GA Texas: Rise SC G06/05 vs. BVB IA NTX G06/05

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The Girls Academy 2023-2024 season kicked off this past weekend, with matches going on all over the country and some of the best teams in the nation getting on the field to play for the first point in their campaign.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There were several matches going on in Texas as well and Prep Soccer made it to the South Campus, in the Houston area, to follow the opening match between Rise SC G06/05 and the Borussia Dortmund International Academy North Texas G06/05 on Saturday - here's a <a href="https://prepsoccer.com/?p=146996">p</a><a href="https://prepsoccer.com/2023/09/ga-texas-rise-sc-g07-vs-bvb-ia-ntx-g07-photo-gallery/">hoto gallery</a> for the encounter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rise SC G06/05 1 - 0 BVB IA NTX G06/05</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Rise SC and BVB IA NTX kicked off their seasons with a highly-competitive match played under extreme warm weather in Houston. The home team was on the front foot from the start, but had to wait until the last minutes of the first half to get on the scoreboard. Krystin Moore made a strong run down the left flank, beat her defender off the dribble and sent a low cross to Kendall Humperley, who finished into an open net.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/hudl {"name":"acf/hudl","data":{"embed_code":"u003ciframe src='https://www.hudl.com/embed/video/2/644566/64f592c832dcdc0b40b91155' width='640' height='360' frameborder='0' allowfullscreenu003eu003c/iframeu003e","_embed_code":"field_62daf7995fd8c"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64f792c00cf87"} /--> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>BVB were able to have more of the ball on the second half and try to find an equalizer, but couldn't quite create a very clear goal-scoring opportunity. Their attempts were focused on midfielder [player_tooltip player_id='26357' first='Sophia' last='Moore'] and set pieces, which were quite often cleared by Rise's center back Ella Johnson. The home team tried to hurt their opponents in transition with Dayo Tennyson, but couldn't score a second goal, walking away with a 1-0 win.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Top Performers</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Krystin Moore","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"103","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"George Ranch","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Rise SC","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Moore was a constant threat to BVB's defense, playing primarily on the left side of Rise's attack. Very quick and strong, she had tremendous success in her runs, creating good chances to her teammates. She was very aggressive and intelligent in the play that resulted in the game-winning goal, beating a defender off-the-dribble and sending a precise low pass to Hemperley, who scored with a tap-in. Moore used her body well to get on the ball with her back to the goal and made some very quick turns to get into full speed in no time. 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Extremely vocal, Johnson also did well in possession, connecting short passes and moving the ball quickly across the field - she also had success in some long pass attempts she made.","_player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"field_62aba51aecf34","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-64f792c00d492"} /--> <!-- wp:image {"id":147015,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/09/IMG_1281.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-147015" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rise SC G06/05 vs. BVB IA NTX G06/05</figcaption></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Dayo Tennyson","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'0u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"103","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Ridge Point","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Rise SC","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Playing as a center forward for Rise, Tennyson demanded a lot from BVB's defenders with her constant movement. 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