SOCCER PLAYOFFS: SPIRITS END SEASON WITH THEIR HEADS UP.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer It was a great season for Paraclete High girls' soccer, even though the Spirits fell 3-0 at Chaminade in the Division IV semifinals on Tuesday. It was the second straight year the Spirits came one short of a section championship appearance. But certainly there was a lot more good than bad. Margo Horner scored 25 goals, Alicia Mac scored 14, and freshman goalkeeper Heather Brown took over the position at midseason and found a groove that saw her notch notch (noch) incisure; an indentation on the edge of a bone or other organ. aortic notch dicrotic n. cardiac notch 1. 11 straight shutouts until the Chaminade loss. The Spirits were once the target of finger pointing by opposing teams in the High Desert League because Paraclete was the only private school, meaning they had financial coaching advantages. But Paraclete switched to the all-private Alpha League this season and responded with thorough domination on the way to a league title. The team won 20 games including playoff play·off also play-off n. Sports 1. A final game or series of games played to break a tie. 2. A series of games played to determine a championship. Noun 1. wins over Gabrielino (6-0), Bishop (5-0) and South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. (0-0 shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. ). Against Chaminade, Paraclete simply ran into a better team; the Eagles beat the Spirits 1-0 earlier in the season for the El Segundo El Segundo (ĕl sēgŭn`dō), industrial city (1990 pop. 15,223), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1917. Its products include navigation and computer systems, aircraft parts, office machines, telephone apparatus, and tournament championship. But Paraclete actually dominated the first 10 minutes against Chaminade on Tuesday, keeping the ball in the Chaminade defensive side during the early portion of the game. The score was 1-0 at halftime. But the Eagles outplayed the Spirits over the last 40 minutes; Paraclete came out flat in the second half and did not have a shot on goal. ``I did not feel like the underdog against Chaminade,'' coach Deana Jacoby said. ``They play solid defense, I know that. But this is not David and Goliath David and Goliath are figures of a well-known tale in the Bible (1 Samuel 17, in most English language versions), wherein David, an Israelite shepherd-boy and future King of Israel. .'' Beforehand, Chaminade coach Mike Evans said the difference was going to be who would be the better finisher, and he was right. Chaminade converted 3 of 8 scoring opportunities. Jacoby had expected to fare better against the Eagles the second time because her team had injuries at the tournament. However, Chaminade had reloaded by playoff time with the return of injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. Kim Taylor, who scored the first goal, her 11th in 15 games. After allowing just two shots on goal in three playoff wins, Paraclete managed just two shots themselves against the Eagles. ``We just did not come out with enough intensity,'' Mac said. ``But they're a good team and they played well. You are always going to have these kinds of games. We played better defense but our transition was not as great.'' Horner agreed. ``We did not play aggressive enough,'' she said. ``We could not get our offense going as much as we wanted.'' But Paraclete can hold its head high. After all, Chaminade is on a two-year championship streak in Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. , and Paraclete last year played Division V. So Chaminade moved down, and Paraclete moved up. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Alicia Mac, left, scored 14 goals this season for Paraclete High. The Spirits lost 3-0 to Chaminade in the semifinal round on Tuesday. Michael Owen
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