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Delsea is Areas Team of the Year
The result was a 20-2-1 record and a fourth straight conference title. With those accomplishments, the Crusaders have earned the 2017 Daily Journal Girls’ Soccer Team of the Year.
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Cassidy McErlain is Player of the Year for Girls Soccer
McErlain went on to score 32 goals, but perhaps more impressive is the fact that she scored in 18 of the Crusaders’ 23 games. The offensive prowess, leading her team to a 20-2-1 record and fourth straight conference title, earned McErlain 2017 Daily Journal Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year honor.
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Delsea vs Cherry Hill West (0-1)
In the 3rd round of playoffs, Delsea loses in a tough game.
Delsea vs Toms River South (1-0)
Peyton Gilmore finds the back of the net for Delsea in the second round of playoffs and advance to the next round.
Delsea vs Timber Creek (3-1)
In a 3-1 win for Delsea in the round of playoffs, it's a good start for the Crusaders. Cassidy McErlain shines with a hat trick and assists came from Brianna Russo and Peyton Gilmore.
Carli Busler is Named a Player to Watch
In the State Tournament, Carli Busler is said to be on of the key pieces to Delsea's success in defense. Taking control of the defense and being part of one that has allowed just 10 goals all season. Their only loss coming for 1st seeded Eastern in the second round of the Coaches Tournament.
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Delsea vs Gloucester Catholic (2-0)
In the last regular season game of the season, the girls end with a 2-0 win. Cassidy McErlain and Jenna McCarty scoring a goal each. With Carli Busler and Victoria Hassett picking up an assist each.
Delsea vs Woodstown (3-0)
In the second to last game of the season, the girls take a 3-0 win against Woodstown. Brianna Russo scoring 2 goals and Cassidy McErlain getting herself 1. With an assist was Victoria Hassett.
Delsea vs Schalick (8-0)
In a 8-0 win vs Schalick, freshma Peyton Gilmore gets herself a hatrick and Cassidy McErlain, along with Brianna Russo gets 2 goals each and Madison Maxwell gets one. With assists were Brianna Russo with 3, and with one each were Maggie Benz, Carli Busler, Kayla Decesari, and Peyton Gilmore.
Delsea vs Eastern (0-2)
In the second round of the coaches tournament, Delsea loses their first game. In a 0-2 loss, with a scoreless first half, Eastern gets two goals in the second. Delsea's goalie, Ally Gebhart had 18 saves total.
Delsea Remains Undefeated
There are 7 remaining undefeated teams in NJ for girls soccer. Delsea is one of them, remaining 15-0-1. Their only tie comes from Kingsway which was a 2-2 draw. Today (10/23) the girls will be taking on Eastern in the second round of the coaches tournament and both teams remain undefeated.
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Delsea vs Rancocas Valley (1-0)
In the first game of the Coaches Tournament, Brianna Russo scores the lone goal for Delsea and they came out of the first round verse 9th seeded Rancocas Valley with a solid 1-0 win. Coach Russo, Brianna Russo's mother, said after the game, “Sometimes, it’s too hard and when my family comes to the games they tell me to ease up a little bit on Brianna, But Brianna has always been a really hard worker, so she makes it easy on me. She does all of the right things and is very athletic. She has a very high skill level. She’s explosive, but the high skill level makes her the player that she is." Brianna was growing up, having her life revolved around soccer. Every game her mom or sister had, she was at, and that was her childhood. Delsea dominated the first half of the game and the goal came in the second half. Defense was held together by sophomore Madison Maxwell and Delsea walked out of the game staying undefeated overall.
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Delsea vs Clayton (6-0)
In the Crusaders Senior Night, the Girls take a 6-0 win vs Clayton. With a hat-trick from Brianna Russo, two goals from Peyton Gilmore, and one from Cassidy McErlain. Assists were by Brianna Russo who had 2 and Peyton Gilmore with one. Two pks were taken vs Clayton and Brianna Russo buried both of them right past Claytons keeper.
