Grant Ends Girls Season

Senior Lani Saechin defends Grant outside wing Ally Lee in last Saturdays 4-1 playoff game.

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Senior Lani Saechin defends Grant outside wing Ally Lee in last Saturdays 4-1 playoff game.

The girls varsity soccer team took on the Grant Generals in their first round playoff match-up last Saturday . Grant was ranked 14th in the state with a record of 11-2-3 which made this a tough outing for the Eagles who lost 4-1.

Nonetheless, the Eagles had a great season and improved immensely compared to last season where they had a record of 5-7-1.

The Eagles finished the regular  season with a record of 9-5-2 and finished ranked 20th in the state. At one point the team was 9-0-1.

The girls also only allowed 25 goals in 16 games ,while scoring 43 goals themselves. That´s an average of 2.7 goals every game which makes the Eagles one of the best attacking teams in the state.

Coach Kelsey Birkhofer said ¨I am very proud of my team and what we have accomplished this season. We play in a very tough league with four of those teams being in the top ten in the state.¨

Next season looks to be a bright one for the Eagles as they only lose six seniors to graduation while possibly returning 13 varsity players.