In pre-thunderstorm humidity, the Bulldogs played their home opener and earned their first shutout of the season with a 5-0 win against Hebron Academy. The Bulldogs are 1-0-0 on the season and are looking forward to a competitive and fun fall.
Setting the tone early, Griffin Demers ‘28 (Rochester, NH) played the ball wide to Sophia DeSimone ‘28 (Dover, NH) who tucked the ball into the corner of the net in the sixth minute of the match.
Three minutes later, Phoebe Yaris ‘29 (Raymond, NH) scored her first career goal off a left foot shot after an assist from Alexa Garcia ‘26 (Dover, NH).
The Bulldogs continued to play competitively and create opportunities. Demers hit a ripper off the crossbar with her left foot, for example, and Campbell McKee ‘28 (Brentwood, NH) made a strong shot on goal but the Hebron goalie stopped it. These players and others kept the Hebron team on their toes the entire match.
In the 19th minute, Demers made a beautiful pass to Alice Walker ‘28 (Eliot, ME) who made a great shot from the right side to Annabelle Arp ‘28 (Greenland, NH) who dumped it in the goal.
Then again in the 28th minute, hungry in the box, Arp scored a second goal off a rebound.
The second half of the game consisted of the Bulldogs maintaining possession with lots of smart passing and pressure.
With ten minutes left on the clock, Charlotte Stachowske ‘26 (Hampton, NH) scored her first career goal with a one-touch shot into the back of the net.
The Bulldogs plan to bring the same energy to Gould Academy for their next match of the season.
Scoring Summary
6th S. DeSimone from G. Demers
9th P. Yaris from A. Garcia
19th A. Arp from A. Walker
28th A. Arp from rebound
70th C. Stachowske from C. McKee