GIRLS SOCCER: CONNOLLY GETS SECOND HAT TRICK EL CAMINO REAL 4, TAFT 2.Byline: Erik Boal Special to the Daily News NEWHALL - Niki Connolly might be starting a new trend for athletes on championship teams by celebrating at Magic Mountain, instead of Disneyland. A trip to the nearby amusement park amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. was a fitting reward for the senior forward after she had Hart of Newhall's girls' soccer team experiencing deja vu See DjVu. Thursday. Connolly recorded her second hat trick hat trick n. Sports 1. Three goals scored by one player in one game, as in ice hockey. 2. Three wickets taken in cricket by a bowler in three consecutive balls. 3. in three days to lead 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:
``We've got a good system down, but it still needs some work,'' said 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) coach Shanna Sarris, whose team - ranked third by the Daily News - snapped Hart's nine-game winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" . ``We have some fine-tuning to do, but I thought we scored some beautiful goals.'' In last season's 2-1 win over the Indians, the UNLV-bound Connolly scored the tying goal in the 35th minute. On Thursday, she needed only five minutes to dash Hart's hopes of winning its own tournament for the first time since 1998. Connolly received a pass from Cal-bound midfielder Katie Oakes and carried the ball to the top of the penalty box before slipping a shot past diving Hart goalkeeper Brittany Tippet tip·pet n. 1. A covering for the shoulders, as of fur, with long ends that hang in front. 2. A long stole worn by members of the Anglican clergy. 3. A long hanging part, as of a sleeve, hood, or cape. . The two connected again in the 58th minute for Connolly's third goal, with Michelle Oakes setting up her second score 63 seconds into the second half. Before the tournament, junior Ashleigh Thomas often admired Connolly's scoring prowess from the sidelines. During the Conquistadores' five-game run to the title, Thomas teamed with the Oakes sisters and Megan Quinn to control the midfield, setting up several of Connolly's team-leading 15 goals. ``I just stepped up and did what I had to do,'' said Thomas, who helped ECR compensate for the absence of starters 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. and Erin O'Leary. ``(Winning the tournament) gives us that necessary push to handle what we need to handle and do what we have to do (the rest of the season).'' Allison Carivau and Roxanne Phen scored second-half goals for Hart, which had outscored its opponents 53-3 during its winning streak. Freshman Michelle Somers helped the Conquistadores exceed that total in the 76th minute, scoring off a pass from Michelle Oakes. Somers was one of four freshmen who stood out Thursday for the Conquistadores. Chelsea Forte, Sasha Scott and Jessica Stadheim joined senior captain Kimber Oborn in a strong defensive effort in front of goalkeeper Ashley Menin, who finished with eight saves. Erik Boal, (818) 713-3607 erik.boal(at)dailynews.com |
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