Final Team Standings
W L D Pts.
Smith’s 3 0 3 12
Grand 2 2 2 8
PIC 2 2 2 8
Fiesta 0 3 3 2
THE Smith’s Sonic Booms were forced to a draw by Fiesta Fuerza, while the Grand Mean Striking Machine ended the regular season of the Spring 2007 NMIFA Women’s Recreational League with a bang.
The Sonic Booms despite drawing their last game against Fiesta, 2-2, last Saturday finished the regular season on top of the team standings with 12 points. The Sonic Booms had three wins and three draws.
Fiesta was winless drawing three games and losing three matches.
Brenda Schultz delivered both goals for the Sonic Booms. She made one in the first half off an assist from Maryanna Gramlich. Her second goal was an unassisted one in the second half.
Fiesta scored both goals in the second half with Becca Rath connecting on a penalty kick and Lindsay Davis hitting one on a breakaway play.
In the second game last Saturday, the Striking Machines returned to the Oleai Sports Complex Field after playing two straight games at the Airport Field and notched an impressive 3-0 win over the Pacific Island Club’s Pretty Incredible Chicks.
Becca Newman, team captain Morgan Rose and young striker Zoe Jewell nailed one goal apiece for Grand, which ended the regular season with a 2-2-2 (win-loss-draw) record.
Newman and Rose nailed one goal each in the first half, while Jewell hit one in the second half.
The win put the Striking Machines in the No. 2 spot in the final team standings after earning eight points in six games.
PIC had the same record as the Striking Machines, but lost in the tiebreak, as the latter had more goals with 12 compared to the former’s 10.
Fiesta and the Sonic Booms will collide at the start of the playoffs on Saturday at 8:30 p.m with the winner advancing to the do-or-die finals.
The second semis match at 10 a.m. will feature the Striking Machines and the Incredible Chicks.
The championship match is set for May 28.