Women’s Soccer Recap

By Sam Coombs

As the SMCC women’s soccer season comes to an end, there are many great things to reflect on throughout their fall season. The Seawolves record finished out at 5-7-1 with many strong performances to speak of. The best stretch of the season was a 3 game winning streak in which SMCC beat CMCC twice and St. Joes of Maine. The Seawolves outscored their opponents 23-0 during this winning streak. SMCC had a lot of strong play from their freshmen, which can only mean superb things for the future of SMCC women’s soccer.

Freshman goalkeeper Aime Worcester was exceptionally good in net this year only allowing 21 goals throughout the entire season. She finished with 66 saves and an 1.73 goals against average which was top in the YSCC. Another freshman Katy Cyr was the leader offensively for the Seawolves tallying 9 goals and 2 assists this season. Cyr also led the team in shots and played aggressively on the offensive end all season.

The Lady Seawolves also got strong play from leader Danielle McCusker, and Zyrah Glustra who sustained great energy throughout the season while providing a range of options offensively.
The Seawolves season ended in the first round of the YSCC playoffs against Unity College who was one of the strongest teams in the conference. They lost the game 2-0, but defensively played a sound throughout. Overall from both teams it was a defensive game and the Seawolves just couldn’t find the back of the net. There were a total of 8 shots between both teams, as the ball was often in the neutral zone.

The Seawolves should not be upset with the effort they displayed in this contest and all season. They worked hard and had some great games. The strong play from the freshmen this season shows that the future could be bright for SMCC women’s soccer. They were a streaky team all season but when they put everything together were a tough opponent to beat.
If the Seawolves can strengthen their offensive game over the offseason they could win a lot of games. Worcester looks strong in net and with a combination of her strong play and an improvement offensively, that would translate in more wins and hopefully a further run in the YSCC playoffs.