SCITUATE – It’s been a long time since Smithfield High’s women’s soccer team suffered an unbalanced defeat in their season opening, however, that’s what happened on October 10 when the Sentinels hosted Pilgrim at the Boyle Athletic Complex.
The Sentinels, who were unable to play in their classic summer league or in any preseason match in early October, looked like a team taking the box for the first time, and Pilgrim, who had spent the last two years in the Division. II and recorded consecutive normal seasons 16-0, ruled on his return to DI and came home with a 5–1 victory.
“You may see that the freshman and sophomores were defeated by the speed and speed of the game,” smithfield head coach Robert Squillante said, “but now they’re starting to perceive the game and they’re gaining confidence. “
And the Sentinels have more wins. On Tuesday afternoon at Caito Field in Scituate, Smithfield raised their record to 4-2 with a 5-0 win over the Spartans, while majors Jaclyn Colucci and Marissa Ruzzano scored two goals to lead the Sentinels.
Senior Katherine Laboissonniere, who is a first-team All-State variety and leads the defense as a central defender, Colucci, who can play both in defence and forward, and Ruzzano, who is a midfielder, are the 3 captains this season.
These are also 3 reasons why the Sentinels need to organize a season, “go a little further in the playoffs and win some games,” the veteran head coach added.
“It’s a year when it’s all about older people,” Squillante admitted. “That’s how we see it. Just because I have a chance to pass out and play, I think all women appreciate it, especially knowing what happened in the spring.
“We only take it one day at a time, especially when you read the newspaper or get an email stating that the team is taking positions for a few weeks. So far we’ve been lucky. “
The Sentinels have also been much bigger since their season opening, and this was noticed in Tuesday’s duel with their neighbor rival. Ruzzano noted the only purpose his team would want mid-part with a pass from senior Sabrina Maggia as well, and Colucci’s purposes came here. 23 and 28 without the assists of Ruzzano and senior Angelina Santos.
The Spartans, led by their 3 senior captains, Rachel Oster, Molly Gelsomino and Abigail Pagnozzi, played against the Sentinels harder in the middle of the moment, however, Smithfield scored his last two goals in the last 6:50 game on an assisted score through Maggia as and Ruzzano’s Moment counts.
“We’ve made a lot of improvements,” Squillante said. We have a pretty young team, so with the game we gain a little more fun and gain confidence. “
Five days after their fall to Pilgrim, the Sentinels tied their record with a 2–1 win on the way to Portsmouth, thanks to goals from junior Kim Boisvert and rookie Krista Kasbarian.
And on October 19 at South Kingstown, Smithfield earned a 1-0 win that saw Colucci score a second-half purpose and senior defender Abigail Trainor turned down eight shots for the bleach in possibly its functionality of the season.
Two days after that victory. Smithfield received Cumberland and suffered a terrible 3–2 defeat that saw the Sentinels take a 2-0 lead in the first 17 minutes with goals from junior Megan Nicholson and rookie Lily Niquette, but the Clippers responded with the next three goals and scored the winner. in a “goal against his team” in the 65th minute.
Last Saturday afternoon, the Sentinels recovered for their third win of the season by overtaking Coventry on the road, 3-1, while Ruzzano and Colucci, who have 4 goals this season, and Kasbarian scored.
The Sentinels, whose league competitions take place in the DI West Division opposite North Kingstown, Pilgrim, South Kingstown and Cranston West, will host Cranston West on Saturday at 5pm, and over the next two Saturdays will face North Kingstown at home. -and-series absent.
Three nights after his last game against the Skippers, all eyes are on the Sentinels to start the state tournament with a quarter-final match. The semi-finals are scheduled for Thursday, November 19 and the championship game will take place on Sunday. , November 22 at 12:30 pm to be announced.
“But for the moment, as I said, we only take it one day at a time,” Squillante added. “We move on to the next game, which will be Saturday on Halloween opposite Cranston West, so we move on from there. “
As for the Spartans, who joined Pilgrim to return to the D-II after a two-year period in RIIL’s most sensible league, they achieved their first league victory on Saturday afternoon at Woonsocket with a 3–1 victory in the undefeated past. Monte. St. Charles Academy.
Juniors Julia Olson, Pagnozzi and Oster scored goals in the second half to claim the win, and senior goalkeeper Alexandria Sampalis turned down a dozen shots in their game of the season.
Scituate will be back on Saturday opposite Burrillville in a game at 11am next Tuesday, the Spartans will receive Pilgrim on an out-of-league deal, and conclude their championship schedule through a series of home and away with North Smithfield.
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