BOYS' SOCCER: YOUNG CUBS PULL THROUGH DESPITE LACK OF PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE, LOYOLA SOLID IN WIN OVER WESTLAKE LOYOLA 1, WESTLAKE 0.Byline: HEATHER GRIPP Staff Writer The Loyola High of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. boys' soccer team is used to deep postseason runs, but as Joe MacMillan was reminded before Saturday's Southern Section Div. I playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. opener, this year's version of the Cubs has little playoff experience. MacMillan, a senior and one of the few returnees from lastseason's Div. II runner-up, was told by his coach before the game that he needed to be a leader and help keep his teammates relax as they entered the foreign territory of the postseason. MacMillan followed through by scoring the only goal of the game in a 1-0 victory over visiting Westlake, advancing fourth-seeded Loyola to Wednesday's second round. MacMillan knocked in a back-door shot in the 62nd minute on a play set up by a throw-in from Conor Maher deep in Westlake territory. "We needed one," MacMillan said. "That's all I was thinking. I wanted to take some stress off the team. ... We definitely had some nerves out there today. We just have to remember it's one game at a time and each player has to do his part and not try to do too much." The Cubs were enouraged by the way they played after taking the lead. "The second part of the second half we settled in and played much better," Loyola coach Chris Walter said. "We're a young team. We don't have a lot of playoff experience, so it took us a long time to get settled in." Cubs goalkeeper For the close-in weapon system, see . In many team sports, a goalkeeper (termed goaltender, netminder, goalie, or keeper in some sports) is a designated player that is charged with directly preventing the opposite team from scoring by defending the Kevin Klasila was in peak form from the start, shutting down any potential Westlake threats, including a free kick from near the top of the box in the 69th minute. The shutout Not to be confused with Shootout. In team sports, in American English, a shutout (a clean sheet in soccer) refers to a game in which one team prevents the opposing team from scoring. While possible, they are highly improbable in some sports, such as basketball. was the 19th of the season for Loyola (22-6-3), which has allowed just one goal in its past 11 games. The Cubs' victory ended a late-season surge by Westlake (13-10-2) and marked the second year in a row the Warriors
Loyola, which has reached the Div. II finals the past three years, faces two-time defending Div. I champion Damien of La Verne La Verne (lə vûrn), city (1990 pop. 30,897), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1906. La Verne, which began as a citrus-processing center, now has varied manufacturing, including electronic components, apparel, hand in the second round. The Spartans, who advanced by edging Palmdale 2-1 in overtime, tied the Cubs 1-1 when they met early in the season. "It doesn't matter who we face," MacMillan said. "We control our own destiny Destiny goddess of destiny of mankind. [Gk. Myth.: Kravitz, 78] See : Fate ." heather.gripp@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Loyola High's Nick Ukropina, right, heads the ball away from Westlake players during a Div A DIV Associate of Divinity . I playoff opener Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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