First day at the Akron Tournament for the Panthers

What a day it was in Akron, NY.  50mph wind, Rain, sleet and even some flakes didn't stop the GU12 Panthers from doing AWESOME on the first day.

First team up was Bradford United from PA.  The Panthers pulled out a 4 to 1 win in the mist.  All the girls worked as a team and were excited heading into the second game.

After a break for lunch, the girls returned to the field to 50mph winds and the temps dropping fast.  For a time, the team thought the games would be called due to the wind, but they were told to hit the field.

The second game was against the Tritown Cheetahs, who played the Panthers hard.  The first half was scoreless with the wind driving the balls backwards.  All the girls were hundling in blankets when they were not on the filed. 

Halftime came with the score tied at zero but the Panthers were going into the second half with the wind to their back.  Melissa had a one on one shot with the goalie to score the first point of the game.  The second goal came with less then 10 minutes left in the game. 

Congrats to all the girls for sticking it out in the weather and congrats to the parents for standing there in the rain and wind.

Get a good night sleep girls, we all know how much you love those 8AM games.  Tomorrow is going to be another hard day, with the first game against the team sitting tied with you for first Spencerport Strikers.