Junior Varsity - Bellevue vs Shorewood 9-10-24

6-0 BHS vs Shorewood HS

13th min: Emily (Tara)
18th: Elina (Talia)
20th: Tara
27th: Charlotte (Talia)
29th: Talia (Devin)
33rd: Serena (Mariah)
 
The second game of the season for the Bellevue High School girl’s JV soccer team looked very similar to our first game against Sehome HS in Bellingham. The Shorewood StormRays came back to Memorial Field for the second straight year on Tuesday night. As was the case last Tuesday, we started the game a bit tentatively as we gauged our opponent and level of competition.

Last night however, we were quicker to shake off the nerves and got down to business. Tara and Emily got our first half onslaught started in the 13th minute as the two combined for a nifty goal. Tara dribbled down the right side and whipped a tasty cross for Emily to smash home. And we were off.
Although it was just our second game of the season and there are lots of games and tougher competition ahead, the girls put together one of the better halves of soccer I have coached here at Bellevue. We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves but the level of soccer, possession and combination passing last night is what we will be trying to execute all season long.

Our second goal was a prime example. Elina gathered a pass at midfield, turned and found Talia waiting on the right flank. With a very simple, give and go, Elina sent Talia streaking down the sideline with a great through pass. She was kindly rewarded as she continued her run, and Talia sent a screaming turf duster across the mouth of the goal for an easy tap-in goal. Wow. Honestly, it doesn’t get much better than that.
From there, the goals came fast and furious with some great combinations and succinct passing. Every player on the pitch contributed whether it was in the build-up play toward one of our six first-half goals, or playing tight defense to preserve another shutout.

The halftime conversation centered mainly around continuing our stellar possession play, putting our work in while maintaining good sportsmanship. Mission accomplished. We tried desperately to get Kendall, one of our captains, a second-half goal to reward her for her excellent defensive efforts so far this season. Unfortunately, it just didn’t come, but it’s the effort that counts. Next time.

We know stiffer competition awaits us, but these first two games have been a good warmup. It will be a tough task to play as well as we did in the first half last night, but we will give it our best. If we can, this could be a special season.

​Hope to see everyone out for our next game Thursday vs Eastside Catholic. It’s a team we know very little about, so it should be a hard-fought battle. Go Wolverines!