GIRLS' SOCCER: SURVIVAL OF THE WETTEST EL CAMINO REAL MAKES A SPLASH EL CAMINO REAL 1, CHATSWORTH 0.Byline: ERIK BOAL Special to the Daily News The celebratory dive in the mud was just an added bonus. The members of the 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:
adj. Of or relating to one of four competitions in a tournament, whose winners go on to play in semifinal competitions. n. 1. quarterfinals A quarterfinal round. 2. A quarterfinal match. match. But the Conquistadores couldn't resist the opportunity to slip and slide around one more time in the aftermath of another hard-fought victory over rival Chatsworth. Despite play being severely hampered by a driving rainstorm, Katie Etcher etch v. etched, etch·ing, etch·es v.tr. 1. a. To cut into the surface of (glass, for example) by the action of acid. b. managed to sneak a shot past Chatsworth goalkeeper Dana Moreno in the 45th minute to lead top-seed 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 a 1-0 victory, its 29th in a row in the postseason. "It wasn't that bad at the time, but it definitely got worse," said Etcher, who lifted the Conquistadores (18-2-4) into Wednesday's semifinal match against No. 4 Hamilton of West Los Angeles
"I saw the ball there and I knew I just had to shoot it. (In this weather) you take every opportunity you can get." Etcher was one of several ECR players that repeatedly sacrificed their body on the water-logged field to intercept intercept in mathematical terms the points at which a curve cuts the two axes of a graph. passes or deflect 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 shots, with Lindsey Forte, Sasha Scott and Erin O'Leary all doing their part to protect the lead. Chelsea Forte helped the Conquistadores dodge a bullet late in the first half by heading a shot off the goal line and Ashley Menin came up with one of the biggest saves of her career on a point-blank stop from six yards in the 68th minute. "It's definitely one of the special (wins)," said Menin, who dedicated the victory to fellow senior Erin Kelly (sidelined with food poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that ). "I don't want our dynasty to end." Chatsworth (9-10-3), which saw its winless streak against ECR reach 15, had one last surge that produced two throw-ins and a corner kick in the final minute. But Nicole Voets' six-yard shot sailed over the crossbar just before the final whistle blew. "These girls come to El Camino Real to play in big games, to play for championships and to be challenged," ECR coach Eric Choi said. "They knew they were in for a game and they came through. Give Chatsworth credit. They played us hard every game this season." erik.boal@dailynews.com (818) 713-3607 CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1) A Chatsworth player, top, slips as she gets tangled with El Camino Real's Ashleigh Thomas. (2) El Camino Real's Katie Etcher, left, celebrates her lone goal with teammate Lindsey Forte while Chatsworth's Kishi Smith sloshes away. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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