Quest Select pulls out an Exciting win in Week 2

First, let me apologize for getting this post out so late. It was an oversight on my part and I will try to keep things more current moving forward. Anyway, on to the match…

In their second week of action Quest Select started with fireworks early and often, scoring their first goal in only the 7th min of action. The 23 yard shot was set up by Haleigh who took the ball down the right side and sent it back across the attacking area to Megan (Red) who was waiting on the back post. Red made a great trap and a strong shot, sending the ball into the back of the net. Then a minute later Kelli split two defenders on a run right up the middle of the field and sent another strong shot past the keeper from 20 yards out. However, Sugarland would not go down without a fight as they sent a good through ball over the defense finishing the ball for their first goal of the game in the 9th minute of play.

In the 11th minute Quest struck again after a very good buildup it was Analise who found herself open from 30 yards out with a terrific strike on the ball to extend the lead back to 2 goals. Ten minutes later in the 21st minute Kelli would add her name to the score sheet again with her second goal of the match on a very quick break-away run from mid-field finishing the ball around the keeping and pushing the Quest lead to 3 goals. In the 42nd minute Sugarland would again find the back of the net cutting the lead down to 2 goals as the first half would come to a close.

The second half would not see the same pace as the first as the high humidity and heat would start to take its toll on the players from both teams. In the 11th minute it would be Jordan breaking the silence with a very powerful shot from 35 yards out putting the ball into the upper 90 on the back post of the Sugarland goal. Down by 3 and with the Texas sun beating down on them the Sugarland team would again find a way to fight back scoring goals in the 13th and 37th minutes to cut the lead to only 1 with less then 10 minutes to play. The match would ultimately come down to several outstanding defensive plays by Elyssa, Elizabeth, Nikki, Brittani and Jordan.

A very special “thank you” goes out to Theresa, one of our strongest mid-fielders who played in the goal the entire match, because “E” was suffering from flu like symptoms at game time.
Another great job was turned in by the outstanding mid-field play from Christina, Jenna, Haleigh, Megan, Carlee, Britney, Erin Y. and Erin W., without their contirbutions we could not have pulled this game out.