Lindsey Roberts became the first Coupeville girls soccer player in three years to break the Klahowya defense. (John Fisken photo)
Small victories.
Until they can take the next step and actually dethrone state soccer power Klahowya, the Coupeville High School booters will have to continue to look for areas of improvement.
One, without a doubt, was finally breaking through the Eagle defense, as they did Tuesday night.
After being shutout the first five times they faced Klahowya, over a three-year period, the Wolves finally got on the board in a 5-2 loss, making a small, but important, chink in the Eagles armor.
Sophomore defender Lindsey Roberts notched both goals, taking direct kicks after the rampaging Kalia Littlejohn was fouled by Klahowya’s defense.
That doubled Roberts scoring output on the season, with her four goals sitting third on the stat sheet behind Mia Littlejohn (21) and Kalia Littlejohn (7).
The loss drops Coupeville to 4-2 in 1A Olympic League play, 6-5-1 overall, and puts them two games behind Klahowya (6-0, 8-1-2) with three to play.
The Wolves, who have finished second both years the four-team league has been in existence, can make it three straight years with a win at Port Townsend (2-4, 3-8-1) Thursday.
That would leave them mathematically alive for the league crown, while a #2 seed gets them a home playoff game (on the turf field in Oak Harbor) Oct. 29.
To see the postseason bracket, pop over to:
http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2068&sport=11
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