Varsity Soccer Girls Ends First Round of Districts With 2-1 Loss Against Vipers

Hannah McDonough, Horizon Assistant Editor| February 17, 2023

Tayte Webster ’23 gets ready to kick the ball down the field. With her teammates running ahead of her, she was able to advance the ball towards the goal.
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Gabriella Zieglar ’23 keeps the ball out of Round Rock’s possession. Having a teammate nearby provided an opportunity to pass the ball if necessary.
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Kylie Denton ’25 keeps the ball in bounds as she receives a pass from Ella Toupin ’23.
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Ella Toupin ’23 dribbles the ball away from the other team. Along with the other defenders, Toupin advanced the ball towards the offense.
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On Tuesday, Feb. 14, the varsity girls’ soccer team played a close game against their rival team, the Round Rock Dragons, but ultimately lost 2-1. The game was evenly matched, with shots on goal from both teams and a near equal amount of ball possession.

Toward the end of the first half, Round Rock scored their first goal. The Warriors came back strong after halftime with strong passes. At the 30-minute mark, Kate Cooper ‘24 got cleated in the face. The clock stopped as trainers and coaches ran onto the field to help. That and Round Rock’s unsportsmanlike conduct with the ref and the Warriors led to a yellow card and penalty kick. Kate Wyrick ‘25 shot at the bottom right side of the goal and scored.

“That was a good moment,” Wyrick said. “It was kind of an uplifting boost for the whole team because we were down the whole half before.”

Ultimately, the Dragons broke the tie with eight minutes left in the game with a successful volley over the keeper and into the goal.

“Obviously we’re a little bit disappointed because they’re probably one of our toughest rivals, [but] I think we did good keeping it close,” Wyrick said.

The Warriors will play next Friday, Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m. against Stony Point at the Warrior Bowl.

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Moving the ball up the field, Ishaan Saini ‘26 focuses intently on keeping possession of the ball. For most of the game, possession switched between the Warriors and the Mavericks, so Saini was intent on keeping the ball on offense.

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Maintaining the ball, Sara Acosta 27 swiftly dodges the attack of her opponent. Acosta is a new player to the team and has maintained her position as an attacker throughout the entire season. We played well in the whole game.. we fought really hard, Acosta said.

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