The first league girls’ varsity soccer match on Mar. 4 against Bella Vista ended in defeat for Whitney, 2-1.

The first and only goal scored in the first half of the game was by Whitney’s Alyssa Rapisura.

“I felt that we could have won if we maintained how we played in the first half. During the second half we started getting tired and lost motivation,” said midfielder Toby Martinez.

Seven minutes into the second half, Bella Vista’s Chelsea Allen head-butted the ball into the goal tying the game 1-1.

Bella Vista almost scores again as Whitney’s goal is wide open, but
defender Shailyn Valenzano manages to intercept and send the ball across the field.

Goalkeeper Jordan Higgins manages to keep the score tied as she prevents another attempted shot by Bella Vista with 28 minutes left in the second half.

Bella Vista’s Meghan O’Neil takes a shot and scores, increasing the score 2-1. Not long after O’Neil got carried off field due to an unknown injury.

The girls varsity team next match is Mar. 23 on the Cosumnes Oaks’ field.

by SARAH MARTINEZ