East Brunswick High School - Bears Girl's Soccer 2004
Coach: Lou Kosa
Assistant Coach: Brian Merrigan
Season Record: 18-3
Division Record: 9-1
Division Standing: 1st
Letter Winners: Stephanie Blanar, Morgan Brown, Jessica Campbell, Casey Caruso, Samantha Citron, Lauren Esposito, Caitlin Flaherty, Halli Goldman, Kristie Lang, Allie Lubcher, Melissa Marczak, Shannon Mastrogiovanni, Amanda Nagy, Caroline Noppenberger, Alison Riccio, Brianna Russo, Lauren Volosin, Caitlin Wescott
| Date | School | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 10, 2004 - East Brunswick opened their season with a win over Edison. | |||
| Sept. 11, 2004 - EAST BRUNSWICK 2, WESTFIELD 0: The Bears improved to a 2-0 with a 2-0 shutout over Westfield. Lang and Blanar each scored goals, while Nagy stopped 12 shots. | |||
| Sept. 13, 2004 - EAST BRUNSWICK 2, J.P. STEVENS 0: Casey Caruso and Allie Lubcher scored in the first half. Caruso's goal came on a breakaway and Lubcher's was assisted by Lauren Esposito. The Bears (3-0) outshot the Hawks (1-1) 25-5. (Source: Home News Tribune 09/14/04) | |||
| Sept. 18, 2004 - East Brunswick defeated Hunterdon Central to improve their season record to 4-0. Way to go Bears! | |||
| Sept. 20, 2004 - East Brunswick remained undefeated by beating Morris Catholic 2-0. Goals were scored by Kristie Lang and Alison Riccio. Lauren Esposito had an assist on Kristie Lang's goal. | |||
| Sept. 22, 2004 - East Brunswick 1, Scotch Plains 0: East Brunswick retained their perfect season (5-0) by beating Scotch Plains 1-0. Goalie Amanda Nagy had 9 saves and recorded her fifth shutout. Lauren Esposito scored the winning goal with an assist from Alison Riccio. Way to go Bears! | |||
| Sept. 27, 2004 - East Brunswick 4, Piscataway 0: East Brunswick girls soccer team had another shutout to continue their perfect season (6-0). Kristie Lang had two goals and Jessica Campbell and Shannon Mastrogiovanni each scored one goal for East Brunswick. Amanda Nagy once again allowed another past her. Congratulations Bears! | |||
| Oct. 1, 2004 - East Brunswick 2, Old Bridge 0: The Bears continued their perfect season behind goals by Lauren Esposito and Jessica Campbell. The defense totally shut down a very good Old Bridge team. East Brunswick High School improves to 7-0, way to go Bears! | |||
| Oct. 2, 2004 - East Brunswick 6, South Brunswick 0: East Brunswick girls soccer is still perfect with 8 wins and no loses. No team has even been able to score a goal against them. Shannon Mastrogiovanni scored three goals for East Brunswick. Kristie Lang, Lauren Esposito and Casey Caruso also scored. Keeper Amanda Nagy only had to make two saves thanks to strong defensive play by the Bears. | |||
| Oct. 4, 2004 - East Brunswick 4, Edison 0: Coach Lou Kosa won his 500th game as the coach of the East Brunswick High School Girls Soccer Team! Scoring for the Bears were Casey Caruso, Jessica Campbell (two goals) and Lauren Esposito. The Bears are now 9-0. | |||
| Oct. 6, 2004 - East Brunswick 5, J.P. Stevens 0: The East Brunswick High School Girl's Soccer team continued to dominate with another shutout today. Kristie Lang scored three goals and Casey Caruso and Lauren Esposito rounded out the scoring. | |||
| Oct. 11, 2004 - Somerville 2, East Brunswick 1: Kristie Lang gave the Bears a 1-0 lead, but Somerville was able to score the first two goals of the season against East Brunswick to give the East Brunswick Girls Soccer Team their first loss of the year. | |||
| Oct. 13, 2004 - Piscataway 1, East Brunswick 0: The Bears suffered their second defeat in a row after not having allowed a goal against them all season. The Piscataway goalie, Caitlin Wesnesky blocked 19 shots in the game. | |||
| Oct. 15, 2004 - East Brunswick 3, South Brunswick 0: The East Brunswick High School Girls Soccer team got back on the winning track with a shutout of South Brunswick. | |||
| Oct. 18, 2004 | Old Bridge | Away | 3:45PM |
| Oct. 20, 2004 - East Brunswick 4, Sayreville 1: The Bears improved to 13-2 by defeating Sayreville. Lauren Esposito scored 3 goals and Caitlin Flaherty added another to launch East Brunswick to victory. | |||
| Oct. 22, 2004 - East Brunswick is the top seed for the Greater Middlesex Conference Tournament (GMCT). East Brunswick has won this tournament 22 of the last 25 years. Way to go Bears! | |||
| Oct. 26, 2004 - East Brunswick 2, South River 0: East Brunswick won against South River to move on to the third round in the Greater Middlesex County Tournament (GMCT). Lauren Esposito and Allie Luebcher scored the goals. Way to go Bears! | |||
| Oct. 28, 2004 - East Brunswick 1, Edison 0: East Brunswick defeated Edison in the Greater Middlesex County Soccer Tournament quarter final round. Lauren Esposito scored with an assist from Jessica Campbell. | |||
| Oct. 28, 2004 - East Brunswick 1, Piscataway 0: East Brunswick defeated Edison in the Greater Middlesex County Soccer Tournament quarter final round. Lauren Esposito scored with an assist from Jessica Campbell. | |||
| Nov. 5, 2004 - East Brunswick 5, West Windsor-Plainsboro South 0: East Brunswick defeated West Windsor-Plainsboro South in the quarter final round of the NJSIAa/Star-Ledger Central Jersey Group 4 tournament. Lauren Esposito scored two goals as did Kristi Lang. Freshman Sam Citron also scored in the second half. Amanda Nagy had seven saves. | |||
| Nov. 6, 2004 - The Home News Tribune - Article about the upcoming GMC final between East Brunswick and Woodbridge. This article features an interview with a player from each team. Caroline Noppenberger did an excellent job answering the questions. We are all looking forward to the finals - Way to go Bears! | |||
| Nov. 5, 2004 - East Brunswick 3, Woodbridge 2: East Brunswick had to come from behind, but in the end they won another GMCT Title on a goal by Casey Caruso. Congratulations to coach Lou Kosa and all the girls on the East Brunswick girls soccer team! | |||
| Nov. 8, 2004 - Brick Memorial 1, East Brunswick 0: The Bears suffered a tough loss to Brick Memorial in the semifinals of the NJSIAa/Star-Ledger Central Jersey Group 4 tournament. It is disappointing to lose, but the girls should be proud of how they played in this game and all season. | |||
2005 - 18-2, GMCT Champions
2004 - 18-3, 1st in Division
All information from sources deemed reliable but not guaranteed