Shorewood takes 2-0 soccer record, Shorecrest 1-0-1 into Tuesday meeting at Shoreline Stadium

Shorewood’s number 8, Leah Fletcher, controls the ball
against Garfield’s Kathleen Sinsky in early action
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

The Shorewood girls’ soccer team takes a 2-0 non-conference record and Shorecrest a 1-0-1 record into a match between the two local schools Tuesday at Shoreline Stadium.

The Shorewood and Shorecrest varsity teams open Western Conference 3A play at 7:30pm Tuesday at Shoreline Stadium, with junior varsity teams from the two schools playing at 5:30pm.

Thunderbird Lisa Jensen passes the ball forward to a teammate.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

Shorewood improved to 2-0 with a 2-0 victory over Garfield of Seattle in a non-conference game on a beautiful Saturday night at Shoreline Stadium.

The Thunderbirds took a 1-0 lead 24 seconds into the game, Zoe Vincini passed a ball to Sienna Helland, who took a strong shot on goal that the goalie touched but could not stop.

Shorewood’s Salyna McDonald was sent pinwheeling
after being tripped by Garfield’s goalkeeper.
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

In the 20th minute Salyna McDonald took a quick throw in over a defender and Vincini struck it off the bounce for a goal that made the final score 2-0.

Ariel Garay and Brianna Huntamer combined for the shutout for Shorewood.

The Shorewood and Garfield JV teams played to a 1-1 tie.

The Shorecrest varsity tied Newport of Bellevue, 0-0, Tuesday and defeated Holy Names, 2-1, Thursday. The Scot JVs defeated Newport 2-1 and lost to Holy Names 2-0.

Shorewood’s Alexandra Grant, number 13,
clears the ball from the front of the goal
Photo by Wayne Pridemore

After two varsity games, Vincini leads Shorewood with two goals and one assist; Helland has two goals; and McDonald has two assists. For Shorecrest, Sophia Viviano and Meghan Wicken each has one goal.

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