Match report for FOG at Tempe by Kevin Sullivan of RuckingInsurance.com

Kickoff was at high noon in the desert in Scottsdale, AZ. The Lady Fog traveled down to play the hosts, Tempe, for the final official match of the season. The Lady Fog got on the board quickly, with 3 unanswered tries in the first 20 minutes.

The Tempe ladies were coming off a loss the night before to the Seattle Breakers, and battled to put points on the board before the half. At halftime the score was Fog: 21, Tempe: 7. The heat took its effect on both teams in the second half, to the greater detriment of the visiting team. Tempe put up another try and after Fog’s #7 (Megan Brown) was sin binned for a dangerous tackle, Tempe capitalized of the Fog’s missing 15th player by scoring two quick tries within 10 minutes. The Fog was back up to 15 on the pitch, the ladies settled back into their groove. With the score at Fog: 28, Tempe: 26, Fog’s #6 (Kristen Driskell) took a quick tap off a penalty and charged down the pitch. Lacking support, she was tackled and quickly got to her feet and recovered her own ball. She passed it off to a rookie #3 (Cynthia Wright) was in support, who scored a try to seal the win for the Fog.

Tempe kept up the pace, but Fog’s defense held them for the final minutes of the match. Erin Vancellette, Fog’s #13, converted all 5 tries, with a final score of Fog: 35, Tempe: 26. Ardia Kelker, #15, scored 3 tries. The Tempe Women and the Fog both finished their seasons with 4-4 records.

Kevin Sullivan

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