Delsea Girls place as 8th seed in Coaches Tournament
Click here to see the bracket for the Crusaders as they placed the 8th seed in the 2017 South Jersey Soccer Coaches Association Tournament
Delsea vs Kingsway (2-2)
In the battle of the undefeated, both teams leave undefeated after a hard fought game that went into double overtime. Peyton Girlmore scoring both goals for Delsea, and one was a penalty kick. But bad luck happened for Delsea in the second overtime when Brianna Russo got tripped up in the box and no call was made. Coach Misty Russo asked the ref why there was no call and he said he was looking for offsides. To read more click here.
Battle of the Undefeated
On Friday (10/13) Delsea Crusaders will be playing against the Kingsway Dragons. Delsea, who is 14-0 overall will be taking on their hardest opponent of the season. Kingsway is currently 10-0-1, with a tie against Williamstown. It is not often two undefeated teams from the same area meet this late in the season, but both head coaches know this is going to be a good and close game and it will be a good way to be heading into the regular season and soon after, playoffs.
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Delsea vs Deptford (2-1)
In a 2-1 win against Deptford in the closest game of the season, it goes into double overtime. Peyton Gilmore scoring the first goal, and Cassidy McErlain scoring the game winner in the last 4 minutes in the second half of double overtime. Assists were by Cassidy McErlain and Victoria Hassett.
Delsea vs Glassboro (7-2)
In a 7-2 victory, Delsea Girls Soccer remains undefeated at 12-0. With goals in the Glassboro game were Cassidy McErlain with 3, Brianna Russo with 2, and with one each were Peyton Gilmore and Victoria Hassett. With assists were Madison Mace and Kayla Decesari.
Delsea vs Triton (4-1)
Brianna Russo shines in the game against Triton with her first hat-trick of the season. Scoring the one other goal was Cassidy McErlain. Delsea Girls soccer is currently 11-0 overall, and 7-0 in their conference.
Delsea vs Schalick (3-0)
Delsea takes a 3-0 win over Schalick to stay undefeated overall. With goals were Cassidy McErlain, Brianna Russo, and Peyton Gilmore. With assists were Peyton Gilmore and Carli Busler.
Delsea vs Gloucester Catholic (4-0)
Both of these teams went into this game knowing it was a big one. They were both undefeated in the conference and Delsea came up over top and won 4-0. With goals were Cassidy McErlain, Brianna Russo, Madison Mace, and Peyton Gilmore. With assists were Ryleigh Huntsinger, Peyton Gilmore, and Brianna Russo. This was a well played, team win to stay undefeated overall.
Delsea vs Woodstown (3-0)
The Crusaders keep their undefeated season alive with a 3-0 win against Woodstown. They're now 8-0 and in the game against Woodstown, Cassidy McErlain had two goals and Ryleigh Huntsinger had one. With an assist each were Carli Busler and Megan Master.
Brianna Russo Verbally Commits to Monmouth
Delsea's sophomore midfielder, Brianna Russo has verbally committed to Division 1 Monmouth University. "I wanted to play Division I soccer, but the area and size of the school were really important to me too," said Russo, who hinted that she wanted to stay somewhat closer to home. "Monmouth had everything I was looking for and more."
Russo was one of the top freshman in the state last season, finishing with 20 goals, and 8 assists. This year, Russo is having a great start to the season with 6 goals and 10 assists. The Crusaders are having an undefeated season right now, standing at 7-0. Head coach, Misty Russo, also Brianna Russo's mom said, "Monmouth is in an environment where I think she will thrive and I couldn't be more happy for her." The sophomore has received tons of recognition, and if you see her in the hallway or out on the field, congratulate her.
