARDS
Emily Rindosh - All State
Emily Rindosh - Region 2 Player Of The Year
Emily Rindosh - D-10 All Star Team
REGION 2:
First Team - Emily Rindosh, Molly Miller, Jill Staab
Second Team - Whitney Putnam, Maggie Miller, Missy Fiekles, Amy Oldach
Honorable Mention - Cara Esser, Sarah Zalas, Erin Heidecker, Dani Ford

TEAM AWARDS
Team MVP - Emily Rindosh, Whitney Putnam
Offensive Player - Cara Esser
Defensive Player - Sarah Zalas, Missy Feikles
Hustle Award - Maggie Miller
Team Player - Molly Miller, Amy Oldach
Most Improved - Julia Luthringer
Coach's Choice - Erin Heidecker, Dani Ford

VICTORS 2004 PA STATE RUNNERSUP

2004 PA STATE RUNNERSUP
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The Victors made their first ever trip to Hershey for the AA Girl's State Championship. Their opponent was the Eastern powerhouse Villa Joseph Marie from Holland, Pa. The Jems came out strong in the first half building a 4 goal lead. The Victors finally found their game in the second half but it was too late. The Victors fell to the Jems by the 4-0 score ending their season at 24-4. Congratulations to the Victors on a great season!!!

VICTORS DOWN BISONS 5-0
The Victors opened up the defense of their Region 2 championship with a solid 5-0 over the Ft. LeBoeuf Bisons. The Villa offense rang up 39 shots on goal and another 49 directed at goal. Whitney Putnam led all scorers with two goals and one assist. Cara Esser, Ange DiMarco and Katherine Hoffman each added single goals. Amy Oldach had two assists and adding single assists were Megan Lawson, Danielle Schriefer and Nicole Patsy. Heather McGovern and Amanda Mascharka were the shutout goalies.

The JV team also defeated the Bison JV's by a 5-0 score. Katherine Hoffman and Nicole Patsy had two goals each and Gabby Parker had one. Maura Connell was the shutout goalies.

VICTORS STOP IROQUOIS BRAVES 5-0
The Victors slid past the Braves 5-0 in a hotly contested match. The final score was not indicative of how well the Iroquois team played against the Victors. Iroquois always plays Villa tough. Whitey Putnam got the scoring going with 10 minutes left in the first half when she corraled an Esser pass and beat the keeper on the far side. Cara Esser, with two minutes remaining in the first half took a Whitney Putnam throw-in to goal and scored. Cara scored her second goal 19 minutes into the second half when she took a great cross from Ange Schumacher and slid it past the keeper. With 5 minutes remaining Ashley Covatto netted a loose ball in the box. At the two minute mark Cara Esser, off a great through ball from Dani Ford, netted her third goal for the hat trick. Heather McGovern was the shutout goalie.

VICTORS DEFEAT CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 10-0
The Victors easily slid past the Cambridge Springs 10-0. Playing flat in the first half, the Victors were only able to score twice, although outshooting their opponent 22-0. After a stirring half time talk the Victors came out firing and scored 6 goals in the first 15 minutes. Whitney Putnam had the hat trick, Ashley Covatto and Angela Schumacher added two apiece and lone goals were scored by Amy Oldach, Cara Esser and Katherine Hoffman. Dani Ford had three assists with Nicole Patsy, Erin Heidecker, Amy Oldach, Whitney Putnam, Angela Schumacher and Ashley Anthony each adding one. Heather McGovern and Amanda Mascharka had the shutout in goal.

The JV's defeated Cambridge Springs 7-0. Nicole Patsy had the hat trick and Marlee Malpiedi, Lauren Doyle, Katherine Hoffman and Gabby Parker each added a goal.

VICTORS RACE PAST NORTH EAST 13-2
The Villa Victors had their speed offense working against North East. Scoring 4 goals in eight minutes of the first half and followed with another 4 in 8 minutes of the second half the Victors coasted to a 13-2 win. Whitney Putnam scored 4 goals and added 1 assist. Both Cara Esser and Amy Oldach had two goals apiece with Cara also adding 2 assists and Amy adding 1 assist. Single goals were scored by Ashley Covatto, Dani Ford(1 assist), Ashley Anthony (2 assists), Lauren Doyle and Ange Dimarco. Angela Schumacher added 2 assists. Heather McGovern took a PK away from North East with a great one handed save. North East was outshot 42-7.

The JV's blanked North East 8-0. Both Lauren Doyle and Katherine Hoffman had hat tricks with Emma Payne and Nicole Patsy adding single goals. Maura Connell got the shutout in goal.

VICTORS TAME SENECA BOBCATS 5-1
Cara Esser got the scoring started 3 minutes into the game when she headed in a cross from Whitney Putnam. 11 minutes later Whitney Putnam buried a penalty kick after a Seneca player handled an Amy Oldach corner try. At the 29 minute mark Lauren Doyle redirected a cross from Dani Ford for an easy goal. Halfway through the second half Whitney Putnam again found the net off a lead pass from Ange DiMarco. Four minutes later Ange Schumacher brought the ball down the left side and passed to Nicole Patsy in the center who one touched it forward to a streaking Ange DiMarco for goal number 5. Less than a minute later Denise Loop from Seneca scored after the defense failed to clear a ball after an indirect kick in the box resulting in the final score of 5-1.

VICTORS INCH PAST FAIRVIEW 4-2
Fairview brought their "A" game to the Villa field. Applying heavy pressure early Trina Brozewicz, at the 6 minute mark, netted a Fairview corner after the Victors failed to clear it, to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. 8 minutes later Cara Esser gathered in a misplayed ball by the Tiger sweeper and easily beat the Fairview goalie to knot the score. With 5 minutes remaining in the first half Whitney Putnam fed Cara Esser to the right of the goal and Cara nailed a shot the keeper couldn't handle to give the Victors a 2-1 halftime lead. The Tigers started the second half the same way they started the first - applying pressure to the Victors defense. 17 minutes in, Melissa Leszek netted a misplayed ball by the Victor keeper to knot the score for Fairview. 6 minutes later Lauren Doyle crossed a ball to Amy Oldach who easily redirected into the Fairview goal to put the Victors up for good. At the 10 minute mark Whitney Putnam took an Amy Oldach through ball, split the defenders and netted an insurance goal for the Victors. The win has given the Victors sole possession of first place in Region 2.

The win over Fairview was the 100th coaching win at Villa for Coach Federowicz.

VICTORS STOP UNDEFEATED & UNSCORED UPON HARBORCREEK 4-0
The Victors upped their Region 2 record to 5-0 with a decisive 4-0 victory over previously undefeated Harborcreek. The game began as expected with each team trying to penetrate the defenses. Both teams missed some early scoring opportunities. With 10 minutes remaining Amy Oldach buried a 30 yard free kick into the upper left corner just over the goalie's reach. That score held till half time. During the second half the Victor's offense kept the pressure on the Huskies but just couldn't find the goal until the six minute mark when Alyssa Schlegel took a shot off a loose ball coming out of the box that the goalie misplayed and Cara Esser buried into the net. The last minute of play was costly to the Huskies. With 49 seconds remaining Nicole Patsy found Whitney Putnam wide open on the left in the box and Whit hammered it into the upper ninety. Again Whitney was wide open on the left and was trashed by the Huskie defender. With 11 seconds remaining she easily beat the keeper on the penalty kick. Heather McGovern was the shutout goalkeeper. Special kudos to the defense of Erin Heidecker, Megan Lawson, Sara Pearson, Emily Chase and Alyssa Schlegel for shutting down the Huskies two potent goal scorers.

