Photos: Dutch Go Down
The Guilderland girls’ soccer team and boys’ volleyball team came up short in recent Suburban Council matchups. The Dutch soccer team battled with Bethlehem, ranked fifth in the state, last Thursday at home, falling, 2 to 0. The boys’ volleyball team traveled to Shaker on Friday night and spiked the ball hard and fast but lost in three straight sets: 16-25, 14-25, 18-25.
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Impressive stop: Dutch goalkeeper Kiersten Becker falling to the ground, stops the ball with her legs as a teammate prevents a Bethlehem player from getting an easy goal in the second half.
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Hip check: Dutch Sarah Lindberg throws her left hip into a Bethlehem player attempting to get the ball away from Lindberg.
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Getting air: Dutch Molly DiCaprio out jumps a Bethlehem player for a header in the first half.
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Corner battle: Guilderland’s Kelly Keegan takes the ball to the corner in hopes of getting a corner kick but Bethlehem’s Marissa Mastracco stuck her foot in between Keegan’s legs to kick the ball out of bounds for a throw-in during the first half of Thursday’s game.
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Quick trap: Guilderland’s Margot Nezaj puts her foot on the ball to stop it before attempting to dribble up the field during the second half of last Thursday’s game. The Eagles’ defense didn’t allow the Dutch much room to head toward the net.
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Looking ahead: Guilderland’s Alyssa Landry checks the field before putting the ball back into play on a throw-in during the second of half last Thursday afternoon’s Suburban Council matchup against Bethlehem at home.
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In the second set, Samuel Cole bends down to bump the ball toward a teammate. Cole had seven kills.
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Hands go up: Dutch's Chad Buckley tries to block a potential play from Shaker in the third set but the Blue Bison player passed the ball to a teammate. Pierce Bright led the Dutch with 11 assists and Jack Henning had 11 digs.
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Concentration is key: Guilderland’s Samuel Cole uses both hands to bump the ball after a Shaker serve in the first set during Guilderland’s match at Shaker on Friday night.
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Hands up: Guilderland’s Chad Buckley looks to block a Shaker player’s spike attempt in the third set of Friday night’s match.