By Gerardo Bolong

SHORELINE - It was a Herculean effort by Seattle Christian, but 1A Tri-District 1/2/3 girls soccer champion King's was just too strong as the host Knights defeated the Warriors 2-1 at King's on Tues., Nov. 12.
Going into this first round match of the 2013 Washington state tournament, Seattle Christian (15-2,17-3) had only lost to Nisqually 1A champion Eatonville.

At Tri-District, Seattle Academy defeated Eatonville 3-0 ahead of a King's 2-0 shut out against Seattle Academy in the title game, so the Warriors were clear underdogs against the vaunted Knights.

Seattle Christian was unable to finish what attacks they were able to muster while King's was held off the scoreboard by a stellar Warrior defense as the teams finished in a halftime nil to nil standoff.

King's (12-2,17-3) took advantage of a penalty kick by Beth Stella to grab a 1-0 lead in the second half. The Knights kept jousting against the fired-up Warriors until Aston Perry assisted on goal by Anna Parker in the 70th minute.

With its back to the proverbial wall, Seattle Christian stood fast until Morgan Gaston scored in the 77th minute off an assist by Abigail Kim. Despite their efforts, the Warriors were unable to notch the equalizing goal and their season came to an end when the final whistle ended the duel.

The Knights advanced to face Eatonville in the next round while the Warriors closed out their season. SCS returns a strong nucleus for another strong effort next season.

Goalkeepers for this match were Erin Swain of Seattle Christian and Madeline Nielson of King's.