Tocchet Nets Two at Swat Kick Classic
SWARTHMORE/NEUMANN BOX
VILLA JULIE/CATHOLIC BOX
SWARTHMORE, Pa. - Garnet senior forward Danielle Tocchet (West Point, N.Y. / James. I. O'Neill) scored twice as Swarthmore defeated Neumann 3-0 on the second day of play at the 12th annual Swat Kick Classic Sunday afternoon. Catholic (1-1) used a strong offensive attack to take down Villa Julie 2-0 in the first game of the day.
Catholic started the second day of games out-shooting the Mustangs (1-1) by 11-1 in the first half. Cardinals' junior Elyse Bellardini (Wayne, N.J. / Wayne Valley) chipped the ball in the back of the net for an unassisted goal with 14:54 on the clock. Catholic continued to fire away, getting an unassisted score from junior forward Suzie Peters (Nanuet, N.Y. / Albertus Magnus) at 82:59 to ensure the victory. The Cardinals out-shot the Mustangs by a margin of 29-3.
Catholic netminder Tere Rossi (Annandale, Va. / Falls Church) posted one save for her first shut-out of the season while Villa Julie goal keeper Casey Brown '10 (Poolesville, Md. / Westminster) had 13 saves for the Mustangs.
In the second match of the morning, Swarthmore (2-0) scored two goals in the first half to assume the early lead. Tocchet scored her first goal, unassisted, at 6:40 into the match. Swarthmore sophomore Julia Luongo (Tallahasse, Fla. / Powers Catholic) nailed the crossbar on a shot attempt and Tocchet followed with a chip-in for her second goal of the day. The third goal came from sophomore forward Caitlin O'Neil '10 (Del Mar, Calif. / The Bishop's School).a crisp cross by midfielder Lizbeeth Lopez (Sacramento, Calif. / West Campus), after a long feed from freshman midfielder Kirsten Peterson (Fenton, Mich. / Powers Catholic).
All-Tournament selection Lauren Walker '09 (Fallston, Md. / Hotchkiss School) continued her solid work guarding the net combining with captain Kristen Traband '08 (Swarthmore, Pa. / Ridley) for the team's second shut-out.
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| Garnet freshman Megan Colombo was named All-TOurnament. |
The Knight's goalie Caitlin Agnew '10 (Philadelphia, Pa. / Little Flower) had a busy day in the net, posting 11 saves.
2007 Swat Kick Classic Results
Saturday, September 1
Swarthmore 1, Catholic 0
Villa Julie 2, Neumann 1
Saturday, September2
Catholic 2, Villa Julie 0
Swarthmore 3, Neumann 0
All-Tournament Team
Elyse Bellardini, Catholic
Katelynn Chambers, Catholic
Suzie Peters, Catholic
Diana Napolitano, Catholic
Casey Geary, Neumann
Vicky Segal, Neumann
Lauren Walker, Swarthmore
Megan Colombo, Swarthmore
Sarah Reese, Swarthmore
Danielle Tocchet, Swarthmore
Kaitlyn Amos, Villa Julie
Tonia Cristino, Villa Julie