CHAMINADE WINS SEMIFINAL MATCH : CHAMINADE 3, PARACLETE 0.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer After stringing together 11 consecutive shutouts, unheralded Paraclete High had dreams of unseating two-time defending Division IV girls' soccer champion Chaminade. But the visiting Spirits were brought down to reality in a major way on Tuesday, as Chaminade dominated in all facets on the way to a 3-0 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. semifinal victory. The Eagles (22-4-2) held Paraclete (20-7) to two shots on goal, none in the second half. Jennifer Valentine Valentine a true friend and constant lover. [Br. Lit.: Two Gentlemen of Verona] See : Faithfulness scored two goals and Kim Taylor had the other. ``I just think we came in with the attitude that we were going to win this match,'' said Valentine, a senior who upped her team-high goal total to 19. ``There was no way we were going to give up, and no way we were going to stop trying. Paraclete is definitely a good team. I'm just glad we played so hard.'' Chaminade did a good job of keeping the ball on Paraclete's side, and by making 3 of 8 shots, the Eagles made it a long day for freshman 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 Heather Brown. Meanwhile, Chaminade goalkeeper Sara Liebowitz registered her school-record 20th 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. . ``Every single player on this team is focused,'' said Liebowitz, a junior transfer from La Reina La Reina (Spanish: "The queen") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It consistently ranks in the top five communes with the best quality of life in the Metropolitan Region. High. ``I love these girls because we are all so united. This was the semifinals, so we knew whoever lost was going to be turning in their uniforms.'' After falling behind 1-0 in the first half, Paraclete needed to recharge re·charge tr.v. re·charged, re·charg·ing, re·charg·es To charge again, especially to reenergize a storage battery. re after intermission, but instead it was Chaminade that got better. ``In the second half we came out flat and that got us in trouble,'' Paraclete coach Deana Jacoby said. ``They are a very mobile team and they were the ones controlling play and going forward.'' Kelly Lavery had two assists and Meghan Powers had one. Taylor has rebounded from an ankle injury and now has 11 goals in 15 games. ``I thought this game was so cool,'' Taylor said. ``We have had a lot of injuries and this team has been through so much. But we played our hearts out today, we just had so much heart. We were so ready to play this game.'' Chaminade claimed its second win over the Spirits. The Eagles beat Paraclete 1-0 two months ago in the championship of the El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and tournament. Chaminade meets Bishop Montgomery on Saturday. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) Chaminade High's Amy Watts, left, embraces Jennifer Valentine following the Eagles' semifinal win. (2) Chaminade's Kim Taylor controls the ball shortly before scoring her goal against Paraclete. (3) Paraclete's Alicia Mac, left, battles Chaminade's Tara Donoghue in the Eagles' win. Michael Owen
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