RILEY'S RETURN IS THE FINAL SPARK PKS SEND HARVARD-WESTLAKE BACK TO TITLE GAME HARVARD-WESTLAKE 2, WILSON 2.Byline: Scott French Staff Writer Word arrived not long before kickoff. Ali Riley, forced to miss Harvard-Westlake's first three girls' soccer 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 after suiting up for New Zealand's under-20 national team, was back. Good thing for the Wolverines, who used Riley's sizzling siz·zle intr.v. siz·zled, siz·zling, siz·zles 1. To make the hissing sound characteristic of frying fat. 2. To seethe with anger or indignation. 3. 76th-minute goal to force overtime Tuesday, then rode freshman goalkeeper Clara Jaques' performance in the penalty-kick shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. to overcome visiting Wilson of Long Beach and return to their first Southern Section title game in four years. Harvard-Westlake (16-2-5) twice overcame deficits for a 2-2 draw, then - after 80 minutes of regulation and 40 of overtime - prevailed 4-2 on penalties to advance to Saturday's Div. I final against Upland. ``It is 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. ,'' said Riley, a Stanford-bound forward/midfielder who was granted a waiver from the CIF (1) (Common Intermediate Format) A standard video format used in videoconferencing. CIF formats are defined by their resolution, and standards both above and below the original resolution have been established. The original CIF is also known as Full CIF (FCIF). State office earlier Tuesday. ``We knew we could do it. Everyone played so hard and with so much heart until the very end. I think that's how we won.'' Riley didn't start, but she was the pivotal figure, constantly stretching Wilson's defense in a game dominated by the Bruins (21-5-4). Her goal, with four minutes left in regulation, came from a tough angle on the left wing from Shannon Hart's pass. It arrived seven minutes after Erin Doherty's header off a corner kick gave Wilson a 2-1 lead. All four Harvard-Westlake shooters - Katharine Hacking See hack and hacker. , Kerry Kuwata, Hart and Bridget Ballard - connected in the shootout, and Jaques made diving stops on Kacey Doherty and Courtney Campbell, Wilson's final two. Wilson, whose quick passing game and superb use of space carved up Harvard-Westlake the first 30 minutes, went ahead in the fourth minute. Kristina Walowski tapped the ball home when Hacking, the Wolverines' starting goalkeeper, misplayed Samantha Baker's cross off the post. Jenna Marine pulled Harvard-Westlake even in the 32nd, volleying in a cross from Kerry Virgien. The Wolverines were more aggressive from that point, and its backline backline the upper outline of the body's silhouette viewed from the side. , anchored by Ballard, prevented Wilson from turning possession into penetration. ``(Wilson) had some great attacking players, and their crosses and free kicks were excellent,'' 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. ``They had us under a ton of pressure. Especially the overtime, we were just absorbing their pressure. Sometimes you have to hold on, and that's what (we) did.'' Scott French, (818) 713-3627 scott.french(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Harvard-Westlake's Ali Riley, center, is mobbed by Caryn Rosoff, left, and Joanna Korshak after scoring the tying goal with four minutes to play. Hans Gutknecht/Staff Photographer |
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