ROUNDUP: Goalkeepers get a little help as Coronado, Green Valley tie
Some girls soccer teams rely on a solid goalkeeper to stay afloat in games. For others, it’s a lucky bounce off the crossbar.
Host Coronado used both to pull out a 0-0 draw against Southeast League-leading Green Valley on Wednesday.
The teams combined for sixteen shots — nine on goal — in a game that featured two freshmen goalkeepers.
“It was a well-played game. Of course, we always wish we could finish,” Coronado coach Dana Neel said. “It seems like we hit the crossbar every time we play Green Valley, but they hit it, too, and I think we both came away pretty lucky on those.
“The team’s progressing. It’s definitely a stepping stone for us.”
The Cougars (8-1-3, 6-1-2 Southeast) nearly took the lead in the 75th minute when Melissa Subu fired a shot that bounced off the crossbar, with a little nudge from Green Valley keeper Nicole Westover, who finished with four saves.
The Gators (11-3-2, 8-0-1) responded three minutes later, when Cassidy McLean blasted a shot that Coronado keeper Kaitlyn Fahrner narrowly tipped at the bar. The ball caromed down toward the goal line, but barely stayed out. Fahrner made five saves.
“I thought we had plenty of shots to easily put that game away, we just didn’t,” Green Valley coach Joel Parks said. “(Coronado is) extremely aggressive; they go to the ball fantastic.”
Silverado 2, Del Sol 0 — At Del Sol, goalkeeper Samantha Lewis earned a shutout as the Skyhawks scored two second-half goals to blank the Dragons.
Allyssa Gallenbeck and Rachel Cooklin each scored for Silverado.
Tech 2, Foothill 0 — At Foothill, Rachael Montoya tallied twice in the first half to lead Tech past the Falcons.
Makala Lemley made six saves to record a shutout for the Roadrunners.
Basic 1, Liberty 0 — At Basic, Brooke Hudson scored a first-half goal on an assist from Sarah Hudson, and goalkeeper Aubrey Sillitoe made it stand up as the Wolves edged the Patriots.
Desert Pines 0, Valley 0 — At Desert Pines, the Jaguars and Vikings played to a scoreless tie.
Desert Pines’ Elvia Castro and Valley’s Estefenia Espinoza each recorded a shutout.
Rancho 6, Sunrise Mountain 0 — At Rancho, Stephanie Apodaca scored two goals and had two assists as the Rams routed the Miners.
Jocelyn Mancias supplied two goals and an assist for Rancho, and Alyssa Williams and Megan Aoyama each added a goal and an assist.
Rachael Wiltshire earned the shutout for the Rams.
Eldorado 4, Canyon Springs 0 — At Eldorado, Alexis Sama tallied two goals, and Teresa Barajas supplied a goal and an assist to lead the Sundevils past the Pioneers.
Monica Gonzalez scored a goal, and Chynna Hartman recorded the shutout for the Sundevils.
Chaparral 2, Las Vegas 2 — At Las Vegas, Chaparral’s Chase Marchello scored the tying goal in the second half as the teams played to a draw.
Marchello also had an assist, and Breanna Gianopoulos scored a goal for the Cowboys.
Yesenia Gex and Mariel Hundley each scored for Las Vegas.
