Girl's Soccer
In a game that featured the 2 best defenses in the Midlands last night, the Varsity girls were able to win in pk's 5-4 after going 90 minutes with neither team scoring. After a sluggish first half, the girls regrouped and were able to apply pressure offensively but were not able to get a ball into the back of the net. After finishing the first round of pk's 4-4, it went into sudden death where Maya Hamzy was able to seal the win. Keeper Lauren Cooney had a big save to preserve the win.
On the season, the girls now have 13 Shutouts in 17 games, giving up as a team .371 goals a game.
Congratulations to the Junior Varsity team on last night's result! I know everyone (including me) would rather have seen a win, but when compared to the last time we played AC Flora (tournament championship game) - what a difference! I was proud to see you come back and prove that you belong on the same field with them. They created some good chances, but we defended them all - and we had our share of good chances as well - just unfortunate a few times
4/25
Last night we honored eleven Seniors during our Sr Night festivities. The opponent for the evening was Hammond which proved to be a great tuneup for the playoffs which start Monday. For only the 2nd time this season, The Vikings not only gave up a first-half goal but also trailed at the half 1-0. As they did Tuesday vs AC Flora, the girls once again came out with a sense of urgency and quickly tied the game up thanks to Sr Karolina De La Paz. The game would end 1-1 and go to pk's The girls were a perfect 4/4 from the spot and Sr Lauren Cooney had 2 big saves to win 4-1 in pk's. For the 2nd time this week, Sr Maya Hamzy came through and scored the winning pk.
The season ends with the girls currently ranked 10 in 5A and 12th in the state.
The Girls Soccer Team will host their first-round game Monday at 7:00 vs a yet to be named opponent. Please come out and support these girls.
Last night in their final game, the Junior Varsity girls soccer team took on the Hammond Sky hawks. Hammond scored quickly in the first half, but the Vikings came back to tie the game in the beginning of the second half. The JV Vikings tried to hold strong but a defensive tackle in the back led to a penalty kick that gave Hammond the win, 2-1. The JV team and coaches want to wish the Varsity team and coaches good luck as they prepare for the first round of the playoffs taking place at 7 pm at home on Monday, April 29th. The stats are below.
Spring Valley 1
Hammond 2
Saves: Ryan Anderson (7)
Goals: Genesis Lozano
Assists: Mariah Smith
Record: 8-8-2
Girl's Track
The Region Champion Girls Track and Field team had an awesome showing at the Region Meet with many PR's (Personal records) and many qualifying for the 5A Qualifier meet. We're very proud of this group for their many accomplishments.
Highlights from the meet are:
1st place 100m dash (Jonnica Fuller); 1st place 4x800 relay (Danielle Murrin, Alexa Lashley, Jasmine Hughley, Ahja Amos); 3rd place 100m hurdles (Chalayna Scott); 1st place 4x100 relay (Kori Addison, Jonnica, Mikayla Turner, Amaryah White); 2nd and 4th 1600m (Dani and Alexa respectively); 1st place Triple Jump (Chyna Thompson); 1st, 2nd, 3rd Pole Vault (Elizabeth Ream, Sanjana Parise, Angel Huang); 1st and 4th 400m (Amaryah and Mikayla), 1st, 2nd and 3rd 400 hurdles (Chalayna, Jasmine H., Jasmine Dunlap); 1st and 3rd 800m (Ahja and Dani); 4th Long Jump (Chyna); 1st and 3rd 200m (Amaryah and Mikayla); 1st and 4th 3200m (Alexa and Brantley Aycock); 2nd and 4th High Jump (Morgan Shadd and Nyla Keough); 1st place 4x400 (Mikayla, Jasmine D., Chalayna, Jonnica)
These young ladies have worked hard this season and have HUGE goals they plan to achieve over these next 2 weeks. Please come out to cheer us on Saturday, May 4th at the 5A Qualifier meet.