SHOOTOUT HIT -- Knight Vitania Pulis gets her shot past Eagle goalie Tabitha Malloy, but Eagles won shootout 3-1. Carlos Paredes, Cooperative
Eagle girls edge Knights in close one
The Christian Learning girls varsity soccer team beat out Cambridge for third place in the playoff tournament by winning a shooout 3-1 after the two teams had deadlocked at 1-1 through regulation time and two overtime periods.
During regulation time Moira Vaca had given the Knights a 1-0 lead when she popped a rebound into the Eagle goal, after goalie Tabith Malloy had fended off a shot by Manuela Yañez.
The Eagle goal had come in the second half on a penalty shot by Laura Lindahl after Cambridge had been called for a handball in the penalty area.
In the shootout that followed the scoreless overtime periods, Mariana Salinas, Whitney Belovicz, and Laura Lindahl made their shots for the Eagles. Kaylyn Lampen's shot was blocked by Cambridge goalie Raquel Lopez.
Vitania Pulis scored on her turn for Cambridge. Moira Vaca hit the crossbar with her shot. Nadia Rocco's shot, made as she slipped and fell, was blocked by Malloy. Lisa Delboy's effort went wide.
The Christian Learning girls varsity soccer team beat out Cambridge for third place in the playoff tournament by winning a shooout 3-1 after the two teams had deadlocked at 1-1 through regulation time and two overtime periods.
During regulation time Moira Vaca had given the Knights a 1-0 lead when she popped a rebound into the Eagle goal, after goalie Tabith Malloy had fended off a shot by Manuela Yañez.
The Eagle goal had come in the second half on a penalty shot by Laura Lindahl after Cambridge had been called for a handball in the penalty area.
In the shootout that followed the scoreless overtime periods, Mariana Salinas, Whitney Belovicz, and Laura Lindahl made their shots for the Eagles. Kaylyn Lampen's shot was blocked by Cambridge goalie Raquel Lopez.
Vitania Pulis scored on her turn for Cambridge. Moira Vaca hit the crossbar with her shot. Nadia Rocco's shot, made as she slipped and fell, was blocked by Malloy. Lisa Delboy's effort went wide.
The line-up for the victorious Eagles was Salinas, Jihea Ahn, Malloy, Erica Kienzle, Susan Podaze, Lampen, Lindahl, Ruth Nyquist, Belovicz, Jessica Smith, Laura Velarde, Ariane Somare, Luciana Beams, Lindsey Kehler.
For the Lady Knights: Vaca, Lopez, Vania Rueda, Elefani Quiroga, Alejandra Abastaflor, Alejandra Denis, Yañez, Nadia Rocco, Vitania Pulis, Larisse Dagnoni, Lisa Delboy, Natalia Johnson, Camila Johnson.
THIRD-PLACE WINNERS Christian Learning girls varsity soccer team with Coach Larry Lindahl Erica Kienzle, Christian Learning
