Cyclones Celebrate First Home Win

The Cyclones put together another complete team effort in beating the Manhasset Stars 5-0 Saturday at Round Swamp Road for their 1st home victory. Each girl played aggressive and smart soccer, passing, moving and supporting each other from start to finish.
"Hyper" Emily scored her first 2 goals of the year, the first on a penalty kick to give the Cyclones a 1-0 lead. Anna "Big Al" drilled home a magnificent strike from 18 yards out on a rebound from an Emily "Action" shot that hit the post, for her 1st goal of the season. The goal showed what the results can be when the defense supports the offense.
Lisa "Rosie" made it 3 nil when she smartly intercepted a goal kick and rifled her 1st goal of the year into the far corner.
In the second half, Jamie who had already hit a beautiful corner kick, scored her first goal, by staying in her position and being in the right place to make the score 4-0. "Hyper" celebrated her 1st start of the season on offense with a 2nd goal, to make the final score 5-0.
Lisa "the mad hatter" celebrated her 9th birthday with her first solo shut out.

Here's what didn't show up in the score sheet:
- Alexa and Jordan's strong defense, they continue to play their best soccer ever.
- Kristen, Maureen's passing and moving enabled their team mates to reap the rewards of their hard work.
- Jenna and Dana's agressive play, stopping every challenge on defense and breaking through on offense.
The Manhasset Stars played hard through out and will continue to improve with the hard work and never say die spirit they showed against the Cyclones.

The Cyclones coaches and parents are beaming with pride over the effort and enthusiasm the girls are playing with, no matter the outcome. They are a great group of girls with outstanding attitudes and an abundance of personality.

Cyclones Celebrate a Bunch of Firsts

This time the weatherman got it right. Forecasters on Friday Night issued a Cyclone warning for the Wantagh-Seaford areas of Long Island, and at 11:10 AM the Cyclone touched down.
The POB Cyclones won their FIRST ever LIJSL road game and got their FIRST ever LIJSL win against the spirited and well coached Seahawks of the Wantagh-Seaford Soccer Club.
Captain's Alexa and Anna, along with Jordan and Lisa S (who played through a sore leg the entire 2nd half), provided a defensive wall that took almost the entire game to breakthrough.
The best team effort to date, was in large part due to the hustle and battling of the offense. Kristen, Jenna, Lisa R and Dana kept hustling and winning loose balls all over the field.
Most impressive was the positioning and ball movement, that resulted in 3 goals and many chances. Head's up offense by Maureen gave the Cyclones a 1 goal lead, it was Maureen's 2nd goal of the year, her FIRST LIJSL goal. The pressure continued in the second half when Emily scored twice to give the Cyclones a 3-0 lead. Her FIRST ever LIJSL goal was scored on a brilliantly placed penalty kick, going right below the crossbar. The second goal was the result of a play was started and finished by Emily. Emily played the ball across the field to Kristen, who one timed a pass ahead to Maureen who played the ball ahead to Emily, who had kept running the whole time. Emily finished the play with her 2nd career LIJSL league goal and her 7th goal of the season.
With Lisa S, nursing an injured leg at halftime, the Goaltending responsibilities fell entirely to Jamie, and once again Jamie did not dissapoint. Called upon to make at least 10 saves, due to the non-stop effort provided by the Seahawks, Jamie was once again up to the task. It was Jamie's third solo victory of the season, her FIRST ever LIJSL win.
The Seahawks, showed the kind of effort that will make them a great team for years to come. They never quit and scored the last goal of the game with 10 minutes to go. The Cyclones thank the Seahawks and their coaches for a well played and fun game.

Cyclones and Wave draw at Round Swamp Road

The Cyclones and the Orange Wave of Oceanside were already familiar with each other
going into their LIJSL season opener at the POB Travel Fields on Round Swamp Road this past Saturday. The Wave had rolled over the Cyclones 4-2 just 6 days before in the final game of the Preseason Labor Day Tournament in Oceanside. The score did not indicate how evenly matched the 2 teams played.
The stage was set for the rematch.
In a hard fought struggle that included some great defense and Goalkeeping the rematch ended in a scoreless tie. Jamie and Lisa S. played excellent in the net combining to shut out the Oceanside offense.
This week the Cyclones hit the road, travelling to Wantagh to play the Wantagh-Seaford Seahawks.

Cyclones Take 3rd at Oceanside

The Cyclones came home with a 3rd Place finish as they played their first official games as a travel team this weekend at the Oceanside Labor Day Tournament.
The Cyclones opened up with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Jericho. Emily "Action" (AKA-Frank) scored her second goal of the game late in the second half to give the Cyclones a final lead, that was preseved by an outstanding diving stop by Jamie (AKA-Bob) in the final seconds.
The Cyclones showed their world famous spirit pulling out a 1-1 tie with Syosset in Saturdays 2nd game. Dana's (AKA-DJ) blast midway through the second half and Lisa S's stellar goalkeeping kept the Cyclones unbeaten through Saturdays games.
Sunday started off with a bang as the Cyclones blasted Port Washington 5-0 behind goals from three different players including an Emily (AKA-Frank) hat-trick and Kristen's 1st goal of the tourney. Lisa R and Jenna (AKA-Phil) peppered the Port Washington Keeper with point blank shots only to be denied by the smallest of margins.
The Cyclones were slowed by the Plainedge Fury in a hard fought 2-0 loss. Most fans were still looking for their seats when the Fury opened up a 1-0 lead seconds into the game. The score stayed 1-0 throughout while the Cyclones battled and battled. Emily (AKA-Hyper) put in her typical, all-out hustle, bruising game, leading the Cyclones with 2 Band Aid's.
The Cyclones got off to a great start against the Oceanside Wave, when Maureen knocked in her 1st goal as a Cyclone on a gorgeous feed from Jordan (AKA-The Jordster) who saved her best game for the last game of the weekend. However, the strain of 3 full games in 4 a hour period took it's toll. By the time Kristen scored her 2nd of the tournament, the Wave had scored 4 times.
The Cyclones ended up in 3rd, losing only to the 1st and 2nd place teams.
For the other Cyclones it was a great showing. Alexa (AKA-Touchdown) played outstanding physical defense throughout the 5 games, never backing down or quitting. Anna was outstanding as well, doing a great job of supporting the forwards and communicating to her team mates. Jenna (Phil) seem to get stronger as the weekend wore on, playing with fearless tenacity and an all world smile. Lisa R, also saved her best for last, with another hustling effort in the last game.
The overall performance was outstanding. The passing and moving without the ball was a major improvement from June. These girls are fun to watch, and you better keep your eyes on them.

2005 Fall Schedule

Below is our schedule for the fall season.
All home games are at the travel fields. The girls will need to be at the field 30 minutes before the game time listed below.
For all away games I will get you the directions the week of the game.
If you see any conflicts, let me know.
Dave

Date Time Opponent Location
10-Sep 10:20 AM Oceanside Orange Wave @ Home
17-Sep 11:10 AM Wantagh-Seaford Seahawks @ Wantagh-Seaford
24-Sep 10:50 AM Manhasset Stars @ Home
1-Oct 12:00 PM Port Washington Strikers @ Port Washington
15-Oct 12:30 PM Plainedge Magic @ Plainedge
22-Oct 10:20 AM Oyster Bay Dream @ Home
29-Oct 9:30 AM Syosset Dynamite @ Soccer Park, Plainview
5-Nov 9:00 AM Massapequa Fire @ Home
12-Nov 2:50 PM Albertson Aces @ Albertson