Win #10 & #20

The Lady Vikings Soccer program got wins #10 and #20 on the season against Bishop Lynch tonight.  The JV kicked off the double-header in their fourth district match of the season.  Junior, forward, Kat Paul, started the scoring for the Lady Vikings and added 2 more to complete the hat trick, before the first half was over.

LVS Forward #7, Kat Paul

"We took advantage of some spaces, won our 1v1 battles and came away with a convincing win," commented JV head coach, Alex Mechalske.

The second half got started and the Lady Vikings continued to put pressure on the Lady Friars with Marissa Baldasti adding the 4th and final goal on the evening.

The JV improved to 10-2-2 and 3-0-1 in district play.  The Lady Vikings have 2 more district games left scheduled for Monday and Tuesday of next week against, John Paul II and Ursuline.  That will complete the regular season for the Vikings.

The TAPPS JV Championship will begin on Friday, February 21st and continue into Saturday.  On Friday seeds 1 and 4 will play and 2 and 3.  The winner of each of those semi-final matches will play in the championship on Saturday afternoon.  The Lady Vikings have won the event 2 of the last 3 years.

The Varsity followed up the JV victory with a win of their own improving to 20-1-5 on the season and 11-1-0 in district play with 2 games remaining, also on Monday and Tuesday of next week.

Elizabeth Havenhill started the scoring for the Lady Vikings in the first half and Gwennie Puente added an insurance goal in the second half with 12 minutes remaining in the match off a feed from Katy Hirschfeld.

"The support was tremendous tonight, the Nolan Catholic community came out in force and saw two quality teams compete in one of the best districts in the state," said head coach, Jay Fitzgerald.

The Lady Vikings continue district play next week and then the following week the district will be certified and the post-season will begin.