Salem impressive in season-opening triumph over Livonia Ladywood, 5-0

March 29, 2010, 11:50 p.m.

  Salem's girls soccer team may not have been in mid-season form Monday afternoon against Livonia Ladywood, but it was pretty darn close.

  The Rocks were strong in all facets of the game as they blanked the host Blazers, 5-0, in their season opener.

  "I thought we accomplished what we wanted to, which was possess the ball and attack the open spaces of the field," said Salem coach Joe Nora. "We were able to open things up a bit more in the second half, which led to more scoring chances.

  "Our back line of Lauren Booth, Lindsey Roy, Jenna Coon, Christine Pittel, Ro Aschermann and Megan McCormack did a great job organizing our defense and starting our offense."

  The lone first-half goal came from Katelynn Krause, who was assisted by Lindsey Newton.

  The Rocks' offense exploded in the second half, receiving goals from Brett de Bear (from Emily Lundh), Kristina Klusek (from Gina Goble), Newton (from Klusek) and Taylor Burgoon (from Newton).

  Jamie Hunley was stellar in front of the net, turning away five Ladywood shots.

  Check out PlymouthCantonSports.com on Tuesday for a comprehensive preview of the Rocks.