After a 6 hour drive, we arrived on Friday just in time for our 5:30 match against Walrus. On the ride up, Coach Hayes enlightened us with a slogan he saw used by Villanova, which I am going to suggest as the JCWP slogan when we rework the shirts in 9 years: there's nothin meaner than a wet cat. Classic.
Walrus had a couple athletes on their team who were pretty physical. One player in particular made a point to grab and hold anyone who came near. The Cats rose above the physical play and played solid defense to the tune of a 5-2 halftime lead.
Goalie Jake Chisholm played very well at both ends, making some key stops and making good passes. Daniel Maloney filled a crucial role in squaring out early and often to get the counter attack started, which resulted in many counter attack goals, a couple by Aaron Adcock and one by Michael Slaughter.
The solid play, especially in the crash defense, countinued and after three quarters the Cats led 9-5. The Cats let their guard down in the 4th as hips started dropping on defense and passes started getting sloppier. Walrus raged back with 5 goals in the 4th, but the Cats held on for a 11-10 victory.
Player of the game went to Zach Smith for his goal and handful of assists, in addition to his good defensive play.
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