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6 Goals; 6 Different Players

The Lady Vikings move to the top of the standings with a victory over Bishop Dunne Monday night at Doskocil Stadium. Six different players found the back of the net in the 6-0 result. Maygan Ditucci highlights the group with the game winner at the 19 minute mark and later added 3 assists. Makenzie Koch, Elizabeth Cottrell, Emily Grider, Emily Baker, and Annie Smithey all scored moving the Lady Vikings to 6-1-0 in district play with 18 points. Baker scored her first goal of the season off a corner kick from Grider - the first goal to come off a corner all year.

The first half of district play comes to an end and starting next week the Lady Vikings will begin the 2nd half with a home match against Faith Christian at home on Tuesday, December 1st at 6:30pm.

Season Statistics to Date (Team)...
Goals: Nolan 21 - Opponent 2
Shots: Nolan 143 - Opponent 43
Shots on Goal: Nolan 103 - Opponent 26
Corner Kicks: Nolan 31 - Opponents 11
Fouls: Nolan 28 - Opponents 22
Saves: Nolan 24 - Opponents 82
Shutouts: Nolan 5 - Opponents 1
Goals Against: Nolan 0.28 - Opponents 3.00
Goals For: Nolan 3.00 - Opponents 0.28

The Lady Vikings will head back to California for the Tri-Valley Classic where some of the best teams in the country come to play representing schools from California, Nevada, Hawaii, and of course, Texas.

The Lady Vikings have a long history with the event as they attended every year of the event except for last year. The Tri-Valley Classic began in 2002 after it used to be just a 4-team round robin showcase hosted by Carondelet Catholic. See article on first year of event - CLICK HERE.

Nolan Catholic looks forward to the trip again: they are slated to play the following nationally respected teams…

Acalanes (NCS DFAL)
*2009 record (13-6-4)
*Lost in the second round in NCS Championship.
*4-0 in 2008 TVC Silver
Berean Christian (NCS DVAL)
*2009 record (13-8-2)
*Lost in second round in NCS Championship.
*1-2-1 in 2008 TVC Gold
Bishop O'Dowd (NCS HAAL)
*2009 record (14-4-4)
*Finalist in NCS Championship.
*1-3 in 2008 TVC Invitational
Francis Parker (SDS Coastal South)
*2009 record (14-3-5)
*Finalist in SDS D4 Championship

The Tri-Valley Classic will be held in Walnut Creek, CA, Dec. 20-22, 2009. For more information on the event CLICK HERE

Hats Off to Grider

The Lady Vikings stay even at the top of the table with the help of a Hat Trick by Emily Grider, her first hat trick of her high school career. Nolan avenged last years loss to John Paul with goals in the 9th, 10th, 22nd, and 29th minutes for a 4-0 victory at John Paul II High School Athletic Complex in Plano.

Grider also added an assist to Annie Smithey, who got her first goal of the season. Katlynn Koch had 2 helpers, as did Haley Spotts and Smithey.

The Lady Vikings improve to 5-1 and have outscored opponents 15-2 in those 6 matches. Goalkeeper's McKenzie Sauerwein and Alissa Reed combined for the shutout.

The JV remain unbeaten with a 4-0 win over John Paul as well and move to 3-0-1.

Lady Vikings Continue to Roll

Emily Grider get another one, while Makenzie Koch scores her first goal of the season as the Lady Vikings roll to a 2-0 win over Plano Prestonwood at Doskocil Stadium. Koch took a pass from Annie Smithey with her back to goal, spun the first defender and scored from the top of the 18 in the 3rd minute. In the 13th minute, Grider scored her 6th goal of the year in 5 games.

The Lady Vikings took 30 shots, 22 of those were on goal, hit the bar 4 times and keep the ball very well. Annie Smithey and Alex Rios got their first points of the season with 1 assist each.

Nolan will head to John Paul on Wednesday for a 7:30pm kick-off. The JV will open the night at 6:00pm.