SLIDESHOW: Girls 1A Championship Soccer Game - University Prep (3) @ Seattle Christian (2) 11-17-2012
SHORELINE - Sustained pressure from an aggressive opponent ended the unbeaten status of the Seattle Christian girls soccer team in a 3-2 Class 1A WIAA/Dairy Farmers of Washington/Les Schwab Tires championship loss to University Prep of Seattle on Saturday, Nov. 17, at Shoreline High School.
"That's the best talent we've seen, so it took a little bit of getting used to," said Seattle Christian head coach Melissa Dunckley. "It took us out of our rhythm for part of the first half, and we couldn't quite get it back in the second half. They had high pressure and they were fast out wide. We came back again, but just could not make one more comeback in the second half."
From the opening whistle the Warriors (20-1) were on defensive alert with U-Prep (17-2-1) entrenching themselves in SC territory for the better part of 27 minutes on the strength of crisp ground passing and singing speed.
Puma persistence paid off when Claire O'Brien kicked in a four-yard goal from the left side off a rebound in the 23rd minute.