Veteran La Jolla coach Kristin "Jonesy" Jones told her girls at halftime Thurs., Dec. 17, "No more goals," with the Vikings trailing at Poway, 2-0.
But La Jolla gave up a third goal to the Titans' Taylor Richards with 12:44 left in regulation time, and the red and black went into the two-week winter break with a 3-nil loss.
"Jonesy" hadn't been perturbed after her team fell at Otay Ranch two nights before, seeing good effort despite a couple of injured players unavailable.
This time, the former UCSD All-American wasn't pleased. "The weirdest 3-0 game I've coached," she said, unsmiling. "The normal 3-0 game, you feel dominated.
"But in the first half (among other things), we had a goal called back. At halftime, I told my players, 'Don't give up. Deal with the circumstances.'
"In the second half, I saw good effort." But it wasn't enough to come back.
It was a long drive up to Poway, in the midst of rush-hour traffic, and it undoubtedly was a long drive back.
Forward Phoebe Riley played 35 minutes of the first half and then was held back the first part of the second half by Jones. After the game, Riley said, "Not too good" on how her ankle was feeling. She said she tweaked it in the game against the Mustangs.
Four and a half months ago, she strained four ligaments in the ankle and has been on the mend ever since.
Goalie Vanessa Shaffer, who appears to be pretty relaxed during games, was asked if she always feels relaxed during games. "Do you always feel relaxed when you're taking photos?" she shot back to a reporter/photographer. Then, recovering, the sophomore said, "Yes, I'm pretty relaxed during games."
The Vikings practice Mon. and Tues., Dec. 21 and 22, on the LJHS softball field. Then the following week they practice without "Jonesy" being there. School resumes Jan. 4.
Copyright 2015 Ed Piper
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