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Girls soccer soars with 5-0 Kicks for Cancer win

The team made swift work of rival Lincoln-Sudbury on October 24.

By Liam Hurley ·

Before a student section awash in pink, the Pats’ Camy Cox sets up to strike the ball during the second half.
Before a student section awash in pink, the Pats’ Camy Cox sets up to strike the ball during the second half. Photo: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

Photos: Ken McGagh/The Acton Bridge

The Acton-Carlisle girls soccer team made swift work of rival Lincoln-Sudbury on October 24, routing the Warriors, 5-0, in the annual Kicks for Cancer match. It was the Patriots’ third straight five-goal performance, having knocked off Wayland, 5-0, and Acton-Boxborough, 5-1, earlier in the week.

Acton-Carlisle fans greet Holden Taunton-Rigby, right, and other players after the big win.
Acton-Carlisle fans greet Holden Taunton-Rigby, right, and other players after the big win.
Young fans cheer after the girls team’s 5-0 Kicks for Cancer victory.
Fans cheer after the girls team’s 5-0 Kicks for Cancer victory.
  • Team record: Overall 13-2, Dual County League 6-0
  • Big game: The Pats showed off their diverse attack, getting goals from five players: Caroline Ferrari, co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, Ella Rowan, Audrey Adkins, and Paige Taunton-Rigby. 
  • Turning point: The clubs were feeling each other out early in the first half, until Ferrari neatly slipped a goal into the right corner following an aggressive press. The Patriots would score three more goals in the first half to the delight of a raucous crowd bedecked in pink. 
  • Unsung hero: Midfielder Camy Cox did tough work all over the field, consistently winning the ball and finding the right read, enabling the Pats to dominate possession and continually threaten the Warriors. 
  • Up next: The Patriots were to travel to Weston on October 26 with the postseason in their sights. 
The Kicks for Cancer sign casts shadows and welcomes fans.
The Kicks for Cancer sign casts shadows and welcomes fans.
The Acton-Carlisle girls soccer team huddles before taking on Lincoln-Sudbury. Players wore the names of friends or family members who have battled cancer.
The Acton-Carlisle girls soccer team huddles before taking on Lincoln-Sudbury. Players wore the names of friends or family members who have battled cancer.
Acton-Carlisle’s Ainsley Siefer, right, drives toward the Lincoln-Sudbury net during the first half.
Acton-Carlisle’s Ainsley Siefer, right, drives toward the Lincoln-Sudbury net during the first half.
The Pats’ Ainsley Siefer, left, and Lincoln-Sudbury’s Nina Fragale vie for a header in the first half.
Ainsley Siefer, left, and Lincoln-Sudbury’s Nina Fragale vie for a header in the first half.
Caroline Ferrari, front left, and teammates rejoice after Ferrari scored the Patriots’ first goal of the game.
Caroline Ferrari, front left, and teammates rejoice after Ferrari scored the Patriots’ first goal of the game.
Camy Cox, left, heads the ball.
Camy Cox, left, heads the ball.
Co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, center, is flanked by teammates Paige Taunton-Rigby, left, and Annie Beal, right, after scoring a first-half goal to put the Patriots up 2-0.
Co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, center, is flanked by teammates Paige Taunton-Rigby, left, and Annie Beal, right, after scoring a first-half goal to put the Patriots up 2-0.
Teammates mob co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, right, after she scored the game’s second goal.
Teammates mob co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, right, after she scored the game’s second goal.
During a halftime ceremony, Acton-Carlisle co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, left, shows the crowd that her jersey honors classmate Emma Robertson, right, a brain cancer survivor.
During a halftime ceremony, Acton-Carlisle co-captain Emmy O’Donnell, left, shows the crowd that her jersey honors classmate Emma Robertson, right, who has confronted a diagnosis of cerebellar medulloblastoma, a brain cancer.

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