vs. Memorial

In their first quarter against Memorial, the JV Girls looked to have the key to the game – passes connecting, turnovers forced. Confident goals from freshmen Luisa Becerra and Jill Hyland and heads-up play by Abby Middlebrooks and Audrey Bown closed the first 6:00 down by just one, 2-3.

Despite heads-up play and tough defense, the score got a bit lopsided in the second, and the Spartans couldn’t recover. There was no quit in the JV girls though: sophomore LC Nall led the team as they repeatedly ran the clock with feisty defense and freshmen Piper Barrow, Hyland, Becerra, and Bown consistently forced turnovers. With impressive passing around the horn, the final goal came from Becerra on a precise pass from freshman Emily Pace. Sophomore goalie Bella Smith was aggressive and quick in the cage with 10 saves, including a buzzer-beating 5-meter penalty shot block in the third and an impressive one-on-one save in the fourth.

vs.  St. Agnes

Earlier in the week, the JV Team met up with St. Agnes for a non-District contest. Sophomore Lilli Oteiza was on top of her game on offense and defense, earning a hat trick for her efforts. Freshmen Piper Barrow, Jill Hyland, Luisa Becerra, Audrey Bown, Abby Middlebrooks, and sophomore LC Nall played with a new intensity and heightened game awareness. Soph Bella Smith continued to make stunning saves and confident strategic decisions in the heat of battle. The 3-4 final has an *. There was more Spartan scoring than was counted.