It will be
difficult for head coach Barb Chura and assistant Rafael Rios to get a good
read after this one. Xavier was a bigger, stronger team than Tolleson and the
Wolverines seldom got close to a goal opportunity, with sophomores Katie Harris
and Jaden Campbell sharing the Xavier goalkeeper duties.
Xavier led
4-0 at halftime and Chura was constructive in her comments without yelling at
the players. She told them she wanted them to play faster and pass the ball
better by limiting the number of touches of the ball and making the ones they
have with better quality.
The team
responded with seven goals in the second half. Tolleson looked fatigued by the
end.
“From the
first to the second half, we improved with some of our decision-making and we
made the adjustment by playing quicker,’’ Chura said.
However . .
.
“We are a
long, long way off from being the final product,’’ she said. “We have a lot to
work on.
“Literally,
just about every player we have is brand-new. Some are back after sitting out
the last two years and we have younger ones. It’s going to take some time for
everybody to start playing together, but time is not something we have a lot of
since the high school season is so short.’’
As far as
goal production was concerned, the Gators spread the wealth around a bit.
Junior
Elizabeth Warren had a three-goal hat trick. Senior Caitlin Johnston and
freshmen Keila Lopez Enriquez and Olivia Castrichini had two each. And senior
Lindsay Hubbard and sophomore Kendall Warner each had one.
Lopez
Enriquez, who scored the first goal of the match, looks to have potential with
many of her skills. And Castrichini gives the Gators an element of speed to
complement that of Johnston.
Xavier will
be at Petznick Field for its home opener against Phoenix Desert Vista on Friday
(Nov. 30) at 6 p.m. That will be preceded by the junior-varsity match at 4.
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