Hawks come close to earning state bid

The HC girls soccer team scores league playoff win over Santiam Christian

By Dan Brood

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

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That would be more than enough as the Horizon Christian defense notched its third shutout in a row.

“Lisa Stewart played the game of her life on defense,” Hand said. “And Lizzie and Gracie (Dempster) also played great back there.”

“We shut them down,” Stewart said. “And we kept pushing up.”

“This is our first time in the playoffs,” Bachhuber said. “It’s great.”

In Saturday’s match at Western Mennonite, the teams were locked in a scoreless tie at halftime, with the Hawks getting the better of the play in the first half.

Russell gave the Hawks a 1-0 lead with a goal from 20 yards away coming 10 minutes into the second half.

Western Mennonite got the equalizer with just three and a half minutes to play in regulation on a free kick goal by Adria Ivanitsky.

The teams were tied at 1-1 at the end of regulation, sending the playoff match to overtime. The Pioneers got the game-winning goal with just 20 seconds left in the 20-minute overtime session on another free kick goal by Ivanitsky.

Still, the Hawks were happy with their performance.

“That has to be the best that I have seen our team play,” Hand said. “They played with so much passion, commitment and without any regret.”

Stewart, Ng and junior Micah Schuler led the defensive effort. Bachhuber, Russell and senior Victoria Holmes created the opportunities on offense.

The playoff loss marked the final high school match for Horizon Christian seniors Holmes, Deanna Ulrich, Cassie Lopez and Stewart.

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