Recent Mavericks Soccer Scores

The following are the results of some recent games played by the Ridge Mavericks Soccer Club traveling teams.

The Ridge Mavericks U8  (under age 8) boys Hurricanes lost to the Readington Raiders in Readington Township, 1-0 in their second game of the season on Sept. 25. Andrew Buzby was goalkeeper the first half and kept the Raiders from scoring while Etai Geller took possession of the ball several times, helping the team advance. Christopher Profaca played a strong second half with assertive forward passes. 

The Ridge Mavericks U9 Falcons girls played their first game of the season on Sun., Sept. 26 at Hillsborough, falling to the Pumas 2-0.  A scoreless first half, led by the strong goalkeeping of Falcons Brynn Weisholtz and solid defense of Katelyn Lipkind, gave way to two early second half tallies by the Pumas. Overall, a very solid effort by our girls in their first game, taking on a well-tested Hillsborough squad.   

On Sept. 26, the Mavericks Blue Lightening played an exciting game against an equally talented Branchburg Crusaders with continuous shifts in momentum. The Crusaders forged ahead with a late first-half goal, but the Blue Lightening came back strong in the second-half and equalized when a free-kick by Kianna Nelder found the back of the net. Cammie Wylie and Susan Oberschmidt performed admirably as Mavericks' goalkeepers.  Ana-Sofia Kyros' speed and energy kept the Crusaders' defense under constant pressure.  The game ended in a 1:1 tie.

On Sept. 26, the Ridge Mavericks U10 girls Panthers defeated the Westfield Sol by notching a 2-1 win with quick, aggressive goals by Maddie Athanasiou and Isabella DePaolis.  The victory was complemented by the fancy footwork of forward Holly Prince.

Ridge Mavericks U-13 boys Phoenix added a second win of the season, beating  Woodbridge United on Sept. 26.  In a shut out of 2-0, Cameron Dignan brought home the only goal of the first half, with some assistance at the goal from Josh Narsu. Several shots on goal by Derrick Chang, Matthew Fields and Devin Taylor kept the pressure on the United team.  Justin Dignan brought in the final goal in the second half off of a free kick by Eric Boulter.  Assisting in goal was Stephen Bradford who kept the one United penalty shot out of the net, and Ryan Madden with two impressive saves.