Freshman scores first goal in win over Cranston West

Three straight shutouts boost Huskies record to 4-4-1

Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne Jr.
Posted 10/9/18

Midfielder Joviana Goldstein scored her first goal with two minutes left in the game to give the Huskies a 1-0 win over Cranston West at Vendituolli Field on Friday evening.

The win boosted the …

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Freshman scores first goal in win over Cranston West

Three straight shutouts boost Huskies record to 4-4-1

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Midfielder Joviana Goldstein scored her first goal with two minutes left in the game to give the Huskies a 1-0 win over Cranston West at Vendituolli Field on Friday evening.

The win boosted the Huskies record to 4-4-1 and seventh place in the 16 team Division I.

The Goal

After several West attempts at breaking through the Huskies resilient defense, the ball bounded out towards sophomore forward Angela Lee. She gathered the ball and raced up the sideline. She spotted freshman center midfielder Joviana Goldstein in front of the West goal and booted a cross as a defender closed in on her.

Goldstein kicked the ball off the goalpost. It caromed off a West defender and hit the goalpost again. This time the ball bounced back to Goldstein and she found the back of the net with 2 minutes left in the game. The goal was her first for the Huskies.

“I was in the middle with nobody on me. I told her to cross it. I kicked it right in the goal,” Goldstein said.

“It feels exciting. Especially with a game like this.”

“That was a battle. And that goal was big,” said Head Coach Kerri Ferreira.

Physical game

The game was a physical, defensive battle. The game resembled a football game as bodies crashed and thumped to the ground.

“It’s Division I. Every game is a battle. It doesn’t matter who your playing,” said coach Ferreira.

“Our senior defenders Brooke Desmarais and Maddie Pacheco and sophomore Meghan Mancieri played strong and aggressive,” she said.

“Thea Brum (9 saves) was amazing. It was a total team effort. That’s what I’m looking for,” said coach Ferreira.

Huskies senior center forward Tess McKenzie fought, squeezed and pressed her compact body in on the taller and bigger West defenders. She had several shots on goal.

In the second half, she broadsided a West player taking a pass from a teammate, and stole the ball along the left sideline. She sped down field toward the goal and got a shot off before getting knocked to the ground by a West defender.

“Tess is one of the toughest girls on the team. She can control the ball, hold the ball and can take players one on one,” said coach Ferreira.

McKenzie nearly scored twice off headers. One was a beautifully placed direct kick by defender Maddie Pacheco.

From just inside center line, Pacheco found McKenzie surrounded by West defenders. The smaller McKenzie jumped and got her head on the ball deflecting it just above the net.

The Huskies have been on a roll, winning three games in a row by shutout. They beat Burrillville 7-0, Barrington 2-0 and Cranston West 1-0.

“We had three games this week and didn’t let up a goal. That’s what I like to see,” said coach Ferreira.

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