Unfortunately the JV's lost to the Huskies by the identical score of 4-0.

VICTORS LOSE TO KARNS CITY 2-1
Five minutes into the game Cara Esser took a feed from Amy Oldach and easily beat the keeper to put the Victors on top. Little did we know that the goal would be the last serious scoring threat the Victors would mount the rest of the game. Karns City tied the score with 4 minutes remaining in the first half and with three minutes remaining in the second half again found the net to put the Victors away 2-1.

The JV team also lost to Karns City by a 1-0 score.

VICTORS GROUND HUBBARD EAGLES 5-1
The Victors traveled to Hubbard Ohio for their annual game with the Eagles. It took the Victors over 20 minutes to overcome the Eagle's physical style of play. Katherine Hoffman netted the first goal with 17 minutes remaining off a cross from Whitney Putnam. Four minutes later Whitney followed with her own goal unassisted to give the Victors a 2-0 lead. The Victors struck again 5 minutes into the second half when Katherine Hoffman scored her second goal with an assist from Ange DiMarco. Six minutes later Ange Schumacher took a lead pass from Ashley Covatto and easily beat the keeper. A minute later Whitney Putnam scored on a penalty kick after being taken down in the box. With 14 minutes remaining the Eagles forward, Ashley Bruce, scored their lone goal off a great shot from the right side.

The JV's defeated the Eagles 2-1 behind goals from Katherine Hoffman and Chelsea Lasky.

VICTORS OVERCOME BRAVES 5-1
For the first 15 minutes of the game the Victors applied tons of offensive pressure on the Iroquois team - to their credit they held the Victors scoreless till the 16th minute when Whitney Putnam buried a long shot from the right side off a feed from Amy Oldach. Five minutes later Julia Luthringer finished off a Cara Esser cross at the far post. With 5 minutes remaining in the half Whitney Putnam easily beat the keeper after receiving a through ball from Dani Ford. The Victors defense limited the Braves to one shot on goal in the first half. Six minutes into the second half Cara Esser took a lead pass from Whitney and beat the keeper on the short side. Two minutes later Putnam again found the net off a pass from Amy Oldach. The second half remained scoreless until the final 50 seconds when Jenny McSchane from Iroquois chipped the keeper for their only score.

VICTORS TAME HUSKIES 3-1 IN REGION 2 SHOWDOWN
Playing before a sellout crowd at the Villa Maria Soccer Stadium, the Victors outdueled the Harborcreek Huskies to remain undefeated (13-0) in Region 2 play. It wasn't until the 31st minute of play when Cara Esser beat the keeper off a through ball from Whitney Putnam to take a 1-0 lead. With seconds remaining in the half the Huskie's were awarded a questionable free kick from just outside the 18. With some generous clock management by the referees the Huskies were able to get the shot off and scored just out of reach of the diving Victor goalie to knot the score at 1-1 at half time. 22 minutes into the second half, Whitney took a corner kick, Cara Esser back headed it to Ange DiMarco who buried it in goal just inside the far post for what proved to be the game winner. With 7 minutes remaining Whitney Putnam iced the win when she easily beat the keeper off a lead pass from Cara Esser. Special recognition to the defense for their hard work in this important win - Megan Lawson, Alyssa Schlegel, Emily Chase, Erin Heidecker and Heather McGovern.

JV's lose a close one 2-1 with chelsea lasky scoring the lone goal.

VICTORS TAME BOBCATS 9-0
The Victors just couldn't find the goal in the first twenty minutes of play - credit the Seneca defense for some solid defensive play. At the 20:30 mark Whitney Putnam took a feed from Ange DiMarco and beat the keeper. Thirty seconds later Julia Luthringer launched a Putnam pass over the head of the keeper. A minute later Putnam scored again off a centering pass from Ange DiMarco. 90 seconds later Ange DiMarco intercepted a Seneca pass and went in unassisted to score. With 3 minutes remaining in the half Nicole Patsy headed in an Amy Oldach corner kick. With less than two minutes remaining Taylor Ackerman converted a Lauren MacWhirter lead pass into goal number six. Two minutes into the second half Whitney Putnam converted a penalty kick for the hat trick. With 8 minutes remaining Nicole Patsy took a Katherine Hoffman through ball, teed it up and scored her second goal of the night. With less than 6 minutes remaining Chelsea Lasky finished the scoring with assists from Katherine Hoffman and Taylor Ackerman.

FAIRVIEW UPSETS VICTORS 2-1
Playing aggressive offense and defense, the Tigers from Fairview outplayed the Victors giving Villa its frist region loss. Fairview scored first when Trina Brozewicz redirected a throw-in at the 16 minute mark. That score held till the 21st minute of the second half when Chrissey Keck scored on a shot that was misplayed. With 10 minutes remaining Villa finally scored when Whitney Putnam netted a penalty kick.

VICTORS END REGULAR SEASON WITH A 5-0 WIN OVER GIRARD
Playing without Whitney Putnam, Villa's leading scorer, the Victors relied on Cara Esser's scoring and Cara did not let the team down. 11 minutes into the game Cara took a Krystal Berdis centering pass, split the defense and beat the keeper for her first score. 4 minutes later Cara again found the net when she took a Berdis through ball and beat the keeper. Amy Oldach finished the scoring in the first half when she took a pass from Ange DiMarco and buried a 30 yard shot in the upper corner. With 16 minutes remaining in the second half Ange DiMarco took a centering pass from Nicole Patsy and slotted home a goal. With 6 minutes remaining Patsy finished a cross from Julia Luthringer to finish the scoring for the Victors. Heather McGovern and Maura Connell combined for the shutout in goal.

VICTORS SINK THE SPA 11-0
The Victors visited the Cambridge Springs team and put on an offensive show. At the two minute mark Whitney Putnam took a through ball from Erin Heidecker for her first score. Five minutes in Danielle Schriefer scored off a pass from Whitney. Whitney scored her second goal off a cross from Lauren MacWhirter with 23 minutes remaining. Half way through Amy Oldach finished a Dani Ford cross for a goal. The final goal of the half came with 10 minutes remaining when Ange DiMarco finished off a lead pass from Emily Chase. Less than a minute into the second half Whitney Putnam scored her third goal off a pass from Cara Esser. Three minutes in Cara finished off a cross from Danielle Schriefer. Ange Schumacher assisted on the next two goals - Danielle Schriefer at the 12 minute mark and Cara Esser during the 16th minute of play. With 12 minutes remaining Krystal Berdis buried a high ball off a pass from Ange DiMarco. The final goal of the game was scored by Julia Luthringer off an indirect kick by Taylor Ackerman. Heather McGovern and Amanda Mascharka shared the shutout in goal.

