The Lady Vikings were handed 2 loses on Monday night as they played host to Ursuline Academy. The JV surrendered 7 goals to the Lady Bears while the Varsity was also shutout 4-0.
Head Coach, Jay Fitzgerald on the losses
We definitely got knocked in the chin last night but we are confident in our teams and will come back stronger. With a lot of young players in our program, they learned a lot about the rivalry between the two programs and now have a taste for what it is like.
Fitzgerald and JV coach, Lane Anderson were extremely happy with the final 15 minutes of the JV game, seeing the potential this young group has.
There is more of an understanding now on the quality of high school soccer that takes the field from the 2 schools but also across area. High school soccer in Texas is comparable to club soccer in many aspects. "We are able to put our players in an environment where there is an amazing challenge but also lead them through a development pathway regarding game understanding and roles and responsibilities," commented Fitzgerald. As taught through the mission of the program, there is an education of life through soccer.
The Lady Vikings JV team is 0-1-0 on the season while the varsity drop to 1-1-0.
The varsity team were down 2-0 in the first 15 minutes of the game and surrendered 2 late goals before halftime before they could regroup and play the level of soccer that is expected at Nolan Catholic.
The match was back and forth in the second half, turning into the expected physical and emotional competition that these two school bring each time they meet up. The Lady Vikings were unable to get on the board when the Lady Bears, goalkeeper made a fantastic stop on the Megan Bettinger penalty kick that kept the Lady Vikings off the board.
The Lady Vikings will have to wait until Friday, November 17th to get back on the field as they take to the road the first time this season to take on TCA at 5:00pm (JV) and 6:30pm (Varsity). The saga of the #lvsSweaterVest continues.
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