SOUTHERN SECTION SOCCER ROUNDUP: MUDDY CONDITIONS CAN'T SLOW NO. 1 SEED.

Byline: Daily News

A lot of mud and heart helped the La Reina girls' soccer team slow Harvard-Westlake, but it wasn't enough to stop the No. 1 seed.

Tracy Lansing and Gina Farias-Eisner scored in the first half and Molly Cahan extended the Wolverines lead with a goal in the 49th minute to pace Harvard-Westlake (19-2-4) to a 3-1 victory Tuesday in the second round of the Division IV playoffs at Harvard-Westlake.

Brenna Scanlon scored La Reina's lone goal in the 78th minute on a play started with a free kick. The Regents (13-6-1) were awarded another indirect kick just outside of the box a minute later, but the Wolverines' defense quickly sent the ball to the other end of the field, where it stayed until the conclusion.

The Regents anticipated a sloppy field aiding their defense since potential scorers presumably wouldn't be able to run as fast or maneuver as easily, but La Reina turned the ball over more frequently than the Wolverines.

Cahan appeared unfazed by the mud as she sprinted more than half the field, weaving through defenders on her way to scoring.

The loss ends a string of consecutive wins for La Reina at eight. The Regents were in last place after the first three games of Tri-Valley League play but rallied to win the league title.

- Heather Gripp

In other Division IV action:

< --Chaminade 4, Oak Park 1: Four unanswered goals propelled host Chaminade in a second-round match.

Amy Poyer gave Oak Park (15-8-3) an early 1-0 lead when she scored on a penalty kick.

From then on, though, Chaminade (20-4-4) dominated the match.

Kim Taylor and Lindsey Weeing scored to close out the first half. Taylor's goal came from point-blank range; Weeing scored on a deflected shot.

Chaminade secured its victory on second-half goals from Jessica Kaczoroski and Kelly Lavery. Chaminade's attitude, however, was somber as teammates stressed concern for Kristen Jackson. Jackson, a junior left-midfielder, was admitted to an area hospital Saturday with an unknown illness.

``She's on a life-support system,'' Chaminade coach Mike Evans said. ``The girls are upset. They were up until 1 a.m. making cards and posters for her.

``They definitely dedicated this game to Kristen.''

- Bryan Rodgers

--Louisville 3, La Salle 0: Louisville (14-5-6) used a tenacious offense and stifling defense to defeat the Lancers (18-5-1) in a second-round game at Calabasas.

Sophomore Celisse Hayden opened the scoring for the Royals in the 19th minute to stake Louisville to a 1-0 halftime lead.

Hayden finished with two goals and one assist. Jenny Farenbaugh scored the other goal. Goalie Kim Morgan had seven saves, six in the second half.

Goalie Shannon McFadden had ten saves for the Lancers.

- Steve Goldstein

In Division I:

< --San Clemente 7, Rio Mesa 0: Rio Mesa only surrendered two second- half goals. Unfortunately for them, the Spartans gave up five in the first half and were soundly beaten by the host Tritons.

San Clemente (15-3-3) scored its first goal five minutes into the contest, then added goals about every six minutes thereafter to build an insurmountable lead.

The seven goals gave San Clemente 17 in its last two games. The loss ended a streak of 12 consecutive victories by the Spartans (15-7-1).

- Jim Inghram

In Division III:

< --Norco 2, Agoura 0: Visiting Norco (21-6) scored two goals in the second half to knock off the Chargers (14-5-2).

In the second half, Norco's Amy Stout converted a penalty kick past Agoura goalie Robin Dowds to take a 1-0 lead. The second goal came on a breakaway by Holli Evans with 5:56 left in the game.

Dowds had 11 saves for the Chargers. Norco goalkeeper Jenny Gilman also had 11 saves.

-Tim Tanner

In Division V:

< --Flintridge Prep 4, Bishop Diego 3: Jenny Rowland had a goal and two assists for the visiting Rebels. Lauren Hartford, Sarah Shelton and Jeanette Finster each added goals and Kate Boswell had six saves for Flintridge Prep.