Once again, our MSA past and present students have been hard at it again. Here are their results from the weekend at the top level of sport.
Hockey
Former MSA Athletes Connor Otterbach and Cooper Burns are currently playing for Australia in the U21 Sultan of Johor Cup in Malaysia. Connor has been named a captain of the team while Copper is the leading the goal scoring for the tournament scoring 4 goals in Australia’s first 2 games. Connor scored a goal in the 3-2 win against Japan, and 3 goals in a best on ground performance against Malaysia in Australia’s 8-0 win.
Badminton
Gronya Somerville has had a disappointing finish to the Victor North Harbour International in Auckland, New Zealand, losing the final of the women’s doubles with partner Wendy Chan 21-19, 21-17 to the Chinese Taipei combination.
Jacob Schueler lost his round 32 games in both Men’s Singles and Mixed Doubles. To read more about Jacob and his Commonwealth Games experience click here
Ice Skating
Congratulations to current year 10 student Ella-Grace Santos who has qualified for international competition in her long program. The long program in Ice Skating is also known as the Free Skate. It last around 4 mins and highlights the skater’s ability in skill, grace and jumping.
Soccer
MSA Alumni Polly Doran plays in the EPL Women’s competition. Last Saturday her team Crystal Palace lost to Bristol City 3-0.
Connor Metcalfe’s St Pauli FC lost both their games this week. In Germany’s equivalent to the FA Cup, St Pauli FC lost their second round match 2-1 to SC Freiburg with Connor starting in the game which saw 5 yellow cards handed out to his teammates. In the second game of the week, Connor started on the bench but was brought into the game at the 81’ with Arminia winning that game 2-0 in the Bundesliga 2.
Sebastian Pasquali started on the bench for Western United in the A-League as he continues his return from injury. He didn’t get a run in their 1 all draw with Macarthur. Read this story about Seb and his return from Groin surgery.
https://wufc.com.au/news/sebastian-pasquali-feeling-like-a-footballer-again-after-injury-return
AFLW
The Adelaide Crows defeated the Cats by 2 Points at Unley Oval. Georgie Prespakis had 23 disposals and 5 tackles for the Cats in their loss.
The Kangaroos have beaten Collingwood by 32 points with Amy Smith grabbing 10 disposals and 9 tackles in the win.
Sydney Swans lost to Fremantle by 14 points with Alisha Newman getting 6 possessions and 4 tackles for the Swans.
The Bulldogs went on the road and had a 32 point victory against the West Coast Eagle. Jess Fitzgerald had 14 disposals for the winners.
The Hawks lost to the top of the ladder Brisbane Lions by 54 points. Charlotte Baskaran had 7 possessions and 6 tackles for Hawthorn
St Kilda won by 2 points over Port Adelaide with Georgia Patrikios accumulating 19 Disposals.
Richmond had another victory this time a 43 point win over the GWS Giants in Mildura. Monique Conti had 24 possessions, 8 tackles and kicked 3 goals for the tigers, while Elle McKenzie continued her strong form with 15 disposals and 8 tackles
Second placed Melbourne had a 41 point win over Essendon at Casey Fields. Libby Birch was once again strong in defence with 15 possessions and 3 marks.
Volleyball
Former student Lorenzo Pope is currently in Italy playing Volleyball with one of the biggest teams in the world, Modena, in the Italian Volleyball League. Modena have had a slow start to the season losing 3 of their first 4 matches.
NCAA Football
In his 5th year as part of the University of Rutgers football program, Adam Korsak continues to lead the punting ranks in the topflight College System. An All American punter and Captain of his College team, Korsak has led Rutgers to a 4-3 season in the Big 10 East.