GIRLS' SOCCER: O.C. IS FIT TO BE TIED ONCE AGAIN LIONS PLAY TO A DRAW IN THE DIV. V TITLE GAME OAKS CHRISTIAN 0, VALLEY CHRISTIAN 0.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News DOWNEY -- They didn't win. Nor did they score. But for all the years a tie in the Southern Section Div. V final felt like a loss to the members of the Oaks Christian of Westlake Village girls' soccer team, Saturday's outcome was a little bit easier to swallow. It didn't change the fact that for a sixth consecutive year the division failed to produce a winner. But the Lions' 0-0 draw against Valley Christian of Cerritos at Downey High's Allen Layne Stadium gave Oaks Christian its fourth co-championship in five seasons, capping a postseason run that began as a wild-card entry following a fourth-place finish in the Tri-Valley League. "They overcame a lot, and that's why I feel really good about this," said Oaks Christian coach Jan Hethcock, whose team played Valley Christian (18-8-4) to a 2-2 tie in the 2005 final. "We played well. I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. if we played as well as we have (earlier in the postseason), but we had to win our last three in league to get into fourth place, then we had to win a wild-card game against Crossroads and come from behind in the first round to beat Brentwood in the third overtime. "It's not an excuse; I just think it takes a lot out of the kids." Oaks Christian (16-6-2), which is 23-2-4 all-time in the postseason, controlled the run of play in the first half despite playing into the wind. Hethcock hoped the decision to play into the wind to start would allow the Lions to open their offense in the second half, but junior Kelsea Smith -- who scored the winning goal in Tuesday's 2-1 semifinal victory over Notre Dame Academy Notre Dame Academy may refer to:
"We were hoping it could be (a win) this time, but this is awesome," said Casey DaSilva, who, along with fellow seniors Caroline Cislo and Melissa Dahl dahl n. 1. See pigeon pea. 2. or dal A thick creamy East Indian stew made with lentils or other legumes, onions, and various spices. , lost only once in 20 career playoff games Noun 1. playoff game - one game in the series of games constituting a playoff game - a single play of a sport or other contest; "the game lasted two hours" playoff - any final competition to determine a championship . "Coming to the finals and to get another chance is an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. feeling. We came in here as the underdog, and we would have liked to get a win, but a tie is not a loss, so it's not a bad thing at all." DaSilva had the Lions' best opportunity in the second half, but her 6-yard shot following a Hannah MacKechnie cross was saved by Tracy Boekestein, who finished with 12 saves. Oaks Christian sophomore goalkeeper Noe Salter salt·er n. 1. One that manufactures or sells salt. 2. One that treats meat, fish, or other foods with salt. Noun 1. came up with the biggest of her 10 saves in the 68th minute, knocking down a point-blank shot the shot of a gun pointed directly toward the object to be hit. See also: Point-blank from 10 yards by Hayley Haagsma, before Lauren Lindstrom kicked the ball out of harm's way beyond the danger limit; in a safe place. - Latimer. See also: Out . "I had to make a decision to come out or go down to the floor," Salter said. "There wasn't any time to think, and it definitely doesn't get any easier every time. Luckily, Lauren was there to kick it out." erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Valley Christian goalie Tracy Boekestein knocks the ball from Oaks Christian's Caroline Cislo. Jim McCormack/Associated Press |
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