Girls Soccer gives great effort against Monroe on Tuesday

First off, I'll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about soccer. Having said that, here are some impressions from the season opener on Tuesday.



On JV, the ball seemed to spend a lot of time near the center of the field. Monroe did get the ball near our goal on several occasions, but the goalkeeper did an excellent job keeping the ball out of the net. Monroe did score once, but on the score, our goalkeeper had fallen down and was unable to completely guard the net. Coach Thompson continues to say what a great group of girls he has and is looking forward to steady improvement through the season.



In a preseason coaches poll, Oak Harbor was picked to finish last in the WESCO north and Monroe 4th. You couldn't tell that from watching the girls on the field. They played hard and never gave up. Monroe got a lot of shots off on our goal, but the goaltender seemed to have the knack to pick where the ball was going to go. Monroe did score 2 goals, the first on a scramble right at the next and they were able to knock it in during the confusion, the other was a 1-on-1 between our goaltender and the Monroe player.



On offense, Carson McKole was able to break free and score her own unassisted goal late in the game.



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