Huskies frustrated after falling 2-0 to rival Redhawks

By Eddie Burns

The most frustrating part of Naperville North's 2-0 loss to rival Naperville Central on Monday was how the Huskies allowed the Redhawks to score the only way they have proven they can score on a consistent basis this season – via restarts.

Central's Krissy Many scored off an Alex Coon throw-in the 37th minute and then Hillary Scott added an additional goal off an Ashley Tegge corner kick in the 49th minute to provide the visiting Redhawks with all of the offense they would need.

"It is our marking," North forward Rycke Guiney said. "We work on restarts every day, but we had trouble clearing the ball and staying with our marks and that is something we have to keep practicing.

"Both of their goals were off of restarts and that can't happen."

Huskies' coach Brent Terada was frustrated with how North handled Central's restarts.

"We didn't react defensively and we deserved to lose," Terada said. "If we play absolutely that horribly on restarts you deserve to lose.

"Hopefully that serves as a lesson to our girls that if you lose your focus or if you are willing to get outworked – you lose games. Those are season-ending mistakes, so when the playoffs come and you make those mistakes again you will end your season."

Scott's goal in the early stages of the second half put North in a tough spot as it forced the Huskies to play from a two-goal deficit.

"We can't give up that goal," Guiney said. "We have to mark and not give up the ball. Central is a good team in the air and we can't give them those restarts."

North generated plenty of offense through the run of play, but even when those chances presented themselves, Central goalie Jill D'Amico made several spectacular saves.

Hunter Drendel and Guiney felt the brunt of D'Amico's play.

On several occasions, Guiney had great scoring chances thwarted by D'Amico.

"We had close to 20 shots on goal and they only had like three and it is just frustrating," Guiney said.

"I don't know what to say. It is really hard. Jill made so many great saves and that was frustrating, but she is a good goalie. There is nothing else we can do."

Terada agreed that the Huskies (6-2-2, 3-1 DuPage Valley Conference) played with a purpose on offense and was dangerous offensively.

"In the run of play we gave up one shot and that is where I thought we played well," Terada said.

"If you give up one shot, in the run of play and lose the game 2-0, you are kind of scratching your head a little bit, but it is what it is."

The Huskies finished the regular season at 0-2-1 against city rivals Central, Neuqua and Waubonsie. Even more alarming the Huskies did not manage a goal against any of the three teams.

"That is a little bit surprising, but there is no sense to panic," Terada said. "At the same time, we created some opportunities and they are correctable things.

"It would be nice to score, but when you play teams like that, you don't expect scores to be lopsided by any stretch."

North has a few days to regroup before it hosts Lyons Township on Thursday at 5 p.m. in the opening round of the Naperville Invite.

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