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10/03/2021 12:00 AMGirls’ Soccer
The Morgan girls’ soccer team played a pair of home games last week and came away with a win and a tie to stay unbeaten with a record of 4-0-3 for the season. The Huskies battled Portland to a draw and then defeated Old Saybrook in last week’s contests.
In its first game of the week, Morgan hosted Portland on Sept. 28 and played the Highlanders to a 2-2 tie at the Indian River Complex. With the Huskies trailing 1-0, junior Katie Martin scored from sophomore Maeve Madura to tie the game in 68th minute. After Portland scored a goal to go up 2-1 in the 70th minute, senior Taylor Maher netted a goal just one minute later to knot the score at 2-2, which stood up as the final. Senior goalie Angelina Comiskey made six saves in net for Morgan.
Then on Oct. 1, the Huskies had a home game against Old Saybrook and notched a 1-0 win over the Rams. Sophomore Glenda Zhiminaicela scored the lone goal of the day on an assist by freshman Rachel Spaziano in the 50th minute to lift Morgan to the victory. Comiskey made four saves to get the shutout for the Huskies.
Boys’ Soccer
The Morgan boys’ soccer squad picked up three points in the standings by notching a win and a tie in last week’s action. The Huskies, who are now 6-1-1 on the year, posted a victory over Portland before playing Old Saybrook to a draw in their two recent games.
Morgan started off the week by recording a 1-0 shutout over Portland in a road game on Sept. 27. Junior Matt Lopez scored on a penalty kick for Morgan during the first half. Fellow junior Erik Barrera made a play to earn the PK that was taken by Lopez.
Three days later, the Huskies were on the road to face an undefeated Old Saybrook team and battled the Rams to a 1-1 draw. Old Saybrook took a 1-0 lead over Morgan by scoring the first goal of the game in the 23rd minute. About 12 minutes later, senior Alex Gallardo found the back of the net for Morgan to even the score at 1-1. With five minutes left in the game, senior goalie Bailey Goss stopped an Old Saybrook penalty shot to preserve the stalemate.
Field Hockey
The Morgan field hockey team played two games last week and wound up splitting the set to move to 3-5-1 on the year. The Huskies earned a win versus Westbrook-Old Lyme then dropped a contest against Haddam-Killingworth in recent action.
Morgan started off its week by posting a 2-0 home victory over the Westbrook-Old Lyme co-op team at the Indian River Complex on Sept. 27. Three days later, the Huskies hit the road to play Haddam-Killingworth and were edged out by a 1-0 score.
Girls’ Volleyball
The Morgan girls’ volleyball squad won one of its three matches last week and now has a record of 4-7 this fall. The Huskies took defeats versus Coginchaug and East Hampton to go with a victory over Cromwell in last week’s action.
On Sept. 27, Morgan took a 3-1 road loss against Coginchaug. Then on Sept. 29, the Huskies hit the road to face Cromwell and blanked the Panthers by a 3-0 score. The following day, the Huskies hosted East Hampton and dropped a 3-0 decision at the Morgan School.