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Girls’ soccer team captures
ECC title
The Woodstock Academy Centaurs clinched the ECC Div. I regular season crown with a 3-1 win over E. Lyme early last week.
It was the first win over the Vikings for the Centaurs since Oct.26, 2018 and meant they finished with a 5-1 record in Div. I.
Oct. 27 the Centaurs blanked Killingly, 1-0, and then went on the road Oct. 28 and posted a 3-2 victory over Granby to finish 10-4-2 on the season.
The Killingly match was special not only because it was a win over a local rival but because it was also Senior Day.
Senior Grace Gelhaus has been on fire in the Centaurs current six-match win streak.
She has eight goals and six assists in that span and was a key figure in the win over E. Lyme.
Gelhaus didn’t score the first goal against the Vikings but she was a part of it. Her pass to Leah Costa resulted in the eighth goal of the season for the sophomore 10 minutes into the match put the Centaurs up, 1-0.
Just 12 minutes later, Gelhaus made it 2-0 win a goal of her own.
The Vikings did come back to cut the deficit to one just before the half but Gelhaus closed the door.
The senior was awarded a penalty kick and made E. Lyme regret the foul in the box as she put it into the back of the net halfway through the second half to account for the winning margin.
Prior to the match the Centaurs honored their eight seniors. In addition to Gelhaus and Favreau, Abby Morin, Maya Orbegozo, Paige Owens, Magdalena Myslenski, Fiona Rigney and Gabby Couture were also honored.
The Centaurs did have the better of the play against Killingly despite what the scoreboard said. Woodstock took 26 shots at the Killingly goal.
Senior Aryn Nisbet and junior Erica Horne were up to the task as they combined for 11 saves for Killingly.
The Centaurs finally broke through with 14 minutes, 41 seconds to play.
Costa kicked a long ball down field that eluded Gelhaus who was on the run down the middle of the field.
Horne, however, was forced to come out of the net to get to the ball before Gelhaus caught up with it. She only had one choice and that was to kick it.
That kick went straight up into the air. She jumped up, got her head on it and sent it over the top of Horne toward the goal. It found the net just before the Killingly defense was able to knock it aside.
It was the 13th goal of the season for Gelhaus and another gray hair for Snelling.
The Centaurs finished up with the non-league win over the Bears.
Woodstock came off the bus a little flat-footed and the hosts took advantage with a goal just three minutes in.
But the Centaurs regrouped and would tie it just seven minutes before the half when Gelhaus sent a direct kick from 28 yards out into the upper left corner.
Both teams scored in the first six minutes of the second half.
Granby made it 2-1 but just a few moments later, Gelhaus took a pass from Freya Robbie to tie the match.
The Centaurs then won it when Gelhaus got the ball to Costa and the sophomore delivered the game-winner with 15:28 to play.
Marc Allard
Director of Sports Information
The Woodstock Academy
Seniors Honored
The eight Woodstock Academy seniors, from left: Gabby Couture, Lennon Favreau, Grace Gelhaus, Magdalena Myslenski, Paige Owens, Maya Orbegozo, Abby Morin and Fiona Rigney, were honored prior to their Senior Day match with Killingly. Photo by Jill Grant.
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