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By Merle Exit
Brooklyn Daily
The Sharks’ latest meal was French cuisine.
New York’s professional women’s tackle football team defeated the Montreal Blitz at Aviator Sports Complex last Saturday by a score of 40–9.
The win puts the Sharks (5–2) in a tie with the Blitz (5–2) for first place in the Independent Women’s Football League North Atlantic division.
Sharks quarterback Karen Mulligan was the star of the game, throwing more than 300 yards for five touchdowns and running one in herself. Mulligan broke three team records in the game — most completions in a season, most attempts in a season and throwing for 15,000 career yards. And one more touchdown in next week’s game will break her team’s record for the most touchdowns passes in the Sharks 14 years of play.
Montreal made it on the scoreboard in the first quarter as kicker Maude Lacasse went for the field goal. The only other Blitz score came in the second quarter with a four-yard pass from quarterback Saadie Ashraf to running back Melissa Dykmen.
Erika Cottle scored twice for the Sharks, and Brilynn Fields contributed another touchdown in the first quarter.
The second quarter saw the Sharks on the one-yard line as Mulligan ran in the touchdown and linebacker Darlene Hall went in for the two-point conversion. With a touchdown by Fields and extra points by kickers Julia Coangelo and Dayna Moneta, the score was 27–9 at the end of the first half.
Third quarter action had Mulligan throwing a two-yard pass to Krystal Molina and a 9-yard pass to Lauren Baden for the fifth touchdown, with the extra point kicked by Coangelo. The score was 40–9 heading into a scoreless 4th quarter.
The Sharks hit the road next week to take on the Philadelphia Firebirds. A win will give the Sharks control to host the playoff game in Brooklyn on June 28. It would also mean a seven-time division win for the Sharks.
Team owner Andra Douglas, has high hopes for her players.
“I think this team has the potential of the next dynasty in women’s football. It’s a very unified team. They can come from behind and not point fingers,” said Douglas. “I think if we can keep it together, we can be on top of women’s football for the next few years.”