Recap: Gilbert nets 4 goals, 205 points in pro debut

Apuzzo, who finished the 2021 campaign with 1,685 leaderboard points, opened her 2022 account with 179 leaderboard points, which included 30 points as the MVP 2 selection.

Midfielder Amanda Johansen added 155 leaderboard points in the win for Team Apuzzo. While she only registered one goal, she used three ground balls, two caused turnovers and a game-high six draw controls to build her total.

Rookie attacker Lauren Gilbert, who earned MVP 1 honors, added a game-high four goals in a winning effort, while rookie midfielder Ally Mastroianni netted three goals in the loss for Team Glynn.

KEY MOMENT

After the teams traded a pair of goals to open the contest, Team Apuzzo scored five of the next six goals to take a 7-3 lead on a marker by midfielder Alyssa Parrella with 6:03 remaining in the second quarter. Team Apuzzo never trailed by fewer than three points in the second half to secure the first win of the young season.

GAME NOTES

• Apuzzo extended her goal scoring streak to 16 consecutive games, dating back to last season … However, her streak of six straight hat tricks came to an end after being limited to two goals on six shots.

• Apuzzo matched her Athletes Unlimited career high with her six-point outing … She also had six points against Team Wood on July 31, 2021, after scoring five goals with one assist.

• Apuzzo notched her 12th multi-goal game in Athletes Unlimited play.

• Attacker Halle Majorana registered the first hat trick of her Athletes Unlimited career after scoring three goals in the loss for Team Glynn … The former Syracuse standout also authored her fourth career multi-goal effort.

• Both teams started rookie goalkeepers in the contest … Taylor Moreno notched six saves in just under 27 minutes for Team Apuzzo, while Paulina DiFatta tallied two stops in just under 14 minutes of action.

• Johansen scored the first two-point goal of the season, converting a feed from rookie attacker Sam Geiersbach with 4:05 left in the second quarter.

• Team Glynn outshot Team Apuzzo, 27-26, but was edged out on draw controls by a 14-13 margin.

• Neither team attempted a free position shot in the contest.

GAME MVPS

• #1 – Lauren Gilbert (Team Apuzzo, +45)
• #2 – Sam Apuzzo (Team Apuzzo, +30)
• #3 – Ally Mastroianni (Team Glynn, +15)