The tone was set by the JV as the varsity took the field for the second match which was interrupted by a 15 minute power outage 7 minutes into the match.
A very impressive performance to cap off the night by the varsity as their road trip comes to an end. They had to battle through a scrappy, high pressure John Paul side, where patience won out for the Lady Vikings.
At times the Lady Cardinals had 11 players behind the ball and were very organized. TEAM LVS stuck with their system and chipped away and were rewarded in the 37th minute on a goal by Emma Chandlee. "I was very proud of the group tonight, we were opportunistic and Emma's goal was key going into halftime," said Lady Vikings head coach, Jay Fitzgerald.
In the second half, Nolan Catholic turned on the pressure a bit more. The passing was crisp, the speed of the game increased, and more chances resulted for the Vikes. The Puente twins combined for the 2nd goal and Gwennie fed Gabbie into the box and it was in the back of the net like that. Then the roles reversed and Gwennie added the 3rd goal for the Lady Vikings.
The Lady Vikings attack was coming from everywhere and like that they were ahead 4-0 as Sarah Brown added the final goal of the night.
The depth on the roster really showed tonight as everyone contributed in another district victory for the Lady Vikings. "The last 8 goals we have scored have been tremendous, from the build up to the finish," Fitzgerald added.
TEAM LVS returns home for 3 games next week starting with TCA on Monday at 7pm and Ursuline on Thursday at 6:30pm and 8:00pm. The Lady Vikings will wrap up 2012 playing host to Bishop Dunne on Friday.