The JV's also defeated the Spa by a 6-0 score. Gabby Parker had the hat trick and single goals were scored by Julie Matson, Chelsea Lasky and Katherine Hoffman. Maura Connell was the shutout goalie.

VICTORS BATTLE BACK TO DEFEAT SEWICKLEY ACADEMY IN DOUBLE OVERTIME
The Victors hosted the Sewickley Academy team and like a good host allowed them to score 3 unanswered goals in the first 31 minutes of play. The only bright spot in the first half was at the 8 minutes mark when Ange DiMarco redirected a cross from Whitney Putnam to give the Victors their first score. In the second half the Victors defense tightened and their offense came to life. Seven minutes in Nicole Patsy passed to a streaking Dani Ford who redirected it inside to Whitney Putnam and Whitney beat the keeper easily. Four minutes later Ange Schumacher got the ball forward to Whitney allowing Whit to go one on one with the keeper for her second score. After that the remaining minutes of the second half were just a great midfield battle between two good teams. The first overtime period found the Victors continually putting pressure on the Sewickley defense. They carried that over into the second half of overtime and with four minutes remaining Ange DiMarco got the ball to an open Whitney Putnam who for the third time easily beat the keeper for the game winner. The defense held Sewickley to no shots on goal in the overtime periods.

VILLA SOCCER TEAM - CHANNEL 12 TEAM OF THE WEEK

VICTORS OVERWHELM GRAPEPICKERS 11-1
The Victors offense was alive and awake against North East. Whitney Putnam scored 3 goals in the first 15 minutes with assists from Amy Oldach(2), Cara Esser and Heather McGovern. In between those three goals Ange DiMarco added a single tally off an assist from Whitney. With 6 mminutes remaining in the first half Lauren Doyle scored off assists from Nicole Patsy and Lauren MacWhirter. During the first 20 minutes of the second half the Victors scored another 5 goals. Nicole Patsy had two, and Cara Esser, Krystal Berdis and Katherine Hoffman each added one. Ange Schumacher assisted on three of the goals and Dani Ford, Ashley Anthony and Whitney Putnam each added an assist. With 15 minutes remaining Alyse Triana was able to break free from the defense and score the only goal for North East. Ashley Anthony scored the final goal of the game off Dani Ford's second assist of the day.

The JV's shut out North East by a 5-0 score. Chelsea Lasky scored twice and Gabby Parker, Kathernine Hoffman and Jen Pilewski each added single goals. Maura Connell was in goal for the shutout.

VICTORS BATTER BISONS 8-1
The Victors started the scoring in the 11th minute when Cara Esser headed in a Putnam cross for a goal. 19 seconds later Whitney Putnam took a through ball from Nicole Patsy and scored herself. Midway through the first half Cara Esser scored her second goal off a Whitney Putnam feed. With 2 minutes remaining in the first half Ange DiMarco redirected a Dani Ford cross for her first goal of the night. 57 seconds into the second half Ange DiMarco easily scored her second goal off passes from Dani Ford and Nicole Patsy. Three minutes later Whitney Putnam scored her second goal unassisted. The Bisons finally capitalized on a scoring opportunity when Erin Hiner banked her cross off the back of a Villa defender. Less than 1 mionute later Cara Esser answered that goal with her third unassisted. At the 13 minute mark Whitney Putnam scored her third goal unassisted and the Victors cruised to an 8-1 victory in region 2 play.

The JV Team also defeated Ft. LeBoeuf 5-0 behind goals by Kathrine Hoffman, Jackie Hartz, Emma Payne, Lauren Doyle and Megan Hoffman.

VICTORS TAKE STING OUT OF YELLOWJACKETS 5-0
The Victors were anxious to get their offense back on track after a disappointing showing at Karns City. The Victors cracked the Girard defense at the 10 minute mark when Cara Esser gathered in a lofted pass from Erin Heidecker and beat the keeper. Six minutes later Whitney Putnam added another goal when she took a pass from Dani Ford and netted the ball. With 16 minutes remaining Whitney Putnam took the ball down the right side and made a great cross to Cara Esser streaking down the middle who easily headed in the ball for her second score. In the final two minutes Dani Ford fed Ange DiMarco a through ball which she ran on to and finished for a score. The only goal in the second half came at the 14 minute mark when Ashley Covatto found Whitney Putnam open on the left and gave her a great lead pass which Whitney finished for her second and final goal of the night. Heather McGovern and Amanda Mascharka shared the shutout in goal.

The JV's also shut out the Yellowjackets 1-0 behind Katherine Hoffman's first half goal. Maura Connell was the shutout goalkeeper.

Saturday, September 9
FAIRVIEW EMBARASSES THE VICTORS WITH A 10-0 WIN
The Fairview Tigers scored 9 unanswered goals in the first half to roll over the Victors by a 10-0 score.  The Victors just couldn't stop their run and shoot offense.  It is the worst shutout the Victors have had since 1999.

The Victors next match is Tuesday versus Girard at Villa at 4:00PM.

Tuesday, September 12
WATTO LEADS VICTORS OVER GIRARD IN OT
With 4 minutes remaining in the second overtime Ashley Covatto curled her corner kick into the far post corner to secure the victory for Villa against an unyielding Girard defense.  Shutout goalies were Maura Connell and Heather McGovern.

Thursday the Victors travel to Corry for a 4:00 start.

The Villa JVs tied Girard 0-0.

Thursday, September 14
VICTORS STOP BEAVERS 6-1
The Victors traveled to Corry for thier first ever game against Corry.  Villa jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead behind two goals from Julia Luthringer with assists from Kathyrn Hoffman and Ange DiMarco.  The Victors added 4 more goals in the second half to one by Corry.  Scoring in the second half were Ange DiMarco(2), Nicole Patsy and Hillary Hoffman.  Assisting on the goals were Ashley Covatto(2), Meghan Falconer and Danielle Schriefer.  Villa improved its Region 2 record to 4-1.

The Victors are home next Tuesday versus visiting Cambridge Springs.

The JV's shutout Corry 4-0 behind the hat trick by Christina Duris and a gaol by Alex Buczynski.  Alex Buczynski, Gabby Parker and Maura Connell shared the goalkeeping duties for the JV team.

Tuesday, September 19
VILLA DOWNS CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 5-0

Playing to a scoreless tie in the first half, the Victors offense came alive in the second half.  Three minutes in Nicole Patsy started the scoring when she slotted home a pass from Danielle Schriefer.  Katherine Hoffman added a goal at the 11 minute mark off passes from Ashley Covatto and Angela DiMarco.  DiMarco then added a goal at the 30 minute mark with an assist from Taylor Arthurs.  Amanda Lewis scored twice in the final 10 minutes off assists from Emily Chase and Ashley Covatto.  
Sharing the shutout were Heather McGovern, Gabby Parker and Maura Connell.

