Prestonwood on Thursday; Dunne Moved to Saturday

The Lady Vikings play host to Prestonwood Christian on Thursday night at Doskocil Stadium, kick-off is at 6pm. Friday's match at Bishop Dunne has been moved to Saturday at 1pm.

LVS Get First District Win

The Lady Vikings (1-2-0) avoid dropping its first 3 matches with a 2-1 win over Bishop Lynch on Monday night. Nolan has never lost 3 consecutive games in the history of the program and Lindsay Murray's 2 goals keep that impressive mark alive.

Bishop Lynch get an early goal but Murray answers in the 10th minutes to equalize.

The Lady Vikings continued to attack the entire match outshooting the Lady Friars 12-2. It wasnt until the 72nd minute when Murray struck again - that was all Nolan Catholic needed to get their first victory of the year.

Prestonwood comes to Doskocil Stadium on Thursday. Kick-off is set for 6:00pm.

On Friday, the Lady Vikings travel to Bishop Dunne for a 5:30pm kick-off.

Nolan looks to make-up much needed points after they dropped a late week match to Ursuline 5-0 last Thursday night.

Edged in District Opener; Ursuline Next

A game that turned into a track meet saw the Lady Warriors take a corner in the 2nd OT period to defeat the women of Nolan Catholic by a score of 1-0. "Set pieces can be the bread and butter of any team and Liberty was opportunistic," commented Lady Vikings head coach Jay Fitzgerald, "we created a lot of good chances and have to be sharper in front of goal." Haley Spotts and Lindsay Murray combined for 9 shots.

With 13 games remaining in district play, Fitzgerald is going to take it game by game. Ursuline is next, 20-time State Champion Ursuline. The Lady Vikings play host to the Lady Bears this Thursday night at 8pm at Doskocil Stadium. The JV will play at 6:30pm.

LVS11 OPENS ON THE ROAD, MONDAY

LVS NEXT MATCH...
WHEN: TONIGHT (Monday, Nov. 1st)
WHERE: Liberty Christian
WHO: Nolan Catholic vs Liberty Christian
TIME: 7:30pm Varsity (6:00pm JV)

LVS OUTLOOK...
With nine of 11 starters returning this winter, the Lady Vikings return plenty of experience in 2010. Of the 22 players that dot the Nolan Catholic roster, 14 earned letters the previous year. The Lady Vikings are young but have plenty of experience featuring senior, defender Alex Rios would helped the U17 Mexican Women's National Team qualify for the 2010 U17 FIFA Women's World Cup. Rios plays club soccer for FC Dallas.

The Lady Vikings return firepower, creativity/flare, and goalkeeping which are all characteristics which have helped the Nolan Catholic Women's Soccer Program gain local, regional, and national respect each year. The program will host one of the nations most prestigious college showcase events again in January, the Red Bull Nolan College Showcase which will take place January 13-15, 2011. Teams from California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas will be represented in the event. ESPN Rise will once again cover the event and the nation's #1 team will be determined based on results of the event.

The Lady Vikings pride themselves in playing one of the most competitive schedules in the country. Some of the top LVS 2010-2011 opponents are Ursuline, San Clemente (CA), Marcus, Southlake Carroll, and Grapevine.

HOME OPENER...
WHEN: Thursday, November 4th
WHERE: Doskocil Stadium @ Nolan Catholic
WHO: Nolan Catholic vs Ursuline
TIME: 8:00pm Varsity (6:30pm JV)

DISTRICT UP NEXT FOR LADY VIKINGS

The Lady Vikings feel good about where they are after 2 weeks of pre-season with the seasons first district game right around the corner. Everyone has contributed in their own special way, on and off the field. There is something about this group that feels different.

Lady Vikings Head Coach, Jay Fitzgerald commented, "I feel a different type of energy with this group of young ladies."

In the 2 scrimmages against the Nolan JV Boys and the inter-squad match, the chances that have been created are through individual flare and the interchange of small numbers around the ball, creating problems for opposing teams. Fitzgerald went on to say, " I don't even know where the attack is coming from; they seem to be on the same page."

The Lady Vikings go on the road on Monday night to welcome Liberty Christian to the district. This will be the first match for the Liberty Warriors since they moved up to 5A this season. That match will kick-off at 7:30pm. The JV will play before at 6:00pm.

LVS TAKES THE FIELD

The Lady Vikings took the field for their first scrimmage against the Nolan Catholic JV Boys. The boys took a 2-0 lead in the first half which held for the entire match.

"I was very encouraged in the way we managed the game," said LVS head coach Jay Fitzgerald, "we handled the pressure and passed the ball very well, establishing a pretty good rythme the entire match."

The JV boys were very athletic and had good speed up top. The back line for the Lady Vikings sustained that speed for the majority of the match.

Fitzgerald went on to say, "we made good decisions in the midfield and did a nice job winning the ball back and creating good chances getting into the front third of the field."

The Lady Vikings will play the JV Boys again during a Homecoming Week match-up on Wednesday night at 7:30pm.

LVS11 Underway

Week 1 in the books. The Lady Vikings are looking for another return to the State Championship to avenge a 3-2 loss to 20-time State Champion, Ursuline.

The outlook for 2010-2011 is extremely bright for Nolan Catholic. They return the majority of their offense and 8 of 11 starters from last year and only lose 6 of 23 letterwinners. It will be much of the same for this years team, but with a new sense of urgency, as they continue to have something to prove. "We had a fresh start last season but I think this year we know our identity and we are only a week into the season," said Nolan Catholic Women's Soccer head coach, Jay Fitzgerald.

The Lady Vikings are coming off one of the best seasons in history finishing with a 21-5-1 overall record and a National ranking as high as #15 by ESPN Rise.

Coming up this week, the Lady Vikings will play a couple inter-squad scrimmages, kicking off the season at Liberty Christian a week from Monday and then host Ursuline two days later, at Doskocil Stadium.