Bonnies open 2020 soccer season with cross-divisional challenge vs Clippers
In a last-minute matchup, Xaverian varsity soccer coach Erin Meagher agreed to have her Clippers play a cross-divisional game with Fontbonne to open the Bonnies’ 2020 soccer season after St. Edmund Prep, a school in one of Brooklyn’s recently drawn-up COVID hot zones, pulled out of the opener.
Coming off a 6-0 win to open their season against Molloy, the highly favored Clippers won the coin toss and put the wind to their back at the gusty Calvert Vaux Soccer Field. Using the wind to their advantage, the Clippers kept the ball in the Fontbonne end with challenging shots on Fontbonne goalkeeper Corrine Connelly.
Midway in the first half, Xaverian’s Riley Mullen opened the scoring with a 40-yard kick just below the crossbar, which was immediately followed by a second score from the corner to give the Clippers a 2-0 lead. Xaverian quickly built on their lead on a crossing pass by Noelle Ekresnen, and another 40-yard score by Ashley Stienkiewicz gave Xaverian a substantial 4-0 lead at the half.