With a 4 game homestand complete, the Lady Vikings get back on the road tonight taking on Ursuline. With the earlier varsity kickoff at 5:00pm, the game got started quickly with both teams feeling each other out but it was the Lady Bears that got the games first goal off a corner.
The game then came alive a bit more as the first half continued. The Lady Vikings started to find their way a bit with some nice attacking play but Ursuline was up to the task. The game then turned in favor of the Lady Bears in the final minutes of the opening half.
The Lady Vikings went into halftime down a goal and came out of halftime with a relentless spirit that got them the equalizer. Both teams did well when the had the ball and both teams were stubborn defensively but in the 48th minute, Hannah Allred took a ball across the top of the box wrong footing the goalkeeper to make it 1-1.
Most of the remaining half was played in the midfield until the Lady Bears found some space inside the Nolan Catholic box and were able to put away a shot off the LVS, goalkeeper, Sarah Becan. Becan made a nice save but the Bears were there to finish it off to regain the lead.
During the final 20 minutes the two teams traded opportunities but there were no more goals to be had despite a flurry of chances in the final minute by the Lady Vikings.
"The Nolan-Ursuline rivalry is one of the best in the country and tonight didn't disappoint. It was a fun game to watch and it is a privilege to be a part of," said Nolan Catholic head coach, Jay Fitzgerald.
The Nolan Catholic and Ursuline Academy Women's Soccer teams have met 18 times in the TAPPS State Championship match since 1990 and countless other times as they see each other twice each year.
The Lady Vikings continue district play next Thursday night against John Paul II at home kicking off at 6:00pm.
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