Cyclones Improve to 3 and 0 (Click Here for Standings)

The Cyclones may have found a home in Cunningham Park. 3 games into the indoor season the Cyclones sit alone atop the Division C standings with 3 wins and 0 losses. In the last 2 weeks the girls beat the Mineola split squad A team 6-2 & the RVC Stars 5-2. It is the 2nd longest winning streak in team history.
It has been the combination of great positional play, aggressiveness and outstanding goaltending that has put the Cyclones in 1st place after 3 weeks. Following this past Saturdays win, the RVC coach stopped to comment on the outstanding goaltending exhibited by Lisa against his team saying that "that blonde haired goalkeeper, was unbeleiveable, she's the best youth keeper I have seen in a long time".
In a division where all other teams have allowed an average 6 goals a game, the Cyclones have only allowed an average of 2.33, that's outstanding!
Lisa is also one of 3 Cyclones to have at least one goal in each game thus far as both Dana and Jamie continued to consistently find the goal. Dana, who leads the team with 5 indoor tallies, has now increased her Cyclone record to a whopping 36 career goals, while Jamie, second on the team with 4 goals indoors is up to 13 career goals, good for second best overall.
Probably the most exciting aspect is that there have been 9 different goal scorers, including 2 more 1st time scorers in the last 2 weeks. Anna & Ariel, who both primarily play defense have both scored, showing what they can do on offense when given the opportunity.
Other Cyclones have come very close too. Marissa practically dented the crossbar, Deniz may have already scored if not for a controversial no goal signal from the official and Kathleen has come inches away from adding her name to the score sheet.
It has been a fun season thus far, but the schedule will get tougher as the Cyclones will face 2nd place Floral Park this week and 3rd place Levittown the week after. Both teams will undoubtedly have their match against the Cyclones circled on the schedule.

Cyclones Score 8 times to Ring in 08 (click here for standings)

The Cyclones opened up the indoor season and the New Year by setting a team record with 8 goals in an impressive 8-3 win vs the Mineola Tigers split squad B team on Saturday afternoon in Cunningham Park. The Cyclones opened the scoring when Jamie, playing the sole midfield position blasted home her 10th career goal, becoming the 2nd Cyclone to reach double figures in goals, an excellent accomplishment for a player who plays half the time in goal. The first half was evenly played between the 2 sides, the difference being a goal by Sabrina (her 4th) that put the Cyclones ahead to stay 3-2 at half time. The other score being Jamie's 2nd of the game (her 11th)
The second half was all POB. While Mineola courageously played with no subs, the Cyclones rotated their 14 player roster and the goals started to build, Dana (32nd), Jordan (7th), Rosey (4th), Jenna (2nd) and Lisa S who became the last of the original Cyclones to score first goal, after playing a stellar first half in goal.
It was a great afternoon the Cyclones got great performances across the board as every player played both offense and defense including excellent indoor defensive debut's from Captain Marissa, Kathleen, Rachel and Deniz. Anna did a nice job in her offensive debut, Ariel & Dana did an excellent job playing all 3 field positions. Alexa once again led by example putting in her usual 110% effort.
No doubt that the other Mineola split squad will be seeking revenge next Saturday when they meet the Cyclones for a 3:00 PM kickoff!