Hawks corner a victory over Santiam Christian

Girls soccer: Horizon Christian evens its league record at 3-3-1 with its 3-0 win

The Times, Oct 16, 2008, Updated Oct 30, 2009

HIGH-FLYING HAWKS — Horizon Christian freshman Sammy Mullen (left) battles a Santiam Christian player for the ball during the Hawks’ 3-0 victory.

DAN BROOD / The Times

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TUALATIN — The Horizon Christian High School girls soccer team just may have cornered the market on corner kicks.

The Hawks scored two first-half goals on corner kicks on their way to posting a 3-0 win over Santiam Christian in a District 4 match played Monday at Horizon Christian High School.

“Those goals were really nice,” Horizon Christian coach Cory Hand said. “Both girls (junior Sarah Brucker and freshman Lizzie Ng) hit the ball well, and we got one goal from each side.”

With the win, the Hawks evened their District 4 record at 3-3-1 (5-4-1 overall), putting them, at that point, in a tie with both Blanchet and Santiam Christian for fourth place in the league standings.

“It was a huge win,” Hand said. “They were ahead of us in fourth place, so we needed to win this.”

The Hawks got off to a strong start in Monday’s match. The Horizon Christian defense shined in the opening minutes, with sophomore goalkeeper Tessa Williams reaching out to snag a Santiam Christian corner kick.

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