SOUTHERN SECTION GIRLS SOCCER: HORNER CAN'T RESCUE PARACLETE.Byline: Daily News Margo Horner scored the goal Paraclete High desperately needed to stay alive in its Southern Section Division IV girls' soccer semifinal game Tuesday. But the Spirits never found the net again and were eliminated 3-1 by second-seeded St. Bonaventure. Paraclete (19-3-1) was on the defensive throughout the first half and trailed 2-0 before Horner was taken down in the penalty area in the 39th minute of the first half. The junior then scored her third penalty kick goal in two games, slicing the deficit in half at halftime. ``That made us think, `Hey, we're in this game again.' We knew we've been a comeback team,'' Horner said. The Spirits' best chance for a tying goal sailed over the crossbar on Horner's direct free kick from just outside the penalty area. The Spirits had 17 shots on goal, but many came with St. Bonaventure closely covering Paraclete's best scorers. ``We could have used about 17 more shots,'' Spirits coach Deana Jacoby said. ``(The Seraphs) got all over anybody who was close to the goal. Their goalie (Nicki Riddout) got a little more aggressive.'' Said Paraclete midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). Lisa Ament a·ment n. A person whose intellectual capacity remains undeveloped. , ``I thought we'd be able to get another (ball) in. It just didn't happen.'' St. Bonaventure sealed it on Christina Gonzalez's header (1) In a disk or tape file, a set of data that resides permanently at the beginning. It may be used for identification only (type of file, date of last update, etc.), or it may describe the structural layout of the contents, as is common with many document and database formats. off a crossing kick with nine minutes remaining in the second half. ``We have no superstars This article is about the televised sports competition. For other uses, see Superstar. Superstars is an all-around sports competition that pits elite athletes from different sports against one another in a series of athletic challenges resembling a decathlon. on this team, but we're pretty solid at every position,'' St. Bonaventure coach Rod Mendoza said. -- Chris Cocoles Chaminade 1, 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: Lia Cummins scored the game-winning goal in the 20th minute and the Eagles advanced to the Division III
Division III (or DIII) is a division of the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the United States. championship for the second consecutive season. Chaminade (26-2-1) will face St. Lucy's, a 3-1 winner over El Modena, in the title game. |
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