Quotes:
Sarah Young, senior: "After we were down 4-2, I think the whole team realized what needed to happen in order to reach the goal we made at the beginning of the season, which was to win CIF. The fact that 5 (actually four) different girls scored just shows how far along we have come as a team since the beginning of the season. Our practices leading up to semis were really focused on fine-tuning the little things that make up our offense and defense. Having that hard game on Wednesday has helped prepare us for what's to come in Saturday's game. Before this season our team has never beaten Bishop's. In our minds, that is what makes this game so different than past years, now that we have that win."
Taylor Bertrand, senior: "Scarlett had an amazing game and she held our team together. Coronado was heavily pressing Sarah and I, and we came to realize that we just needed to attack on offense, but most importantly play great defense. Those goals Scarlett made was the game-changer for us. We were confident we were going to win, we just knew it was a 4-quarter game and had to pace ourselves. It's such a fast- moving game."
Lauren Silver, senior goalie: "Weird as it was, I felt extremely calm throughout the entire game. When we were losing by two, I definitely had to regroup and calm myself. But egotistical as it sounds, I couldn't see our team losing. I could see our spirits stutter slightly when we were down by a few goals, but all we needed to do was simply play our game. Coronado definitely has some amazing shooters, including my close friend Jaicey Tyler, whose shot from low at the 5 spot is DEADLY."
On defending against skip shots: "Throughout my eight years playing goalie, I've had more goals scored on me than I'd like to acknowledge. I've had to adapt and find what works for me. Skips are definitely tricky, but I find that if I keep my arms low, parallel to the water as long as possible, and then move my arms upwards to meet the ball, I have much more success in blocking. If I try and lunge up and then bring my arms down again to meet the ball, I sometimes over-correct, slamming my arms too far into the water, missing the ball. I find that blocking skips, as well as lobs and one-on-nobody's, rely on patience (something that I haven't mastered yet--ahah).
"Though we have had our ups and downs this season, I am confident in our team. It's our last chance at winning CIF. I want our legacy to live forever in our hearts and on a red and gold banner that hangs from the rafters in our gym. We have such an amazing opportunity, and I pray that we can pull through and win. YEEWWW LA JOLLA!¡"
Lexi Atwell: "We all knew that it was a 4-quarter game, so we needed to be patient and just play as a team and do the things we knew we were capable of. We all were playing for each other and working together as a team, and that's why so many different people got opportunities to score. It was definitely an exciting game!"
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