Saturday marked the long-anticipated opening day of the USVISF 7v7 Women’s Premier League.
St. Croix saw a doubleheader at Bethlehem Soccer Complex with Champion Athletic Performance Academy pummeling 340 WSC in a 0-6 defeat and Lady Rovers SC facing off with St. Croix Kestrels to take the victory 4-3.
CAPA controlled the match from start to finish, opening with a 12th-minute goal by Jayda Browne. At the 31-minute mark, Jade Browne was substituted in and immediately found the back of the net to increase CAPA’s lead to 0-2. She scored again, only five minutes later, taking the lead to 0-3. Katherina Joseph and Orngel Erskine joined the action in the second half, each adding a goal to the already commanding lead. Joseph led the charge, followed by Alile Browne with a fifth goal. Erskine floated in a 59th-minute finisher to close the match 0-6.
Defending champion Lady Rovers’ captain, Mackiesh Taylor-Jones made quite the statement, scoring three consecutive goals in the first 26 minutes of the game. Alexandra VanGraafeiland followed Taylor-Jones’ lead, bringing the score to 4-0 before halftime. St. Croix Kestrels responded in the second half with an early goal by Kelsey Hill. Acacia Simmonds was substituted in and pressed straight toward the goal, cutting the lead to 4-2. A gritty buzzer-beater by Vigga Tyson ended the match in a 4-3 Lady Rovers victory.
The St. Thomas league saw much less action after a last-minute forfeiture by NV Lioness gave Rock City United their first victory by default.
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