Senior Sophia Soltero (10) of La Jolla applies
pressure to lefty Meredith Stanton (3) of Mt. Carmel
on the 4-5 side early in Friday's evening contest.
(Photo by Ed Piper)
By Ed Piper
La Jolla, with a respite before the team's final push through the Western League schedule to prepare for the CIF playoffs, sailed through pool play in the San Diego Beaches Tournament Fri., Jan. 19, with wins of 18-1 over Del Norte and 13-5 against Mt. Carmel.
In the nightcap at 7 p.m., it took a quarter to get the Vikings' engine running. But then the trio of center Jordin Morrow and fellow seniors Margo Tempel and Katy Westphal showed the tourney hosts' dominance, as Coach Amy Jennings' squad pulled away to a 5-2 halftime lead.
Meanwhile, the Vikings' pressure defense was starting to give Mt. Carmel fits.
The Sundevils finally gave way in the second half, briefly putting up a fight to score a goal early in the third half before La Jolla scored at will to further build a superior lead.
After being down 2-1 with 2:41 left in the opening period, Tempel scored back-to-back goals for a 3-2 first-quarter advantage.
Early in the second period, Morrow lobbed a soft toss over Sundevil goalie Isabella Walker at the 6:00 mark. Then just before the buzzer, Margo blasted a shot into the cage from point-blank range for the three-goal halftime edge. It was pretty much all La Jolla after that.
Winning their "C" pool set up the hosts (16-6 overall, 4-2 in the Western League) for an 11 a.m. first game against Schurr in the predicted rain Sat., Jan.. 20 at Coggan Pool.
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