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Delsea vs Highland (5-0)
In a well played game, Delsea takes the 5-0 win against Highland. Cassidy McErlain had 2 goals, and with one goal each was Peyton Gilmore, Hannah Patrignani, and Brianna Russo. With assists were Carli Busler with 2 of them. Maggie Benz and Peyton Gilmore also picked up an assist each.
Delsea vs Pennsville (2-0)
In a hard fought game, Delsea takes a 2-0 win against Pennsville. Both Cassidy McErlain and Peyton Gilmore had a goal, and with assists were Haley Kahana and Brianna Russo.
Delsea Girls Soccer Wants To Help Texas School Hit By Hurricane Harvey
Jamie Franks, the mother of Haley Kahana came into the school to talk to the principal about a Texas schools situation, they wanted to take it up right away. Over 1,900 students, teachers, and coaches lost personal belongings and all sports supplies. “We’re just kind of doing it so the girls can see that each girl can make a difference, even if it’s just for one girl,” Franks said. “It’s huge.”
Players of Delsea have paired up with a Mayde Creek player to help provide a new uniform, cleats, socks, and other supplies. For the first game of the season, Delsea wore green and white ribbons in their hair with the letters "M.C." and numbers of the players they adopted. Misty Russo, the head coach of Delsea said, “Some of my girls were saying, ‘I could just totally imagine if this was us. They’re very empathetic. I think they feel really good about wanting to help this high school team out.” As of right now, there is no set date of when Delsea will be sending these packages over, but they are trying their best to do the most the can for the victims of Hurricane Harvey.
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Delsea vs Vineland (8-2)
Delsea Girls Soccer takes a big win over Vineland, 8-2, with 3 multi goal performances by Peyton Gilmore, Victoria Hassett, and Cassidy McErlain having 2 goals each. Also picking up a goal each were Ryleigh Huntsinger and Haley Kahana. With assists were Kayla Decesari, Madison Mace, Megan Master, Maggie Benz, and Brianna Russo.
Delsea vs Deptford (6-0)
Cassidy McErlain and Brianna Russo each have a multi-goal performance in the game against Deptford. Cassidy scores 3, Brianna Russo gets herself 2, and Peyton Gilmore picks herself up a goal as well. With assists, are Carli Busler, Kayla Decesari, and Ryleigh Huntsinger.
Delsea vs Glassboro (6-0)
Brianna Russo shined in the game against Glassboro with 2 goals and 3 assists total. Also getting two goals each are Cassidy McErlain and Peyton Gilmore. With assists are also Maggie Benz, Peyton Gilmore, and Kayla Decesari.
Delsea vs Triton (6-0)
Cassidy McErlain starred for Delsea in their game against Triton with 4 goals in their 6-0 victory. Ryleigh Huntsinger and Peyton Gilmore also picked up a goal a piece. With 2 assists each, were Kayla Decesari and Brianna Russo, and with one assist each were Carli Busler and Peyton Gilmore.
Delsea vs Atlantic Tech (3-0)
Ryleigh Huntsinger, Cassidy McErlain, and Brianna Russo each found the back of the net in their first game of the season. Peyton Gilmore and Brianna Russo also picked up an assist each.
Results (20-2-1)
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1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Cherry Hill West |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Toms River South |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Timber Creek |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Gloucester Catholic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Woodstown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
6 |
2 |
8 |
| Schalick |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Eastern |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Rancocas Valley |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| Clayton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
OT1 |
OT2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Kingsway |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
OT1 |
OT2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Deptford |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Glassboro |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Triton |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Schalick |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
3 |
4 |
| Gloucester Catholic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Woodstown |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
2 |
3 |
5 |
| Highland |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Pennsville |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
0 |
8 |
8 |
| Vineland |
0 |
2 |
2 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
3 |
3 |
6 |
| Deptford |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
6 |
0 |
6 |
| Glassboro |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
5 |
1 |
6 |
| Triton |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |
|
1 |
2 |
Final |
| Delsea |
0 |
3 |
3 |
| Atlantic Tech |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Box Score |