The Victors travel to Waterford to play Ft. LeBoeuf on Thursday at 4:00pm.

The JV's made it two in a row with a 1-0 shutout of Cambridge Springs.  Hillary Hoffman notched the goal and Maura Connell and Alex Buczynski shared the shutout.

Tuesday, September 19
FINAL 2006 VICTOR SCORING LEADERS
GOALS:  Ange DiMarco 23, Katherine Hoffman, Amanda Lewis 14, , Ashley Covatto 9,Nicole Patsy 8

ASSISTS:  Ashley Covatto, Nicole Patsy12, Ange DiMarco 11,  Julia Luthringer, Amanda Lewis 9

Thursday, September 21
VILLA GETS PAST FT LeBOEUF 2-0
The Victors were continully stifled offensively by the Bison's 8 man defense.  Ange DiMarco was able to deflect a cross off a Bison defender for the first score 10 minutes into the first half.  Ashley Cavotto assisted on the goal.  Then for the next 69 minutes the Bisons hung tough and continually thwarted the Victors offensive advances until Katherine Hoffman was able to crack the goalline off a ball from Chelsea Lasky for the 2-0 win.  Heather McGovern got the shutout in goal.

The Victors face the Iroquois Braves Saturday at Villa at 11:00AM - The Braves are undefeated in the region 2 race at 7-0.

The JV's downed the Bisons by an identical score of 2-0.  Emma Payne and Hillary Hoffman scored for Villa with Maura Connell, Gabby Parker and Alex Buczynski sharing the shutout in goal.

Saturday, September 23
VILLA GIVE BRAVES THEIR FIRST REGION LOSS 3-2
The Victors took on the Iroquois Braves, who were 7-0 in Region 2 play.  Villa surged to a 2-0 halftime lead with goals by Ange DiMarco and Katherine Hoffman.  Amanda Lewis had an assist.  The Braves battled back to tie the score off goals by Burick and Dieter.  With less then 10 minutes remaining Katherine Hoffman off another assist from Amanda Lewis put the Victors on top to stay.

The Victors travel to North East on Tuesday to face the Grapepickers at 4:00pm.

Tuesday, September 26
VICTORS ROLL PAST GRAPEPICKERS 3-1

The Victors traveled to North East to take on the Grapepickers for the first time this season.  Ange DiMarco, with an assist from Ashley Covatto put Villa up 1-0 in the 11th minute.  The score held till the 32nd minute when Erica Brown got loose on a breakaway to tie the score at 1-1.  The Victors put the game away early in the second half when in the 12th minute Chelsea Lasky charged the goalie and scored after the goalie misplayed Katie Chimenti's shot.  Three minutes later Nicole Patsy redirected a cross from Lauren MacWhirter to put Villa up for good.

The Victors travel to Seneca for a 6:00 match on Thursday.

The JV's defeated the Grapepickers 2-1 behind goals from Rosie Bizzarro and Christina Duris.

Thursday, September 28
VICTORS TAME BOBCATS 11-0

The Victors traveled to Seneca for a Region 2 rematch with the Bobcats.  Villa put the game away by scoring 7 goals in the first 21 minutes of play.  The final score was 11-0.  Katherine Hoffman led all scorers with 4 goals and 2 assists and Ange Dimarco added 3 goals and an assist.   Chelsea Lasky added 2 goals and Ashley Covatto and Hillary Hoffman added single tallies.  Also adding assists were Nicole Patsy with 3 and single assists from Lauren MacWhirter, Amanda Lewis, Danielle Schriefer and Emma Payne.  The shutout goalies were Maura Connell, Gabby Parker and Alex Bucyznski.  Villa is now 9-1 in Region 2 and 9-2 overall.

The Victors travel to Russel, Pa. on Tuesday for a 4:00 rematch with Eisenhower.

Tuesday, October 3
VICTORS TOP EISENHOWER 9-0

The Victors traveled to the farmlands of Pennsylvania for a rematch with Eisenhower.  Danielle Schriefer  scored the first two goals for Villa in the first 20 minutes of play.  During the next three minutes Ashley Lasky and Amanda Lewis added goals to give Villa 4-0 halftime lead.  Ashley Covatto had two assists and Ange DiMarco got the first of her three assists in the first half.  During the second half the Victors struck for 5 goals in a 13 minute span.  Danielle Schriefer added another goal for her hat trick, Ashley Covatto scored twice, Ashley Lasky added her second goal of the game and Katherine Hoffman added a single tally.  Assisting on the goals were Ange DiMarco (2), Nicole Patsy and Taylor Arthurs.  Gabby Parker and Heather McGovern shared the shutout in goal.  Nicole Patsy picked up the first yellow card of the season for the Victors.

Villa is home to its rival Fairview on Thursday at 4:00.

The JV's defeated Eisenhower 2-0 behind goals from Amanda Lewis and Christina Duris.  Alex Buczynski and Maura Connell shred the shutout.

Saturday, October 7
VICTORS BATTLE FAIRVIEW 1-1 IN DOUBLE OVERTIME

After an embarrassing 10-0 loss to Fairview in September, Villa had someting to prove in thier rematch with Fairview.  The Tigers were ranked 3rd in the state in the most recent high school coaches poll.  The Tigers scored at the 15th minute to take a 1-0 lead into hafltime.  The Victors knotted the score in the 15th minute of the second half when Nicole Patsy headed in a Julia Luthringer cross.  The defense stiffened and thwarted several Fairview opportunities in the remainder of the game and during the double overtime periods.  Neither team could find the back of the net in the 20 minutes of overtime.

The Victors next face Girard in Girard at 5:30 on Tuesday.

Tuesday, October 10
VICTORS TOP YELLOWJACKETS 3-1
Ange Dimarco started the scoring when she netted a ball from Nicole Patsy and Julia Luthringer in the second minute of play.  The Yellowjackets then stiffened their defense and continually thwarted the Victors attack.  Amanda Lewis was finally able to penetrate the Girard defense in the 22 minute when she took a pass from Nicole Patsy and split the defenders and scored.  The 2-0 score held till half time.  Girard made it close in the 23 minute when a ball misplayed by the Villa offense was turned into a scoring opportunity by Allison Seppala.  Ange DiMarco put it away for the Victors when she took a pass from Katherine Hoffman beating the defenders and sidestepping the goalie for an easy tally.

The Victors face Corry on Wednesday at Villa at 4:00pm.

The JV's played Girard to a 0-0 tie.  Maura Connell and Alex Bucyznski got the shutout.

Monday, October 16
HUSKIES DEFEAT VICTORS 2-1
This was an independent match up between the Harborcreek Huskies(AAA-Region3) and the Villa Victors (AA-Region 2). The Victors started the scoring in the 12th minute when Amanda Lewis scored off a Nicole Patsy cross. The Huskies tied the score on a misplayed ball off a corner kick with 16 minutes remaining in the first half. In the second half the Huskies scored the game winner off a breakaway.

Villa plays Cambridge Springs Tuesday at Saegertown at 4:00PM.

The JV's were defeated 2-0 by the Huskie JV's.

