Steele Canyon High School Women's Soccer

Four minutes into the game, COURTNEY CLEAVES' dribbling run down the sideline and flick pass to a streaking DELCIE THANKACHAN easily beat the keeper 1v1 and had the Cougars up 1-0 against a senior laden and powerful West Hills team. But like a heavyweight champion stunned from a counter punch, West Hills evened the score less then 2 minutes later. The Cougars played even and had quality opportunities to score throughout the 1st half, but weren't able to find the net. After making numerous dives to stop West Hills, Freshman keeper CARMEN URIBE misjudged a ball from a West Hills direct kick that slipped through her hands at the 38th minute to send West Hills into halftime up 2-1. Quickly in the second half, the Cougars realized that a win was not to be, as the Cougar's other talented Freshman Keeper SUMMER BLAND failed to catch balls that gave the West Hills forwards easy second chances that they converted for goals and left the Cougars stunned. Despite the final score, Coach Cleaves stated, "CARMEN and SUMMER have been incredible this year, and are a big reason for our success. They will learn from this game, and be better for it. West Hills with all of those seniors are of the best teams in the County, people will see the score, and say we were over matched, but we know better, with CARMEN and SUMMER at their best, this game is 1-1!" The loss was the first in the county for the Cougars. Next up Helix and League play.