John Carroll Nabs Soccer Title

By: Brandon Goldner

John Carroll made a few late-season changes that helped the Patriots win their first indoor soccer championship.

The Patriots scored three goals in the last 10 minutes to pull out a 5-3 victory over Maryvale Prep in the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference championship at Du Burns Arena.

Brittany Dashiell led the Patriots with three goals. Paige Hollenback scored the Patriots’ other two goals. John Carroll had to rebound from deficits of 2-1 and 3-2 to get the win, using a pressure defense that gave the Patriots plenty of scoring chances in each game.

Dashiell and Jenn Etzel were selected to the A Conference All-Star team the same day.

The Patriots had a 9-1-2 record this past season, their only loss against undefeated Institute of Notre Dame. IND entered postseason play as the top seed, but defending champion Maryvale upset the Indians.

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Baltimore Lutheran came back from a slow start to dominate the IAAM B Conference championship against Garrison Forest.

The Saints won 3-1 after losing last year’s title game to Garrison Forest (5-2).

Junior forward Casey Rusnak scored two goals in the game while senior Alora Gullivan added a goal and had an assist.

Lutheran had three players named to the B Conference All-Star team. Christine Brown, Aimee Chotikul and Jess Scoggins each were picked for the honor.

The Saints had a 7-2-2 record with their losses coming from the first two games of the season against St. Paul’s School for Girls and Garrison Forest.

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St. Paul’s School for Girls had a good season as the Gators finished with a 6-3-3 record.

After starting the season with a 2-3-3 record, the Gators went on a four-game winning streak going into the playoffs. However, they lost in the playoffs to eventual A Conference runner-up Maryvale Prep, 3-1.

Posted Feb. 22, 2008