[oldalum]

Trust your defense, Alison.

exactly. I saw one where she chased a ball to the corner of the box at the end line and didn't get there first. Had she stayed in goal, a defender would have been on the Auburn player quickly, and it would not have been a dangerous situation way out along the end line. No need to risk going far out of goal for that ball. Instead, we were lucky the ball didn't bounce to an Auburn player for an easy goal.

[oldalum]

Trust your defense, Alison.

exactly. I saw one where she chased a ball to the corner of the box at the end line and didn't get there first. Had she stayed in goal, a defender would have been on the Auburn player quickly, and it would not have been a dangerous situation way out along the end line. No need to risk going far out of goal for that ball. Instead, we were lucky the ball didn't bounce to an Auburn player for an easy goal.