Tuesday, October 17
VICTORS DOWN SAEGERTOWN 4-0

The Victors traveled to Saegertown for a rematch with the Saegertown/Cambridge Springs team.  Surprisingly with all the rain and wind the field was still playable.  Nicole Patsy put the Victors on the scoreboard in the 8th minute off a pass from Lauren MacWhirter.  That score held till halftime.  Three minutes into the second half Katherine Hoffman redirected a pass from Ashley Covatto for the Victors second score.  In the 16th minute Danielle Schriefer added another goal off a pass from Nicole Patsy.  Hillary Hoffman finished the scoring in the 31st minute when she scored her first goal of the season off a cross from Ange Dimarco.  Maura Connell and Gabby Parker recorded the shutout in goal.

The Victors host the Ft. LeBeouf Bisons on Thursday at 4:00PM at the Lake Villa Soccer Field.

The JV's also added a win with a 5-1 defeat of Saegertown.  Taylor Arthurs had 2 goals and Amanda Lewis, Gabby Parker and Christina Duris each added a single tally.

Thursday, October 19
VICTORS STOP BISONS 8-4

In their rematch with the Bisons the Victors came out shooting scoring 6 goals in the first 8 minutes of play and then coasted to an 8-4 decision.  Scoring goals were Ange DiMarco 2, Ashley Covatto 2, Nicole Patsy, Julia Luthringer, Danielle Schriefer and Chelsea Lasky.  Assisting on the goals were Julia Luthringer 2, Amanda Lewis 2, Lauren MacWhirter and Ashley Covatto.

The Victors face the Iroquois Braves on Tuesday at 7PM at the Harborcreek High School field.

The JV's defeated the Bison JV's 2-0 behind goals by Taylor Arthurs and Hillary Hoffman.  Maura Connell got the shutout in goal.

Tuesday, October 24
VICTORS STOP BRAVES 3-1
The Victors solidified their playoff position as well as second place in Region 2 with the 3-1 defeat of Iroquois.  Katherine Hoffman broke open the defensive struggle when she netted a pass from Ange Dimarco with 16 minutes remaining in the first half.  Two minutes later Amanda Lewis scored unassisted to give the Victors a 2-0 lead through halftime.  One minute into the second half Julia Luthringer finished a Nicole Patsy cross for a 3-0 advantage.  Less than a minute later Danielle McFadden scored for the Braves.  Then for the next 38 minutes both teams played solid defense and the score held at 3-1.

The Victors next face Corry Wednesday evening at 8PM at Veterans Stadium.

Wednesday, October 25
VICTORS BAG THE BEAVERS 5-0

Ange DiMarco started the scoring for the Victors in the 7th minutes of play when she finished a pass from Julia Luthringer.  Ange scored again in the 31st minute when she took a thru ball from Amanda Lewis and easily beat the keeper.  Hillary Hoffman finished the scoring in the first half when she netted her penalty kick after being tripped by the keeper.  Twenty minutes into the second half Ange DiMarco completed her hat trick when she finished a pass from Taylor Ackerman.  With 2 minutes remaining in the second half Amanda Lewis scored unassisted for the 5-0 final score.  Heather McGovern and Maura Connell shared the goalie duties.

The Victors play North East on Thursday for their final regular season game.  The game will be at Family First and will start at 3:30.

Thursday, October 26
VILLA ENDS SEASON WITH A 3-1 VICTORY OVER NORTH EAST

The Victors faced the North East Grapepickers for the final game of the regular season.  Ange DiMarco scored first in the 8th minute when she finished a pass from Amanda Lewis.  Amanda assisted on the second goal by Hillary Hoffman in the 15th minute.  The 2-0 score held till halftime.  With 22 minutes remaining in the second half Ange Dimarco scored again off a cross from Julia Luthringer.  Erica Brown from North East scored for the Grapepickers in the final minutes of play.  The Victors ended the season with a 16-3-1 record and secured a second place finish in Region 2 with a 16-1-1 league record.

The JV's tied the North East JV's 1-1.  Taylor Arthur had the goal for Villa.

Monday, October 30
VICTORS TAME MUSTANGS 3-0 IN DISTRICT PLAYOFFS

The Victors faced the Mercer Mustangs in the first round of the District 10 playoffs.  Mercer, the 3rd seed out of Region 1 came into the game with a solid game plan to stack the defense and play for breakaways.  It took the Victors 27 minutes to solve the defense.  Ange DiMarco, off  a header from Chelsea Lasky was able to beat the keeper as she came out.  That score held till halftime.  It wasn't till the final 10 minutes of play before the Victors could put the game away.  At 9:58 Amanda Lewis finished a cross from Nicole Patsy and at 7:14 Marlee "Ziggy" Malpiedi redirected a ball from Nicole Patsy and Hillary Hoffman.  Twice Heather McGovern made great saves on breakaways to preserve her shutout.

The Victors now face Slippery Rock in the semifinals on Wednesday.

Wednesday, November 1
VICTORS LOSE D-10 SEMI-FINAL TO SLIPPERY ROCK IN OT 4-3

In a game decided by referees, the Victors scored first at the 21:11 mark of the first period when Amanda Lewis finished a pass from Nicole Patsy.  That score held until the Rockets scored with 6:16 reamining in the first half.  The Rockets scored again at 38:38 of the second half to take a 2-1 lead.  Amanda Lewis tied the score unassisted at the 19:58 mark of the 2nd quarter.  Ashley Covatto put the Victors ahead with 16:16 remaining on the clock when she netted a free kick.  The Rockets tied it again at 13:33.  With the score tied at 3-3 the game moved into sudden death overtime.  That's when the refs took over the game.  With 5 minutes remaining in OT Nicole Patsy lofted a shot over the keeper's hands into the side net for the win, but the refs called it a no goal that it did not cross the line - unfortunately the ref wasn't even in position to make the call.  Then with 19 seconds left in the first OT the ref called the Victors for a hand ball when he mistook the keepers hand as one of the defensive players.  Slippery Rock made the PK and the game was history, but the memory of the poor officiating will linger on a lot longer than the memory of the game.

If you see the referee crew form the Meadville Chapter (Ian Rogers, Jeff Saintz and Dennis Charlton) be sure and tell them what a great job they didn't do!!!

2006 Varsity

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Wednesday, August 30
2006 VILLA VARSITY TEAM

ROW 1 - Taylor Athurs, Devon Martin, Hillary Hoffman, Alex Buczycski, Gabby Parker,
                 Megan Hoffman,  Christina Duris
ROW 2 - Danetra Tate, Julie Matson, Katherine Hoffman, Maura Connell, Taylor Ackerman,
                 Heather McGovern, Emily Chase, Julia Luthringer, Emma Payne
ROW 3 - Chelsea Lasky, Meghan Falconer, Marlee Malpiedi, Katie Chimenti, Jackie Hartz,
                 Ange DiMarco, Danielle Schriefer, Lauren MacWhirter, Ashley Covatto, Nicole Patsy,
                 Amanda Lewis

ADDITIONAL TEAM PICTURES IN ALBUM SECTION

2006 JV TEAM

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Wednesday, August 30
2006 JV TEAM
ROW 1 - Missy Cooper, Kaitlyn McCarthy, Erica Webber
ROW 2 - Jenna Kaufmann, Christina Duris, Rosie Bizzarro

Saturday, September 2
MOON OVERPOWERS VILLA 6-1 IN OPENER
Moon brought it's crisp one touch passing game and it's aggressive offense and scored 3 quick goals before the Victors were able to regroup.  Some player mistakes led to most of Moon's goals and fortunately the team learned from those mistakes.  Katherine Hoffman, in the 30th minute of play, scored the lone Victor goal when Julia Luthringer beat the keeper to a ball and she passed to an open Katherine in front of the goal. 

