Lauren Grove was on point in net Thursday, earning big praise from her coach. (Sylvia Hurlburt photos)
Kalia Littlejohn (right) netted her team-high fourth goal of the season.
Troy Cowan was a wee bit excited.
Having seen his Coupeville High School girls’ soccer team pull off a 1-1 tie Thursday at Sequim, a 2A school that boasts a student body three times the size of the one his Wolves represent, he let fire.
“Played like a bobcat in a phone booth!!!,” Cowan said. “Intense is the word of the match. The Lady Wolves owned the Sequim whomsoever’s tonight and they ought to be grateful to somebody for the 1-1 tie.
“I had to actually call 911 to have the Sequim Fire Department deploy a fire truck to the field because the Coupeville Lady Wolves were on fire!!!”
The tie left Coupeville at 1-2-2 on the season.
The Wolves are now off for a week, before hosting Orcas Island Sept. 25 in a rare Friday night tilt.
Fueling Cowan’s excitement was an especially strong Wolf defense and the one-two attack of the Littlejohn sisters.
Having matched up sophomore Mia and freshman Kalia (“the Littlejohns were just electric tonight; it was a thing of beauty”), Coupeville saw immediate payback.
Kalia Littlejohn pounded home her team’s goal midway through the second half, scoring on “a wicked left-footed shot that I know the Sequim faithful are still upset about!”
It was her team-high fourth goal of the season, as she has tallied a score in four of her team’s five games.
Setting things up was the play of her veteran sister.
“Mia was all about business tonight!,” Cowan said. “Mia was on full attack mode, taking on players, switching fields, passing to teammates, playing defense, total team game … awesome to watch!”
While Sequim managed to eke out an equalizer, the hosts couldn’t get more than that against a stingy Wolf defense.
“My defense was the cream tonight though, they rose up and said NO!!!,” Cowan said.
He praised junior goaltender Lauren Grove (“One of the most intelligent matches I have seen in a long time; she was sensational”) and her defenders.
“For the amount of experience she has, it’s just amazing what Lauren has accomplished,” Cowan said. “She is her hardest critic though; I have nothing but praise and prizes for her and she is upset???
“Relax Lauren, your stock is on the rise, please trust your coach on this one!!!”
Senior captain Jenn Spark “orchestrated another magnificent performance” in leading the defense, while youngsters Lindsey Roberts and Lauren Bayne “played GREAT!”
“I would have to say that match was easily Bayne’s best match of her life!!!,” Cowan said. “She just wasn’t having any of it tonight. I was just so proud of Lauren, she was tough, fast, defensive minded and refused to be beaten.
“I can’t leave out my most diverse player, Mckenzie Meyer!!!,” he added. “Kid can just flat out play ball. Tonight Mckenzie played the top defensive position and it was on lock down!!!
“I mean the store is CLOSED!!! Nuff said, thanks for playing, it’s over!”
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