Latest Mavericks Soccer Rundown

The following information was submitted by parent Cindy Profaca.

Date: Oct. 16

Team Age and Name: U9 Boys — Ridge Mavericks Hurricanes

Opposing Team and Name: Branchburg Thunder 
Game

Location: White Oak Park, Branchburg

Score: 4-2, Hurricanes

Team Record: 2-1

Goals: Massimo Oliveira scored the first two goals of the game and the third goal on a penalty kick, achieving a hat trick. Andrew Taddeo scored the fourth goal of the game in the third quarter.

Game Highlights: Strong defense by Sage Overbay and Noah Youssef stopped the Thunder from advancing the ball. Both Max Kaul and Aidan McCabe fought hard midfield to return the ball to the Hurricanes who pressured the Thunder with help from JJ Zaun's drives down the field and goal attempts by Chris Profaca, Andrew Taddeo and Massimo Oliveira. The Hurricanes won a hard fought game with a final score of 4-2.


Date: Oct. 16
Team Age and Name: U10 Girls – Ridge Mavericks Leopards

Opposing Team and Name: North Brunswick Wildcats

Game Location: Commercial Park, North Brunswick

Score: 3-0, North Brunswick Wildcats

Record: 0-6

Game Highlights: Although the North Brunswick Wildcats won, the U10 Leopards held their own. Goalies Sophia Berger and Jenna McHale made some amazing saves in goal. The defense of Lauren Lusardi, Emma Mertz, Sara Tobacco and Amanda Leitz stopped a few fast breaks and cleared the ball so the offense could try to work some magic. Sarah Quinn, Sonia Parmar, Giona Egan Anastasia Condolon and Reilly Cambria used fast feet to try to score some goals.  All in all this was a wonderful team effort for the Leopards.


Date: Oct. 16

Team Age and Name: Ridge Mavericks — U12 Cobras

Opposing Teams Club and Name:  Arsenal Montgomery Trav. S. C.
Game

Location: South Plainfield

Score: 1-0, Arsenal Montgomery

Team Record: 0-5

Goals: 1 against in the first few minutes

Assists: NA

Saves:  At least 5 by each goalie, Declan Meagher and Jason Clingensmith
Game

Highlights: The Cobras put on a strong offense with Brian Merola, Declan Meagher, and Luke Schraer all taking multiple shots on goal. Chris Metcalfe really shined with an all around strong game. Solid defense and super goalkeeping  by Declan Meagher and Jason Clingensmith kept this game close until the very end.

Date: Oct. 9

Team Name: U8 Pumas

Opposing Team: Princeton Juventus

Game Location: Smoyer Field, Princeton

Score:    3-2

Team Record: 4-0

Goals: Anna Wilson, Grace Murray, Giovanna Giuditta

Game Highlights: Amanda Mertz played strong defense to preserve the lead and set up one of the goals, resulting in another win as the Pumas remain undefeated this season.


 

Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U-11 Panthers

Opposing Team’s Club and Name: Princeton Roma

Game Location: Basking Ridge

Score: 0-0

Team Record: 2-1-1

Goals/Game Highlights: The Ridge Mavericks’ U11 Panthers tied the Princeton Roma 0-0 in a hard fought match on October 9. Maddie Athanasiou and Morgan McCauley challenged the Princeton goalie a few times but could not find the back of the net. Priya Gupta and Alexis Buzby combined in goal to shut down all scoring tries by the Roma. 


Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U12 Cobras

Opposing Teamʼs Club and Name: Middlesex Y.S.A. Thunder

Game Location: Middlesex - Mountain View Park

Score: 2-1, Middlesex

Team Record: 0-4

Goals (and approx. time): #8 Luke Schraer, two minutes into the second half
Saves: #9 Declan Meagher — saved 6 out of 6 attempts in first half
#10 Brian Merola — saved 1 out of 3 attempts in second half.

Game Highlights: The U12 Ridge Mavericks Cobras visited the Middlesex Thunder in Middlesex, NJ. The Cobras kept the Thunder at bay with a scoreless first half. Within minutes of the second half start, Luke Schraer (#8) made a goal for the Cobras. Soon after, David Eweka (#1) helped boot the ball back onto the center pitch just before it entered the Cobras goal. With seconds remaining, Lex D'Andrea (#5) narrowly missed a tying goal attempt, leaving the final score at 2-1 Thunder.