JV lose 2-0 to Moon

The Victors open the defense of their Region 2 title on Tuesday at Villa versus Seneca at 4PM.

Tuesday, September 5
VICTORS REBOUND WITH LOP-SIDED WIN OVER SENECA
Taking a lesson from Moon's one-touch offense, the Victors used their own one-touch offense to roll over the Seneca Bobcats by a 14-1 score.  Scoring for Villa were Ange DiMarco(2), Nicole Patsy(2), Ashley Covatto(2), Julia Luthringer(2), Amanda Lewis(2), Taylor ASckerman(2) and Kathryn Hoffman(2).  Providing assist on the goals were Taylor Arthurs, Danetra Tate, Marlee Malpiedi, Ange DiMarco(2), Lauren MacWhirter, Ashley Covatto(2), Danielle Schriefer(2) and Julia Luthringer(2).

The Victors next opponent is Eisenhower at Villa at 4:00PM on Thursday.

Game Pictures in the Album Section

Thursday, September 7
VILLA POSTS 2ND REGION 2 WIN VS EISENHOWER
The Victors posted their second Region 2 win with a 4-0 win over Eisenhower.  Amanda Lewis and Ange DiMarco each had two goals and an assist to lead the Victors.  Danielle Schriefer also added an assist.  The Victors scored 3 goals in the first 7 minutes and then coasted to the victory.  Gabby Parker and Heather McGovern shared the shutout in goal.

The JV's lost 1-0.

The Victors face the Tigers at Fairview on Saturday at 1:30PM.

Friday, August 31
VICTORS OPEN HARBORCREEK TOURNEY WITH WIN

The Victors opened the Harborcreek Tournament by facing the Iroquois Braves.  Both teams played to a 0-0 half time score with neither team able to penetrate each others defense.  Four minutes into the second half the Victors were awarded a penalty kick after Kayley Jones was taken down in the box.  Kayley easily beat the keeper for the Victor's first score of the 2007 season.  In the 20th minute Nicole Patsy took a Jones pass and beat the keeper to the far side.  With 10 minutes remaining, Amanda Lewis finished a thru ball from Chelsea Lasky for the third score of the game.  With 17 seconds Alex Falconer redirected a cross from Jones for the 4th and final goal.  Gabby Parker and Nicole Shellenbarger earned the shutout in goal.

Saturday, September 1
VICTORS WIN HARBORCREEK TOURNAMENT

2007 HC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS
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The Victors took home the gold from the Harborcreek Tournament by defeating the host Harborcreek 5-0.  Two minutes into the game Amanda Lewis converted a Chelsea Lasky thrown in for the first score of the night.  Nicole Patsy duplicated the effort at the nine minute mark when she redirected a Lasky throw in for the second score.  In the fourteenth minute Kayley Jones netted a cross from Julia Luthringer for goal number three.  With three minutes remaining Julia took a thru ball from Alex Falconer and beat the goalie on the far side for a 4-0 halftime lead.  Christina Duris scored the final goal in the 25th minute of the second half when she finished a shot by Alex Falconer that was deflected by the goalie.  Gabby Parker, Nicole Shellenbarger and Maura Connell shared the shutout in goal.

 

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Tuesday, September 4
VICTORS TAME BOBCATS 7-0

The Victors again employed their balanced attack while visiting the Seneca Bobcats.  Emily Carlin started the scoring 8 minutes in when she netted a through ball from Amanda Lewis.  Less than 60 seconds later Julia Luthringer scored off an Ashley Covatto cross for the second score.  13 minutes in Nicole Patsy converted a Chelsea Lasky throw in for goal number 3.  With 12 minutes remaining Alex Buczynski caught the keeper off her line and beat her with a ball just under the crossbar.  With 2 minutes remaining in the half Megan Hoffman duplicated Alex's shot for goal number 5.  In the 30th minute of the second half Covatto slotted home a pass from Taylor Arthurs beating the keeper on the short side.  Alex Falconer finished the scoring with 7 minutes remaining when she fired home a shot when she capitalized on a Bobcat defenders misplay of the ball.  Goalkeepers Gabby Parker, Nicole Shellenbarger and Maura Connell shared the shutout.

Thursday, September 6
VICTORS ROLL PAST EISENHOWER 6-0

With several key injuries the Victors looked for the younger players to step up and carry the load.  In the second minute Katherine Hoffman took a drop pass from Emily Carlin and buried it under the crossbar.  In the 8th minute Kayley Jones finished a cross from Julia Luthringer.  3 minutes later Carlin took a pass from Nicole Patsy and easily beat the keeper.  The 3-0 score held till halftime.  6 minutes into the 2nd half Karianne Bottoni rifled a shot past the keeper off a pass from Hillary Hoffman.  Carlin scored again 16 minutes in when she took a breakaway pass from Chelsea Lasky and beat the keeper on the far side.  With two minutes remaining Alex Falconer picked up a loose ball by the post finished it into the goal for the final score.  Shutout goalkeepers were Gabby Parker and Nicole Shellenbarger.

Saturday, September 8
VICTORS DROP GAME TO FAIRVIEW 3-2

Great rivalries always produce great games and that was true today when Villa and Fairview met for the first time this season.  In the first half the Victors were not taking advantage of their scoring opportunities while Fairview was making the most of theirs.  Fairview jumped out to a 2-0 halftime lead.  12 minutes into the second half Emily Carlin finished off an Ashley Covatto corner kick to put the Victors within 1.  In the 23rd minute Villa tied the score when Carlin tried to finish another Covatto corner kick.  Carlin's shot deflected off a defender to Amanda Lewis who quickly put it in goal.  Later in the second half Fairview again capitalized on a scoring opportunity to take the lead.  Although Villa put a lot of pressure on the Fairview defense in the last ten minutes, they held their ground and the game finished at 3-2.

Tuesday, September 11
VICTORS OVER YELLOWJACKETS 4-1

When the Villa meets Girard it always brings out the best in Girard's defense and tonight was no exception.  Less than two minutes in Emily Carlin beat the keeper easily off a pass from Kayley Jones.  That proved to be the only score in the first half with the Girard defense continually stifling the Victors offense.  In the 3rd minute of the second half Ashley Covatto buried a 25 yarder off a pass form Jones.  Six minutes later Amanda Lewis finished a cross from Nicole Patsy.  Three minutes later Girard's Allison Seppala drilled an 18 yarder for Girards only score.  Jones finished the scoring for the night in the 19th minute when she buried a 18 yarder off a drop back pass from Lewis.

