By Ed Piper
Fourth-ranked La Jolla dropped an 8-6 decision to host fifth-ranked Clairemont on the Chieftains' Senior Night Fri., Jan. 24 at Mesa College, where they are playing their home games during a pool renovation.
The Vikings, coached by Coach Tom Atwell in his 24th year of coaching at the seaside school, are 12-3 overall. Clairemont is 1-1 in the Western League, 14-10 overall.
La Jolla fell behind, 2-0, in the first period, including a goal by the Chieftains' Kylie Sagastume. That's the way the quarter ended.
Beginning the second period, sophomore Cora Pfau of the Vikings scored on a shot straight on from the perimeter for a 2-1 score.
Clairemont countered with a goal later in the quarter by senior Nina Bunton, 3-1. The home crowd was roaring, with banners celebrating the seniors hanging and the snack table offering hot drinks on a cold night on the Mesa.
This matchup against La Jolla is obviously one of the big events on Coach Joey Kienle's program's calendar. The other is undoubtedly Bishop's, who jumped out to a 6-0 lead, then cruised in, getting beat the rest of the game with subs, 6-5, but winning by a big margin, 12-5, earlier in the week.
Captain Eddie Wells, one of only two seniors on La Jolla, brought the Vikings back with a shot from the left side, the 1-2 side. Senior Ava Gatewood of the Chieftains made it 4-2 on a shot that skipped twice off the water and past Vike goalie Lucia Vega into the left corner of the cage.
Atwell's crew fought back with a goal by junior Stella Tezcan with 4.1 left in the half to trail 4-3.
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