The Ballard High School girls soccer team dominated Garfield High School Sept. 30, and thanks to some timely goals from senior Hannah Cross-Karras and sophomore Kat Anesini, the Beavers earned their first victory of the season.

Ballard outshot Garfield about 25 to three, but the Bulldogs still managed to get on the board first for a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute.

Coach Val Seid the Beavers have been able to get shots on goal in the past few matches but need to work on finishing their shots, not just kicking the ball to the keeper.

In the final four minutes of regulation, Cross-Karras did just that off an assist from Anesini, evening the score at one apiece and sending the match into overtime.

In the eighth minute of the extra period, the Beaver duo reversed things with Anesini scoring off a Cross-Karras assist to give Ballard a 2-1 victory.

"The girls stepped up to the plate and finished it," Seid said.

Despite the lone win, Ballard (1-3-0 KingCo, 1-6-3 overall) has played well and been in every match against tough competition. In three KingCo matches against Eastlake, Woodinville and Issaquah, the Beavers have lost by one goal each time.

"Losing by one goal to the best teams in the state isn't bad," Seid said.

After a face-off with undefeated Skyline High School, Ballard's schedule gets easier, and Seid said he is predicting more wins to come.

But, the Beavers still have to take on 8-0 Skyline at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 5 at Memorial Stadium. Not only is Skyline averaging 3.25 goals per match, it has not allowed a single goal against it this season.