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Perry Hall Grads Help CCBC Essex Women Beat Frederick


-by Patrick Coonan of CCBC-

On Tuesday, it was a crisp autumn evening in Baltimore, but the Knights remained hot as they dispatched Frederick 3-1 to end the regular season on a 16-game winning streak and win their first Maryland Juco Athletic Conference Championship in more than seven seasons.

The win also gives the Knights the No. 1 seed and a first round bye in the NJCAA Region XX Division I Tournament, which begins for Essex in the semifinals round on October 29. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. and the tournament is being hosted by Harford Community College.

CCBC Essex (16-1, 7-0 Maryland Juco) began the game pressing hard, but the Frederick defense was up to the challenge, limiting the Knights to just one shot in the first 12 minutes of play.

In the 13th minute of play, however, freshman and Sparrows Point grad Dani Zacierka began a run before being pulled down in the box that would lead to a penalty kick. Fellow freshman and Perry Hall grad Kara Dietrich converted the kick for her NJCAA Division I leading 43rd goal of the season, giving the Knights a 1-0 lead.

It was also the 100th goal scored this season for Essex.

The rest of the half would go on to be played primarily in the middle of the field with the Knights holding a 1-0 edge at the break.
Frederick (10-3-1, 4-2-1 Maryland Juco) would strike 10 minutes into the second half when Lindsey Brant scored her 43rd goal on the year to tie Dietrich for the national lead. It took the Knights 10 minutes to respond in kind.

Ryleigh Fachler, also a graduate of Perry Hall, would put in a head ball past the Cougars’ keeper off a ball from Dietrich to make it 2-1 in the 67th minute of play.

“It was really exciting,” Fachler said. “And the fact that we pulled it out was great.”
In the 78th minute, Fachler would net the dagger when she would put another head ball past in off a beautiful cross from Taylor West to make the score 3-1. Is was Fachler’s ninth of the year.

“I am usually one of the shortest players on the field,” said Fachler, who stands at 5-foot-1. “So I have a saying that I use, ‘Heart over height,’ to motivate me to win head balls. It was so exciting to score on two headers in game like this.”Emily Vetra, a Sparrows Point grad, did not tally a goal or an assist, but her play, especially at the midfield, was one of the biggest reason the Knights were able to control the ball so much.

Sam Tornatore of Eastern Tech, made her 17th consecutive start in goal and finished with three saves. She now has 37 saves this year with a 1.47 goals against average.

Perry Hall, Eastern Tech & Sparrows Point Grads Get CCBC Essex Women’s Soccer Off to 4-1 Start


-by Patrick Coonan and Nick Guido –

The Knights defeated Rowan College at Burlington County 5-0 yesterday at home to win their fourth consecutive game of the season. Freshman Kara Dietrich (Perry Hall) led the way with four goals scored.

Freshman Ashlyn Hales (Eastern Tech) netted the game’s first goal in the 15th minute of play to put the Knights on the board. It was Hales first collegiate tally.

“Honestly, when the ball came to me I wasn’t going to hit it,” Hales said. “Then I noticed the right side of the goal was open, I took the shot and it was like slow motion into the upper ninety.”

Less than one minute later, Dietrich scored her first of the contest to put Essex up 2-0 just 15:29 into the match.

The Knights (4-1, 2-0 Maryland Juco Conference) dominated the game early and often, holding the Barons without a shot on goal until the 60th minute of play.

Essex out shot Rowan 19-1 in the first half and 29-5 in the game.

Knights’ freshman goal keeper Sam Tornatore (Eastern Tech) faced just three shots on goal and saved them all.

Dietrich picked up her next two goals in the 21st and 36th minutes of play, respectively, to finish her hat trick in the first half.

Her final goal came in the 83rd minute. She now has eight goals this year, good enough for second most in NJCAA Region XX Division I.

“I had a couple of shots that I thought were nice that didn’t go in,” Dietrich said. “But I’ve been working on finishing and I had a lot of great assists. One came from Taylor [West] on the outside. She played it to the six and I was able to finish.”

A Long Way from Game 1

CCBC Essex’s women’s soccer team opened its season on August 24 with a 15-0 loss to defending NJCAA Division I Women’s Soccer champion and preseason No. 1 Monroe. The team was missing several starters in that season-opening match.

Since then, the Knights have won four straight and have outscored its opponents 16-4 over that span.

The Knights have returned almost all of their starting pieces and have played more consistent, cohesive soccer since its first game of the year.

“In our first game, we were not really clicking,” Dietrich said. “Monroe really pushed us during that shutout, so we know we had to work harder. Since then, our back line has really stepped up, and our midfield has been connecting the ball well.”

On August 25, Essex defeated Harcum 4-3 at home in overtime. Freshman Ryleigh Fachler (Perry Hall) finished a cross from Mikayla Boyle (Eastern Tech) to win it for the Knights 7:43 into overtime.

Dietrich’s first goal of the season in the 22nd minute tied the game at one, which is where it stayed going into halftime.

The Bears scored first in the second half at 49:22, but their lead was short lived as Dani Zacierka (Sparrows Point) tied it at two less than three minutes later.

Zacierka scored again in the 60th minute to put the Knights ahead 3-2. But the Bears tied it in the 79th minute to force overtime.

Fachler’s golden goal came on a beautiful cross from Boyle at 97:43. After much confusion surrounding whether the ball crossed the line, the Knights celebrated its first win of the season.

On September 3, CCBC Essex hit the pitch at home to open Maryland Juco and Region XX play against Montgomery.

The Knights last met the Raptors in last year’s Region XX Division I Tournament semifinals where Montgomery upended Essex 5-1 to reach the finals.

CCBC Essex would not allow a repeat performance, taking the Raptors down 2-0.

Fachler and Dietrich provided the goals – in the 30th and 60th minutes, resptively – and Tornatore stopped both Montgomery shots on goal to perserve the shutout.

On September 6, Essex hit the road for the first time this season and defeated conference foe Anne Arundel 5-1 at Siegert Field.

Amaya Purnell (Perry Hall), Dietrich (2) and Boyle (2) provided the goals, as Josephine Eskey (Loch Raven) contributed an assist. Tornatore finished with one save on the only shot she face during her 56:17 of game action.