Monday, May 30, 2016

"By controlling the draw, a team controls the pace of the game"


"Franklin head coach Kristin Igoe also uses a rotation for draws. 
Freshman Annie Walsh, senior Kenzie Pleshaw and sophomore Grace MacCallum have all taken a large number of draws for the Panthers, who went undefeated in the Hockomock and won the Kelley-Rex title. 
On May 3, the Panthers were decidedly outdrawn by Lincoln-Sudbury, but a draw control by Walsh in the final minute helped to secure a 10-9 victory. 
“Being able to win a draw late in a game is huge, whether you have to win it and score or to kill the clock,” said Igoe, a two-time All-American at Framingham High and four-time all-ACC honoree at Boston College."


  • Continue reading the full article in the Boston Globe West on Sunday (subscription may be required)

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2016/05/26/drawing-upon-success-needham-high-girls-point-circle/9VTit04WEhsWJwPHShmR7I/story.html

Franklin won the Kelley-Rex Division with senior midfielder Emily Spath one of the key returning players. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)
Franklin won the Kelley-Rex Division with senior midfielder Emily Spath
one of the key returning players. (Josh Perry/HockomockSports.com)

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