Thursday, September 13
VICTORS ROLL PAST CORRY 7-1
The Victors erupted for six goals in the first half and then coasted to a 7-1 victory over the Corry Beavers.  Amanda Lewis led all scorers with 2 goals.  Emily Carlin, Alex Falconer, Alex Buczynski, Hillary Hoffman and Katherine Hoffman each added single tallies.  Assisting on the goals were Ashley Covatto, Emily Carlin, Christina Duris and Erica Webber

Tuesday, September 18
VICTORS DEFEAT CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS 4-0
Cambridge Springs employed the pack the box defense which kept the Victors scoreless in the first 20 minutes of play.  In the 21st minute Emily Carlin directed a ball to the middle to a streaking Kayley Jones for an easy score.  In the 22nd minute Meghan Falconer's through ball found Emily Carlin in front of the goal for score number 2.  The 2-0 score held till halftime.  In the second half Amanda Lewis scored in the 15th minute off passes from Carlin and Jones.  Jones finished the scoring 3 minutes later when she put her corner kick into the goal off a defender.  Maura Connell and Nicole Shellenbarger shared the shutout in goal.  Credit also the Cambridge Springs goalie who stopped 31 of 35 shots in the contest.

Thursday, September 20
VICTORS STOP VISITING FT. LEBOEUF 6-0

Playing one of their best team games the Victors took on the Ft. LeBeouf Bisons.  12 minutes in Kayley Jones buried a penalty kick for the first score.  Two minutes later Emily Carlin converted a Chelsea Lasky throw in for goal number two.  Less than a minute later Amanda Lewis scored the first of her three goals off an assist from Carlin.  The 3-0 score held till the second half.  Two minutes into the second half Lewis scored again unassisted.  Less than a minute later Lewis scored again off a lead pass from Carlin.  Carlin scored the final goal of the evening at the 20 minute mark when she headed in an Ashley Covatto cross.  Gabby Parker, Maura Connell and Nicole Shellenbarger shared the shutout in goal.

 

Saturday, September 22
VICTORS TOPS BRAVES 2-1

The Victors squeaked past the Braves 2-1 in a game controlled by the wind and some questionable calls.  The Victors struck first in the 4th minute of play when Nicole Patsy passed in stride to a streaking Amanda Lewis who beat the Keeper as she came out.  In the 23rd minute the Braves tied the score when Jenny McShane got loose and beat the keeper high.  With 5 minutes remaining in the first half Lewis scored again when she headed in a Kayley Jones's corner kick.  That proved to be the final score of the game.  With the win the Victors moved into 2nd place in Region 2.

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Tuesday, September 25
VICTORS TOP NORTH EAST 7-0

The Victors and Grape Pickers met for the first time this season.  The first 20 minutes of the game was scoreless until Christina Duris finished a pass from Kayley Jones for the first goal of the game.  Seven minutes later Duris scored again off an assist from Julia Luthringer.  With 5 minutes remaining Emily Carlin scored with an assist from Duris.  Two minutes later Nicole Patsy took a pass from Jones and buried a 16yd shot.  In the second half Jones got the scoring going again in the 17th minute when she easily finished a pass from Alex Buczynski.  Less than 5 minutes later Carlin tapped in a shot with an assist from Taylor Arthurs.  With 10 minutes remaining Amanda Lewis finished the scoring unassisted.  Gabby Parker and Nicole Shellenbarger shared the shutout in goal.

Thursday, September 27
VICTORS BREEZE BY BOBCATS 12-2
The Victors met Seneca for the second time this season and defeated them 12-2.  Amanda Lewis led all scorers with 4 goals, Ashley Covatto had the hat trick and Kayley Jones added 2.  Scoring single goals were Emily Carlin, Hillary Hoffman and Alex Falconer.  Covatto and Julia Luthringer each had the hat trick with assists and Jones added two assists.  Providing single assists were Lewis, Chelsea Lasky, Lauren MacWhirter and Megan Hoffman.  Ally Belden and Emily Yaple scored for the Bobcats. 

Tuesday, October 2
VILLA RUNS PAST EISENHOWER 12-0

Possessing the ball and a stifling defense helped the Victors to run past Eisenhower 12-0 limiting them to one shot on goal.  Christina Duris led all scorers with the hat trick, Amanda Lewis, Alex Falconer and Kayley Jones each contributed 2 apiece.  Scoring single goals were Emily Carlin, Megan Hoffman and Hillary Hoffman.  Chelsea Lasky had the hat trick with assists and Hillary Hoffman added 2.  Providing single assists were Carlin, Alex Falconer, Meghan Falconer, Ashley Covatto, Taylor Arthurs and Kelsey Weibel.  Shutout goalies were Gabby Parker, Nicole Shellenbarger, Maura Connell.

Thursday, October 4
FAIRVIEW OUTPLAYS VICTORS 4-0

After playing the first half to a scoreless 0-0 tie, the Fairview offense broke loose for two quick goals and the Victors never recovered.  Leading 3-0 with 15 minutes to play the Tigers kept the offense pressure on the the Villa second team and were able to score again for a 4-0 final.

Tuesday, October 9
VICTORS REBOUND WITH A WIN OVER GIRARD

It's never an easy game when Girard and Villa meet and today's game was no exception.  The Girard defense and goalkeeper held the Victors in check for most of the first half.  Kayley Jones scored first off the first of Ashley Covatto's three assists at the 15 minute mark.  That proved to be the only Villa goal in the first half.  With 8 minutes remaining Allison Seppala of Girard rifled an outside shot past the Villa keeper to knot the score at 1-1.  That proved to be the halftime score.  With 23 minutes remaining in the second half Amanda Lewis put the Victors ahead when she finished a thru ball from Covatto.  Kelsey Weibel iced the game when she finished a give from Covatto off the far post and into the net.

Thursday, October 11
VICTORS TOP CORRY 8-1
The Victors traveled to Corry for a rematch with the Beavers.  Surprisingly the rain held off, the field was dry and the sun came out.  The Victors came out slowly to start the game allowing the beavers to gain some momentum.  Kayley Jones put the Victors on the board first in the 16th minute when she finished off passes from Emily Carlin and Ashley Covatto.  Carlin scored in the 23rd minute off a breakaway pass from Lauren MacWhirter.  Three minutes later Steffani John from Corry beat the Victor defense for a goal.  With 9 minutes remaining Taylor Arthurs buried a 25 yarder off the far post and into the goal with an assist from Jones.  With 2 minutes remaining Amanda Lewis scored easily when Kelsey Weibel split the defenders with a pass.  In the second half the Victors came out much more relaxed working on possession and short passes.  Two minutes in Lewis found Covatto in the slot and she buried a 20 yarder in the corner.  At the 10 minute mark Macwhirter again gave a breakaway pass, this time to Lewis, who easily scored.  Alex Falconer scored twice in the final 3 minutes with Christina Duris assisting on both goals.

