By: Kerry McGouran '21 In late August of this year, Fontbonne Hall Academy’s varsity soccer team began tryouts along with conditioning for their upcoming season. They officially started off the season on October 10th, 2019 against Monsignor McClancy. Although the team lost that game and the next two to follow, they came out of their losing streak stronger, especially as the playoff season neared.
After the loses, Dr. de Carvalho, a science teacher at Fontbonne, stepped into the role of head coach. The next games to follow showed determination and drive amongst the players as they began to tie with teams they had previously lost to. Eventually, the team would go undefeated and put up a strong fight game after game, winning against St. Vincent Ferrar on October 17th, taking them to the quarter finals. Not only was this day happily celebrated because of the teams advancement in the playoffs, but it was also Senior Day for twelfth graders Brianna Alicandro and Stefanie Schnibbe. The next game to follow would determine if the team was off to the championship against St. John Prep at Flushing Meadows Park in Corona, Queens, on October 23rd. Fontbonne was in the lead 2-0 going into the second half. As the half progressed, St. John Prep and Fontbonne wound up tying up at the end. This meant that the teams had to play in overtime for twenty minutes until someone scored. If no one had scored in overtime, both teams would have taken penalty shots. Unfortunately, Fontbonne had lost about half way through overtime. Although they lost and are devastated from the elimination, the varsity team has so much to be proud of because of their improvement throughout the season. They truly worked together as a team and learned how to take advantage of their skills. This was a great 2019 soccer season for Fontbonne all around and we hope to see even more wins next season!
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