GIRLS' SOCCER: HARVARD-WESTLAKE 0, NOTRE DAME 0 ELEMENTS HAMPER OFFENSES BEAULIEU GETS SHUTOUT NO. 10.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Harvard-Westlake of Studio City braved the elements and Notre Dame Notre Dame IPA: [nɔtʁ dam] is French for Our Lady, referring to the Virgin Mary. In the United States of America, Notre Dame of Sherman Oaks goalkeeper Katie Beaulieu weathered the storm. And when the dust settled Friday night on the Knights' field, neither girls' soccer team had scored, but both took an important step toward securing a 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. berth in the Mission League. Beaulieu recorded seven saves, including a point-blank stop from 10 yards on Erin Kristovich's one-timer in the 63rd minute, en route to recording her fifth consecutive shutout and 10th this season. ``All I had was a split second,'' Beaulieu said. ``I was just trying to get some part of my body in front of it.'' Beaulieu, the league's reigning goalkeeper of the year, also deflected de·flect intr. & tr.v. de·flect·ed, de·flect·ing, de·flects To turn aside or cause to turn aside; bend or deviate. [Latin d a dangerous wind-blown shot from Joanna Joanna, in the Bible Joanna, in the New Testament. 1 Wife of Herod's steward Chuza. She was a follower of Jesus and was one who found the tomb empty. 2 Ancestor of St. Joseph. Korshak off the left post in the 10th minute and intercepted Jenna Marine and Katie Shelly free kicks out of the air in the second half. ``That's why I feel like Katie is the center point of our team,'' Notre Dame coach Sarah Farnham said. ``She's a big presence back there, even more than last year, and I'm proud of that. It was a dogfight out there and we needed those saves from her.'' Kristovich also had a goal disallowed in the 37th minute, when she was ruled offsides off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. after receiving Carter Shaw's pass inside the penalty box. Aside from those chances, neither team had much success penetrating penetrating breaching the tissues of the body. the opposing defense. Notre Dame (9-2-4, 0-0-1) controlled the run of play at the outset of both halves, but came up empty on several free-kick and corner-kick opportunities. Clara Jaques wasn't tested as much as Beaulieu, but commanded the goalkeeper's box to take away several long passes for the Wolverines (7-7-3, 0-0-1), who recorded their sixth shutout and extended their league unbeaten streak to 10. ``They work so hard and they make things difficult for you because they don't give you time to settle the ball and make a play on this wide field,'' Harvard-Westlake coach Richard Simms Richard Simm was a Bohemian luger who competed in the early 1910s. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the inaugural European championships of 1914 in Reichenberg, Bohemia (now Liberec, Czech Republic). said. ``Considering the conditions, to get a point here is fine. If we can continue to take points consistently in every game, we'll be on top at the end.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 |
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