Tuesday, October 16
VICTORS OVERCOME THE SPA 4-0
Cambridge Springs showed how well they improved since the first meeting.  Between their goalie and the crossbar the Victors offense was stymied for most of the first half.  The only score in the first half came when Amanda Lewis finished a short pass from Emily Carlin right through the keeper's hands.  The Victors found their game in the second half scoring 3 times in the first 14 minutes.  Kayley Jones scored twice and Nicole Patsy added a single goal.  Assisting on the goals were Lewis, Julia Luthringer, Nicole Patsy and Ashley Covatto.  Earning the shutout in goal was Gabby Parker, Nicole Shellenbarger and Maura Connell.

Thursday, October 18
VICTORS DEFEAT BISONS 5-1
The Victors came out cold in the first half playing ping-pong rather than soccer.  With 7 minutes remaining Kayley Jones put the Victors ahead by one when she finished a through ball from Chelsea Lasky.  During halftime the coach made an impassioned plea to return to the ground passing game and reminded the team they could win on a large field regardless what was in the newspaper.  The Victors responded with three goals in the first 15 minutes.  Jones, Ashley Covatto and Emily Carlin scored with assists from Meghan Falconer, Jones and Amanda Lewis.  With 16 minutes remaining Lewis scored unassisted for the Victors.  Scoring the lone goal for the Bisons was Lindsey Black.

Saturday, October 20
VICTORS STOP THE BRAVES 5-0

The Victors were ready for Iroquois's English style of play.  The defense of Emily Chase, Meghan Falconer, Lauren MacWhirter, Chelsea Lasky and Katherine Hoffman held the Braves to 6 shots on goal and no breakaways.  Scoring for the Victors were Amanda Lewis, Nicole Patsy, Emily Carlin, Julia Luthringer and Erica Webber.  Assisting on the goals were Lewis 2, Kayley Jones, Meghan Falconer and Ashley Covatto.  Gabby Parker and Nicole Shellenbarger earned the shutout in goal.

Tuesday, October 23
VICTORS END REGULAR SEASON WITH A 4-2 WIN OVER NORTHEAST

The Victors raised their season record to 18-2 with a 4-2 win over Northeast.  Right from the start of the game the Victors used their possession passing game to keep the grapepickers penned up in their defensive end.  Kayley Jones scored the first goal in the 13th minute when she finished a pass from Chelsea Lasky.  Hillary Hoffman added a second goal when she headed in a Jones corner kick with 5 minutes remaining.  Twenty minutes into the second half Emily Carlin finished off a cross from Nicole Patsy for a three goal lead.  With all the Victor starters out the Northeast team mounted a comeback with goals from Sammie Weinheimer and Kelsey Shafer.  With the score 3-2 with 5 minutes remaining and the starters back on the field it took only two minutes for Carlin to redirected a pass from Lasky to put the game away.

Tuesday, October 23
VICTORS WIN IN OPENING ROUND OF D-10 PLAYOFFS

The Victors met Mercer in the opening round of the D-10 playoffs.  With the Victors favorite fan in the stands they started out with the sun in their eyes and the against the wind.  The Victors were able to score first when Ashley Covatto netted a 35 yard free kick just under the crossbar in the 13th minute.  Mercer was able to tie the score in the 25th minute when the off-side rule was waived off for Mercer.  The 1-1 score held till halftime.  Nine minutes in, with the Victors pounding the Mercer defense, they were awarded a penalty kick when the Mercer keeper grabbed Amamda Lewis's leg and tripped her.  Kayley Jones stepped to the penalty mark and easily beat the keeper.  With 20 minutes left in the game Covatto scored again when she redirected a Lewis drop pass into the upper right corner of the goal.  At the 9 minute mark Christina Duris buried a short cross from Covatto.  Two minutes later Duris scored again when she finished a Lewis pass.  Mercer scored with 4 minutes remaining when the off-side rule was waived off a second time.  Villa now faces Slippery Rock on Wednesday at Edinboro University Stadium at 5PM. 

Wednesday, October 31
VICTORS DROP THE "ROCK" 3-1 IN THE D10 SEMI-FINALS

Playing for the first time in Edinboro's stadium, Villa met Slippery Rock for a repeat of last year's semi-final game.  The Victors came out in a fog in the first 20 minutes - either because it was Halloween or because to quote the Fairview Coach "Villa can't play on a big field".  They allowed Slippery Rock a couple of decent offensive runs even allowing them to score on a misplayed ball in the box.  After that score the Victors woke up and realized it was time to play.  With 11 minutes remaining in the first half Amanda Lewis, took a pass from Ashley Covatto, and beat the keeper to tie the score.  The Victors kept the offensive pressure on the Rock, forcing them to pack the box.  With 8 seconds remaining in the first half Christina Duris, with an assist from Katherine Hoffman, slotted a slow roller underneath the diving keeper to put the Victors ahead for good.  The second half saw the Victors continiually attacking the Slippery Rock goal.  The Rock was limited to 2 shots on goal in the whole second half.  The Slippery Rock keeper kept her team in the game by making 22 second half saves.  With 19 minutes remaining the Lewis-Covatto tandem resulted in another score when Lewis headed in a Covatto corner kick.  With the 3-1 victory the Victors will face Fairview on Saturday at 4pm at Harborcreek for the D-10 Championship.  This win also guaranteed the Victors will play in the first round of Inter-Districts starting on November 6th.

Saturday, November 3
FAIRVIEW DEFEATS VICTORS IN D-10 FINALS
Fairview defeated the Victors for the D-10 Championship.  Congratulations to Fairview on a well played game.  Villa Victors will face South Park, Tuesday at Chartiers Valley at 6PM, as we begin the quest to the State Championship.

Saturday, November 8
2007 SEASON ENDS WITH LOSS TO SOUTH PARK
The 2007 Season ended with a disappointing loss to 2007 State Champion South Park.  I personally want to thank all of you for your dedication this season, we could not have ended up 20-4 without a lot of hard work and commitment.  To our departing senior captains Ashley Covatto, Emily Chase, Meghan Falconer, Lauren MacWhirter and Julia Luthringer, I wish you only the best in your future beyond Villa.  Your contribution and leadership this season will be missed.  To the rest of the Team, I challenge you to come back stronger next year.  A lot of hard work and preparation in the off-season will help us to exceed our 2007 accomplishments.  Our 2008 season has started already.  I will keep you advised as to what will be happening in 2008.

Sunday, November 16
2007 POST SEASON HONORS

Congratulations to the following players who were selected as All Stars for the 2007 season.

PSCA ALL STATE TEAM - Amanda Lewis and Ashley Covatto

DISTRICT 10 PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Amanda Lewis

ALL DISTRICT 10 TEAM - Amanda Lewis and Lauren MacWhirter

REGION 2 - FIRST TEAM - Amanda Lewis, Ashley Covatto, Kayley Jones, Lauren WacWhirter and Katherine Hoffman

REGION 2 - SECOND TEAM - Emily Carlin and Meghan Falconer

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