Scots girls defeat Burlington-Edison to advance to District Championship game

The Shorecrest Scots girls soccer team defeated Burlington-Edison 2-1 in the District One 2A semi-finals Tuesday night to advance to the District Championship Game Saturday.

By virtue of the win, the Scots have qualified for State.

Unlike last Saturday's first round game against Sehome, when it took 78 minutes for the Scots to score the game's only goal, this time junior Sophia Viviano got the Scots on the board only four minutes in, with an assist from junior Mara Trostle. Viviano added to the Scots'  lead in the tenth minute when she scored off a free kick from Alexa Iacalucci. For the season, Viviano now has 24 goals.

Shorecrest coach Mindy Dalziel expected the Tigers to come out on fire in the second half. "I thought our girls played a great first half, even though they didn't seem to think so. We knew B-E would put the pressure on, but instead of standing up to it, we panicked a little," said Dalziel after the game.

When Burlington-Edison's speedy Edie Breckenridge snuck one past Scots keeper Kate Wiper ten minutes into the second half (for her 33rd goal of the year), the Tigers were in business. They continued to force the play only to be thwarted at every turn by the Scots stellar defense.

Shorecrest (15-3) will face #1 ranked Squalicum (17-0-1) Saturday at Shoreline Stadium for the District Championship. The winner will be the District's top seed at State, the loser the #2 seed.