Junior Varsity - Bellevue vs Interlake 10-13-2023

Bellevue 5-0 Interlake

32th min Mack (Elina)
38th min Mack
49th min Mack
56th min Elina (Anna)
62nd Anna (Elina)

There is one statistic from our Friday night’s nonconference matchup with the Interlake Saints that sums up the entire game.

55

That number represents how many shots our JV girls had toward goal. I use the term ‘toward’ goal because many of our shots lacked a bit of precision to say the least. It was a difficult night to find the net. And that is putting it lightly.

With that said, it was a comfortable win over the Saints. Going into the game we talked about using this contest to hone our passing skills and work on our possession. We knew the goals would come so we just wanted to play well, respect our opponents and have some fun.

As the first half wore on and the shots piled up it became somewhat comical how many opportunities we created yet the goals were hard to find. We found new ways to miss the target. But full credit has to go to the Interlake keeper who, as they say in soccer, stood on her head. She wiped away shot after shot after shot. Right when we thought we had a break through, there she was to stonewall us. For the game she ended up with 28, saves. Yes, that number is correct. 28. In all my years in this game, I have never seen something like that. Kudos.

We finally broke through in the 32nd minute as Mack decided she’d had enough. She took a niffy pass from our JVC guest player Elina and smashed home our first goal to break the seal. She added another one shortly after by dribbling through several defenders and blasting a 20-yard shot over the keeper.

At halftime we talked/laugh about our lack of scoring and each girl offered their solutions. It was all the same advice: CONCENTRATE.

Did we listen? Not so much. The second half started out much the same with missed opportunity after missed opportunity. As the game started to near it’s conclusion, Mack got her hat trick with more individual brilliance. Elina and Anna tacked on two more in the closing moments of the game to send us home with happy faces yet still scratching our heads about what we had just witnessed.

High praise to our four JVC players who all contributed in the game. We appreciate their efforts to help us out on a night we were shorthanded. And also applause to Mack for a brilliant hat trick.

We travel to Hazen on Tuesday and then have a rematch with Lake Washington next Saturday. Payback. Have a great weekend everyone.