Another Friday night under the lights, and Dock Girls Soccer came out strong against Delaware County Christian. Knowing this match is never an easy one, the girls prepared every day of practice knowing Delco’s goalkeeper, Suzannah Green, always makes it a tough match. 5 minutes into the game, sophomore Emerson Gruver stayed composed in the central midfield to find the slotted through ball to freshman Ashley Brown. Brown took one touch and placed a low driven shot far post to give Dock the lead. 5 minutes later, senior Ashley Lapp found Billinda Leisner on the far side. Leisner used her head to deflect the ball over Delco’s back line and found herself shoulder to shoulder with their center back. Leisner hit a one time shot on a bouncing ball and chipped Delco’s goalkeeper to earn the second goal of the match. About one minute later, center mid, Emerson Gruver, once again found her open teammate. This time, senior Ashley Lapp open to receive the pass, took a prep touch with her left foot, and hit a quick shot with her right. Lapp’s shot was a rocket to the far upper corner from 25 yards out. Dock continued to dominate in the middle of the field with strong passing combinations and movement off the ball. Less than 2 minutes left in the first half, freshman Ashley Brown capitalized off a mistake by one of Delco’s defenders. Brown battled through their defensive line to find herself in a one on one once again with Delco’s goalkeeper, Suzannah Green. Brown found the low, far corner once again to solidify Dock’s lead going into half time.  After a positive first half, Dock knew they needed to continue with their momentum and composure for the next 40 minutes of the game. Less than 2 minutes into the second half, senior Ashley Lapp, found space down the flank and dribbled into the box. She slotted the ball perfectly across to her sister, sophomore, Shelby Lapp. Shelby Lapp applied heavy pressure as she was running in to cause an own goal off Delco’s defender. With less than a minute to go in the game, the Lapp sisters found each other once again to finalize the score 6-0. This time, Shelby Lapp found her sister Ashley, with the diagonal ball to tap it in with 28 seconds to go in the game. Dock had a total of 23 shots on goal. Dock’s defensive line stayed unified and controlled to not allow any shots on goalkeeper, Emily Markel.

Goals: Ashley Brown (2), Billinda Leisner, Shelby Lapp, Ashley Lapp (2)