 
Date: Oct. 8

Team Age: U14 - Maverick Pride

Opposing Team:  Franklin Firebirds

Location: Basking Ridge - War Memorial

Score: 4-1, Franklin

Record:  0-3

Goals/Game Highlights: Megan O'Reilly scored the first goal of the game for the Mavericks, Franklin Firebirds then scored 2 goals in the first half and then 2 additional goals in the second half, one on a penalty kick.
 

Date: Oct. 9

Team Age: U14 - Maverick Pride

Opposing Team:  North Brunswick Royales

Location: Basking Ridge — High School Turf

Score: 2-0, North Brunswick

Record: 0-4

Goals: Goals were scored one in each half by North Brunswick.


Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U10 Lightning

Opposing Team and Name: Edison Xtreme

Game Location: Harry Dunham Park, Basking Ridge

Score: 5-1, U10 Lightning

Team Record: 2-2

Goals: First Half: Ana-Sophia Kyros, Ava Marsters, Ava Marsters, Cammie Wylie,
Second Half: Caroline Zanardi
 
The U-10 Ridge Mavericks Lightning took advantage of beautiful summer-like day to find their winning ways again. Ana-Sophia Kyros started the Lightning off with a quick goal in the first quarter, which was quickly followed by a beautiful shot by Ava Marsters which ricocheted off the far goal post for the Lightning's second score.  Ava put the Lightning up 3-0 a few minutes later. Edison was able to get one past the Lightning goalie, but Cammie Wylie took the kick-off downfield scoring the fourth goal. Excellent defensive play by Emma Kunz, Jamie Marsters and Lauren Carey kept Edison from scoring again. Caroline Zanardi added another goal late in the fourth quarter to give the Lightning a 5-1 victory.

Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U9 Girls - Dynomite

Opposing Team's Club and Name: Piscataway Stars

Game Location: Rebel Hill, Basking Ridge

Score: 7-0, Piscataway

Goals: 0

Assists: 0

Saves: Gianna Roti, 4 in first quarter, Samantha Ott, 1 in the second quarter, Jamie Alkhas, 1 in the third quarter & Payton Uhrig ,8 in the fourth quarter 
Pertinent game actions: Payton Uhrig made 2 attempts at goal and Jessica Wisotsky made 1 attempt in the first quarter Kendall Alkhas made 1 attempt at goal in the third quarter

Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name:  U10 Girls Leopards

Opposing Team Club and Name: Berkeley Heights Blue Lightening

Game Location: Rebel Hill Park, Basking Ridge

Score: 2-0, Berkeley Heights

Team Record: 0-4

Notes from Game: Girls hustled, while there was strong defensive moves from Lauren Lusardi and Jenna McHale in particular.

Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U9 Rockets

Opposing Team Club and Name: Hillsborough Fireworks

Score: 2-1, Hillsborough

Team Record: 1-2

Goals: 2nd quarter Gabby Allen

Game Notes: The Fireworks quickly scored two goals in the first quarter. The Rockets came back strong in the second quarter as Gabby Allen scored a breakaway unassisted goal. Amanda Veltri strongly defended the net for the first half of the game.  Ashley Narsu covered goal for the scoreless second half.  Courtney McCaffrey played aggressive defense, flanked by teammate Regan Cunningham. Amanda Veltri and Stella Smith came close to scoring late in the fourth quarter.


Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U9 Girls Tigers

Opposing Teamʼs Club and Name: Hunterdon Blizzards

Game Location: Basking Ridge

Score: 3-1, Hunterdon

Team Record: 0-1-1

Game Summary: The Tigers faced a determined and quick opponent in the Hunterdon Blizzards. The Blizzards struck early, with two goals in the first half.  In the second half, Sage Ecko took over as goalkeeper and made a number of impressive saves to keep the Tigers in the game. Annie Cannan showed great hustle on defense and got back in time to thwart a number of Blizzards’ breakaways. Late in the game, Emily Ward broke free to score and get the Tigers on the Board.


Date: Oct. 9

Team Age and Name: U-ll Mavericks Thunder

Opposing Team’s Club and Name: Cranford Rapids

Game Location: Ridge High Turf Field

Score: 1-0, Cranford

Team Record: 0-1

Goals: Scored in the 2nd half by the Rapids

Game Notes: The Thunder fell to the Cranford Rapids 0-1. Most of the game was played at the mid-field and both teams were evenly matched. The Thunder played a good passing game and controlled the ball well but couldn’t hold Cranford from scoring on a breakaway in the 4th quarter to win the game.