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December 9, 2009
Kaylee Miu
The MVAL league opened Nov. 8 for Washington’s girls soccer team as they faced American at Tak Fudenna Stadium. The game ended in a tie. American started the game with a goal within the first two minutes of the game. The huskies quickly retaliated and worked the field. Juniors Paige Diamond and Tamara Achanzar scored one goal each, giving Washington a 2-1 lead over the Eagles. However, just as the girls thought they had sealed the win, an American forward player scored a goal in the last thirty seconds of the game, tying the game at 2-2.
“[Our performance] was okay for our first game, but we definitely could have beat American. We have a lot of room for improvement,” senior Julia Bartolo said.
This season, the varsity team added three freshmen players for a total of 22 girls and a new coach, Ron Shell, former goalie for Notre Dame de Namur University. With a 1-1-1 pre season record, defeating Hayward (1-0), tying Los Lamos (2-2) and losing to Livermore (0-2), the girls are ready to train hard to defeat rival Mission San Jose at Tak Fundenna Nov. 10. Losing 4-1 and 3-0 to Mission San Jose last season, the girls are ready to come back for a win.