Girls’ soccer falls just short of state champion title
Tatum Hartwig
February 19, 2010
Filed under Sports
After defying the odds and making it to the state championships, the Lady Aztecs fell short of winning the state title. On Feb. 13 the girls faced off against the No. 1 ranked Xavier Gators at Campo Verde High School in Gilbert.
In the first half of the match, the Aztecs managed to hold off the Gators and senior goal keeper Hailey Hayes blocked all of Xavier’s goal attempts until the 31st minute when Xavier’s Jessica Fitzgerald bypassed Hayes’ reach and scored the first goal of the game. The first half ended with a score of 1-0.
At the beginning of the second half the Xavier offense came out in full force, yet Hayes’ still managed to block every attempt. The Aztecs also picked up the pace but were unsuccessful in their attempts to surpass the Gators’ defense. Then with one minute left in the match Fitzgerald scored again to secure Xavier’s victory.
The Lady Aztecs may not have come home with the State Championship title, but they were able to go from the bottom to the top and attain the title of state runners-up.
