I'd have to watch the game again to get a better assessment, because I was just trying to enjoy the game the first time around. IMO, the players that played well were Adamson, Natalie Smith & Emma Ward (in the 2nd half) making some clutch plays in crucial moments which prevented the game slipping out from under us, Benoit, Goodale, and Muchnick (when Kayla decided to actually play her).
The players who didn't play well were Maschewke, Simkins continues to be the biggest liability on defense even though she is a veteran. With the injury to Volpe, Kayla decided to throw Payton Rowley into her spot on the 1st line. Head scratcher on that one. Savannah Sweitzer on offense should not be a thing. In a perfect world, I would like to be seeing less of Sweitzer and Rowley, and more of Muchnick/Desimone/Rode, literally anyone else.
Non-factors in this game would be Chevarie and Tyrrell. Chevarie got dusted a couple of times. Tyrrell did have a goal, but also got stuffed quite a few times and also got a couple of charging calls. She is not moving around like how she normally does, which I guess is to be expected coming back from injury. Hopefully that wears off as the season goes on. But, thats just me nit-picking. The story of this game was won at the dot. Simply not going to beat a veteran laden team with the talent that NW has on offense if we don't have possession. But there's still plenty of time to get things right.
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