Stockport Lacrosse Club Juniors: U11 Girls vs Mellor 6/10/2019

Quick over view
Scorers:
Carys J - 6
Isla G - 2
Emma W - 1

Quarter Scores:
Q1 3 - 3
Q2 4 - 5
Q3 6 - 5
Q4 9 - 6

Final: Stockport 9 - 6 Mellor

New Score Keeper

Thank you to Phil for umpiring again and thank you to Rosie for stepping in at the last minute as Mellor's umpire cried off at the last minute. It's very much appreciated.

The pitch was perfect, the weather was near great and by the end of the game we had eleven players down!. We started off with nine due to illness on the day and to make things even Mellor graciously loaned one player for the first quarter. Mellor had a strong 15 players and put in a sterling performance.

To be honest, i think this could have been the best performance that I have seen by the U11s.

Carys on the draw

From the start they were flying. Weetabix must have been consumed at a magnificent rate before the game!. The girls ran hard from the first whistle. They hustled and worked as a team on the ground balls, looked up field and moved the ball well when clearing from defence, they slid and covered Mellor players driving to goal, they passed and caught the ball well, they moved into space and all this was accomplished with looks of concentration and determination topped off with beaming smiles. A pleasure to watch, especially as half of the team only started this season.

The quarter scores are above and its shows that this was a closely contested game as both teams put in everything they had. Mellor's goalie made some cracking saves and moved around the goal well while the defence looked coordinated and made it difficult for Stockport to close in on goal.

Carys on another clear

As the game progressed, so did the skill level and on pretty much every attack the girls started to move into space and move the ball.

The pace of the game took its toll on our tight numbers and the midfielders were looking to the bench for a change over at times. Amber wanted to try her hand at midfield and she did herself proud as she worked just as hard to get back into defence as she did going forward.

Millie Sm volunteered to go in goal and she completed three quarters and was really taking to the position. She was moving around the goal and was following the ball which put her into great positions to make some fantastic saves.

Millie commanding at the back

Amelie, Effy and Carys were the walls in the defence, playing great position and steering Mellor attacks away from goal. Molly was following in their footsteps and is learning very quickly. She ploughed up and down the field and looked to be really enjoying herself. Effy chased down loose balls and hounded the Mellor attackers while Amelie took every opportunity to clear the ball and get it moving up field quickly. Carys wasn't holding back in this game snagging 6 goals and being a real headache for Mello all over the field

Big smiles Emma

Isla and Emma got a third of the total between them through pure tenacity. They both gave their all for the full 40 minutes. Emma, new to the game this season, took draw's in the centre, cleared and passed the ball like a pro and showed great all round awareness - excellent work. Isla loves a drive to goal and is turning into a real handful for any opposition. She's like a dynamo all game and if she carries on at this pace she will be force to be reckoned with.

Dynamo Isla carrying up field

Iris and Milly Sh stood their ground and are quickly picking up the game and becoming valued team players.

Jess E had another great game. She worked hard for the duration and had numerous attempts on goal after getting herself into excellent field positions and receiving passes from her team mates. Jess is developing into a very reliable player combining consistency, skill and pace.