The Lady Vikings are in the Final Four for a 12th straight year and making the most of it. It is about routine, sticking to a plan, and grinding it out.
Nolan Catholic Women's Soccer prides itself each year on playing one of the toughest schedules in the country. They already play Ursuline twice in district play and then kick off the New Year by hosting the best high school girls soccer showcase in the country with teams spanning from the West Coast to the East Coast.
Pressure is important to the success of the program and with 10 underclassman on the roster this season, that is what they have been faced with. Those youngsters account for over 50% of the Lady Vikings scoring this season. This would not be possible without the experience that the upperclassman have been through.
In the post-season, that is what matters... Experience. Have you been there? Well for 3 players on the team, the Final Four is a familiar place. Senior, captain Megan Billingsley has played in 3 while fellow seniors, Lindsay Murray and Allaire Langdon have both participated in State Championships. Murray scored the last goal for the Lady Vikings in the State Championship, just 3 minutes into the match against Ursuline last year.
The Lady Vikings start the weekend tomorrow morning at 11:30am at the University of Incarnate Word vs St. Agnes, whom Nolan defeated last season in the Regional Championship by a score of 1-0.
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