Scorpions East 2012 Black win NECSL Flight 1 Championship on June 7-8 weekend 

The Scorpions East 2012 Black finished the season in second place in Flight 1 South. The team had a lopsided loss to Bolts South Shore a month ago. 

Scorpions played Flight 1 Metro top seed Maine Lightning Saturday morning. Lightning were an excellent team, big, strong and fast. After being slightly outplayed in the first half Scorpions East adjusted and outplayed Lightning in the second half. Usual center back Scarlett Penders stood strong in goal making every play including a great diving save to keep the score even. Emma Nguyen (Canton) and Grace Nguyen (Braintree) held down the back four to limit scoring chances for Maine. Bailey Dwomoh and Maddie Feldpausch (Braintree) worked and worked in the midfield. With about 7 minutes left Bridget Devin (Marshfield) brilliantly received and quickly passed a ball to Lauren Marcella (East Bridgewater) who deftly received and slipped between two defenders and quickly finished low and hard. The Scorpions defense didn't allow much in the remaining minutes and took the win. 

On Sunday morning Scorpions were matched with Flight 1 South top seed Bolts South Shore, the same team that handed them the bad loss last month. Bolts had a perfect spring season going. 8-0-0 with 24 goals for and 2 against. The rematch was a much different game with Scorpions and Bolts each playing well, lots of good passing, receiving and defending. Bolts took advantage of a rare Scorpions lapse in the first half and snuck a floating, dipping shot under the crossbar. 0-1. 

With about 6 minutes left Bridget Devin went on a powerful and aggressive run through several Bolts defenders and cleverly rolled one past the onrushing Bolts GK, off the post and in. Inspired, Scorpions pressed on and Bolts dodged conceding a tying goal when a Bailey Dwomoh Scorpions corner dropped right on the goal line and after a wild flurry the refs conferred and decided it didnt go in. Video evidence is inconclusive but seems to support Scorpion players claims that a defender shoveled it out with her hands! 

The game then went straight to penalties and Scorpions put a beating on that shootout with Lauren Marcella, Bailey Dwomoh and Reese Mougenel (Canton) burying their shots cleanly while Bolts missed a bunch. The Scorpion team celebrated exuberantly, and well deservedly.   

Winning roster MF Abigail Burke (Braintree), F Bridget Devin (Marshfield), MF Bailey Dwomoh (Wrentham), MF Maddie Feldpaush (Braintree), MF Hannah Kennedy (Braintree), F Lauren Marcella (E Bridgewater), D Mary Mario (Milton), D Ava Motta (Braintree), MF Reese Mougenel (Canton), D Emma Nguyen (Canton), D Grace Nguyen (Braintree), GK Scarlet Penders (Canton), MF Ailish Stephenson (Canton), D Anna Swigart (Marshfield), MF Sondeila Veidis (Canton), MF Anna Wellington (Braintree). Missing Giuliana Lombardi (Canton) and Maddie Ahearn (Milton).