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Berwick Girls Varsity Soccer wins their first EIL match of the season against Bancroft
On a sunny Friday, Sept. 16, on their home turf, the Berwick Bulldogs played their first Eastern Independent League (EIL) match against Bancroft School in a battle of the bulldogs, adding another win to their undefeated record. The Bulldogs won 9-0, with a 19-2 shot advantage.
In the third minute of the game, Ginger Friedman (North Hampton, NH) skillfully dribbled the ball up the right-hand side of the field, crossed it to Grace Libby (Standish, ME) in the box, who dumped it into the goal.
Fifteen minutes in, assisted by Parker Roenick (Exeter, NH), Cam Hamilton (South Berwick, ME), scored a beautiful goal, her first varsity goal.
Then, only two minutes later, Sevilla Coffin (Newburyport, MA) took a shot that the Bancroft goalie saved, and Rose McComiskie (Groveland, MA) scored a goal off the deflection.
In the 22nd minute, Blake Metcalf (Scarborough, ME) scored off of a corner kick from Grace Libby.
The Bulldogs put five more goals under their belt during the second half of the match.
First, 61 minutes in, Chili Dowd (Amesbury, MA) made a beautiful pass to Sevilla Coffin who carried it into the box and scored.
A minute later, Grace Libby and Chili Dowd exchanged several give-and-go passes before Grace Libby scored.
Two minutes later, with an assist from Sevilla Coffin, Chili Dowd shot the ball from just outside the box.
In the 76th minute, Grace Libby kicked the ball to Chili Dowd who headed it into the net.
Finally, with two minutes left on the clock, Blake Metcalf scored off of an assist from Eliza Small (Portsmouth, NH).
Scoring Summary
Berwick Academy 4 5 9
Bancroft 0 0 0
Statistical Summary
3rd minute: Libby from Friedman
15th minute: Hamilton from Roenick
17th minute: McComiskie from Coffin
22nd minute: Metcalf from Libby
61st minute: Coffin from Dowd
62nd minute: Libby from Dowd
64th minute: Dowd from Coffin
76th minute: Dowd from Libby
78th minute: Metcalf from Small
Goalkeeping
Goalkeeping
Allie Moore (40 min) 0GA
Cam Hamilton (40 min) 0GA
Bancroft School (80mins) 9GA
Berwick Academy
31 Academy Street
South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
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South Berwick, Maine 03908
Contact:
Admission | 207.384.6300
Main Office | 207.384.2164
Berwick Academy, situated on an 80-acre campus just over one hour north of Boston, serves 550 students, Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 and Post-Graduates. Berwick students are from Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and several countries. Deeply committed to its mission of promoting virtue and useful knowledge, Berwick Academy empowers students to be creative and bold. Berwick strives to graduate alumni who shape their own learning, take risks, ask thoughtful questions, and come to understand and celebrate their authentic selves.
