Soccer Plays Well But Falls Short In Playoffs
Entering into the second round of the playoffs, the Cardinals had a strong week of training preparing for Christ Episcopal and were ready to build on a big 5-0 win last week in the first round vs. St. Frederick. When game day came around, the girls were ready. At the field, they were focused and had a strong warmup and everything leaned toward the Cardinals having a great game.
After failing to capitalize on two fantastic scoring opportunities and midway through the first half, Sacred Heart gave up a goal from a long outside shot. The Cardinals were playing well but were allowing their opponent to have too much possession time which led to the goal.
During halftime, the team made adjustments to have a stronger presence in the midfield and to turn opportunities into goals. A beautiful through ball from
Olivia McGoey ’21 to
Carolina Mehaffie ’24 who slotted the ball past the keeper tied the game 1-1. From that moment on, it was one of the closest, most back and forth battles. Both teams had chances to score but unfortunately, Christ Episcopal’s striker made an incredible play and put one in the right hand corner with five minutes remaining.
The Cardinals pushed and had chances but just wasn’t able to tie it again. The Cardinals fell short 1-2, but what the girls accomplished and how they played in the second half of the season was amazing. Congratulations on a fantastic season, Cardinals!