GIRLS' SOCCER: KELLY LIFTS ECR OVER G. HILLS.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News Erin Kelly knows she'll never approach Kandice McLaughlin's school record of 137 career goals. But when it comes to clutch scores, Kelly is fast building a resume as one of El Camino Real El Camino Real (Spanish for The Royal Road or The King's Highway) was the name of a series of pre-automobile highways linking the various New World colonies of Spain:
After scoring the lone goal in the Conquistadores' victory over rival Granada Hills in last year's City Section girls' soccer final, the senior broke the Highlanders' heart again Tuesday night in both teams' West Valley League opener. Kelly received a pass from Sasha Scott along the left wing in the 66th minute and fired a shot off the outstretched out·stretch tr.v. out·stretched, out·stretch·ing, out·stretch·es To stretch out; extend. outstretched Adjective hands of Granada Hills goalkeeper Amanda Katz for the winning goal in ECR's 2-1 road victory. ``I had an open shot and I saw that I was pretty close the goal, so I knew I had to take it,'' said Kelly, who converted a corner kick in the 55th minute of last season's City final to lift ECR ECR Efficient Consumer Response ECR European Congress of Radiology ECR Electron Cyclotron Resonance ECR El Camino Real (Kings Highway; California) ECR Electronic Cash Register ECR East Coast Radio (South Africa) to its section-record sixth consecutive title. ``We're faced with obstacles every game, whether it's the team we're playing or the refs. But we just relaxed and played our game. There wasn't any time when we panicked.'' Kelly's goal helped ECR (7-2-3, 1-0) extend its league unbeaten streak to 21 in a row. The Conquistadores also increased their unbeaten run against City opponents to 36. ``I told the seniors that `You are the rock' and that the rest of the team looks to them in situations like these to step up and lead us,'' Conquistadores coach Eric Choi said. ``I personally challenged them. I told them `They're doubting you. They're saying other teams are better than you. Here's your chance to silence your critics.''' ECR's performance Tuesday didn't match its dominant effort in its 5-0 and 4-2 league victories last season over the Highlanders (4-5-2, 0-1). But when the Conquistadores needed to make a play, they executed accordingly. Megan Quinn scored in the 15thminute and Ashley Menin stopped a point-blank shot the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. See also: Point-blank midway through the second half to keep the score tied. ``This team has a lot of character,'' Kelly said. ``Playing teams like Westlake and Buena and Mater Dei Mater Dei is Latin for "Mother of God", referring to the Virgin Mary. The term has been used to name various institutions, often Catholic, including:
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Granada Hills wasted little time in responding to Quinn's goal, as Jackie Kecskes delivered a pass along the right sideline sideline See on the sidelines. to Melissa Fernandez, who lobbed a 30-yard shot that was mishandled by Menin, allowing the ball to squirt across the goal line for the tying score. ``I don't think we competed very well against them in the City final, but I thought we did a much better job of competing with them (Tuesday),'' Granada Hills coach Lynda Fritsche said. ``The outcome is kind of unfortunate, but that's soccer. I'm really proud we still kept playing the game we're trying to play.'' Katz finished with 16 saves, including a point-blank stop on a breakaway break·a·way adj. 1. Designed to break, bend, or fall apart easily upon impact, especially to create an illusion, as with a theater prop, or for safety, as with a highway sign or barrier. 2. by Quinn early Quinn Remar Early (born April 13, 1965 in West Hempstead, New York) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the third round of the 1988 NFL Draft. A 6'0", 188-lb. in the second half. ``This game is always going to be a rivalry. It's a playoff atmosphere and that's something you can't duplicate in practice,'' Choi said. ``Granada Hills is a great team and they're always going to give us good games.'' erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): box Box: GIRLS' SOCCER TOP 10 |
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