Eagle Times Staff
The state champion Profile Patriots came to town Friday night and handed the Lakers their first loss of the young season, but despite a slow start that spotted the visiting team two goals, Sunapee kept battling and learned a lot from the fast and physical game under the lights at Alexander Field.
“I think we learned how to defend quality players tonight, it was a rough start, but a strong finish.,” said Myles Cooney. “This game informed our players that with the right attitude and effort they can compete with the best teams in our division.”
Sunapee had a goal taken off the board due to an apparent offsides midway through the second half and shook the top ninety earlier in the game off the foot of Clare Tuohy.
“We had our chances.”
In fact the Lakers created eight chances on net and three corner kicks.
The story of the day for the Lakers was the pace of play they were able to maintain, the strong play from goal Katelyn Pacetti (14 saves), the push back in the center midfield (Tuohy and Jennings) and the progressing play of the back line (Leslie, Bourque, Reed and Filippov).
Sunapee is back in action Wednesday versus Division III Mascoma and then welcomes perennial foe Newmarket into town Friday night.
