Gateway goalie Brooke Fairman hauls in a save during the regular season. Fairman has been steady in between the posts all year. (Photo by Chris Putz)
WMASS D3 GIRLS’ SOCCER SEMIFINAL
No. 6 Gateway (12-4-2) vs. No. 2 Smith Academy (17-2)
Tomorrow, Szot Park, Chicopee, 3 p.m.
Gateway, which is no stranger to the playoffs, now has its sights set on Smith Academy. Gators’ senior Brooke Fairman enters the semifinal game having posted 10 shutouts, and has allowed just 10 goals through 18 games. Kendall Rooney (7 goals, 5 assists) leads the offensive attack. Jessie Walton, Kayla Lent, Bre Bruno, Alyssa Moreau, and Lily Iglesias head the defense.
Gateway’s Kendall Rooney, left, delivers a header during the regular season. The Gators seek Rooney’s offensive touch again this weekend in the Western Massachusetts Division III girls’ soccer semifinals. (Photo by chief photographer Frederick Gore)
