The Lady Vikings season ended in a heartbreaker as Kimberly Polasek's goal off a corner kick with 16 seconds left in the second 10-minute overtime lifted the Tigers (21-1-2) to victory at Benson Stadium.
Soccer is a cruel game and probably the only game where a team can own the majority of the game and come away with a loss. The Lady Vikings outshot the Tigers 11-3 where the only 3 tiger chances came off of set plays, 2 of which found the back of the net.
At 13-8-7, Nolan Catholic had three opportunities to score in the final 8 1/2 minutes, off two free kicks and one corner kick all well within goal range, but were denied each time.
The closest came with 8:20 remaining when freshman, Chelsea Surpris' free kick from 24 yards out ricocheted off the top cross bar and followed up by 2 rebound shots, one hitting a Nolan player and one was picked off by the St. Agnes goalkeeper.
"We had chances to win, but you have to execute, period," Vikings coach Todd Fitzgerald said. "We just couldn't finish it."
Ashley Ficsher used Gabbie Puente's outside cross to put Nolan ahead 1-0 early in the second half. St. Agnes answered with 10:30 remaining in the game when Allison Carter tapped in the equalizer off a corner kick.
Most of the contest was played in a constant miserable drizzle, and overtime was delayed nearly an hour due to lightning in the area.
The future looks extremely bright for the lady Vikings as they only lose 4 seniors and return 16.
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