Bulldogs suffer first loss of the season

The Bulldogs fell to a talented Pingree team on their home turf on Wednesday October 19th.  The loss is the Bulldogs first of the season who fall to 11-1-1.

The game started slow with midfield play from both teams, but in the 6th minute Pingree broke through and Allie Moore (North Berwick, ME) made an amazing point blank save.  Unfortunately, before Berwick could clear the ball away, a Pingree player put in the rebound to make it 1-0.  In the 18th minute the Highlanders increased their lead off a corner to make it 2-0.  Moore made a huge save in the 19th minute to keep the game within reach for the Bulldogs.  The Bulldogs started to play better but were chasing the game. In the 35th minute the Bulldogs had their best chance to get on the board off a free kick from Grace Libby (Standish, ME) to Sevilla Coffin (Newburyport, MA) but the cross hit the side netting.  In the 36th minute Pingree hit a solid shot off the post and in to make it 3-0 and thankfully Moore came up big a minute later with a great save.  The Bulldogs made it to the halftime break down 3-0 and a bit discouraged.

The Bulldogs came out much more organized in the second half and minimized the quality of Pingrees chances with solid defending.  Chili Dowd broke through the Pingree defense with the Bulldogs best chance to get on the board in the second half, but was pushed off the ball by the last Pingree defender and no call was made.  Moore impressively snagged a difficult cross in the 47th minute.  Jessica Wojdak (West Newbury, MA) blocked a shot destined for the back of the net in the 55th minute. Just when the Bulldogs looked to have things under control l, the Highlanders had a high cross glance off the crossbar, roll down a Pingree player and end up in the back of the net to make it 4-0.  But the Bulldogs played with a lot of heart and pride in the second half.

Allie Moore was amazing in net for the Bulldogs with 19 saves in the game.  The Bulldogs will look to bounce back under the lights at 5pm vs Montrose on October 21st in a game to honor their seniors.  Go Bulldogs.

Statistical Summary
Berwick A.Moore 80mins 19 saves 4GA