27 August 2010

Girls Soccer: Tigers throttle Faribault in season opener

Devyn Alberts scored three goals and added an assist, and Laine Trowbridge had two goals and two assists as the Tigers rolled to an 8-0 non-conference road victory Aug. 26 over Faribault.

Farmington started slowly, something coach Rob Carpentier attributed to playing the first game of the season.

"The girls were pretty amped up and nervous by game time," he said. "But Devyn took over the game after the first 15 minutes and dominated until she came out just before the end of the half."

Kelli Harstad notched the first Farmington goal of the 2010 season and then Alberts found the net twice before intermission to send her team to the break with a 3-0 lead. Trowbridge led a second half assault on the Faribault goal that also saw Nadia Lorencz, Taylor Meyer and Alberts find the back of the net.

For the game, the Tigers outshot the Falcons by a whopping 29-1 margin. Meyer recorded the only Farmington save of the night.

Harstad finished with three points on a goal and two assists and Ashley Kimmel chimed in with a pair of assists. Elena Koch also had an assist for the winners.

"We dominated play and passed the ball well," Carpentier said. "It was satisfying to see the girls open that way but they still see a lot of room for improvement, especially in their speed of play."