O’Brien finished with words of encouragement for younger players like Mosionek and Mea Allex, both freshmen, and Walters, a sophomore, whose stock is soaring after her playoff performances. The Dragons took the advantage in the shootout when the Bulldogs hit the post with their third kick and won it when the fifth was missed wide. Mosionek, Nicole Apai and Emily Cooke converted penalties for Hopewell. ![]() Kennelly, Alayna Gaydos, Danielle Christ and Reese Beggs all scored in the shootout for Brick. I thought we did a good job of picking up momentum when we did have the wind, but sometimes it doesn’t go in your favor.” I thought we did a pretty good job of defending in the first half going against the wind. It’s something that you have to deal with. ![]() “It was hard, but we knew it was going to be windy,” O’Brien said. Nicola Mosionek hit a free kick on target with 11 minutes remaining in regulation, but it was straight at Brick goalkeeper Molly Tully. ![]() There was also little joy for the Bulldogs, particularly going into the wind, until O’Brien got to the end line in the 36th minute and pulled a cross back into a dangerous area but there were no takers. Walters also denied Kennelly from a sharp angle early in the first half. Brick’s best chance was a shot by Abby Kennelly in the 61st minute that Hopewell goalkeeper Braylee Walters (five saves) pushed around her near post.
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