Wolf captain Lillian Ketterling crushes a corner kick. (Julie Wheat photo)
The playoff dream lives for at least another week.
Holding off pesky La Conner 3-2 Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad picked up a key road win and kept its postseason chances in play.
With the victory, their third in their last four contests, the Wolf booters get to 5-4-2 in Northwest 2B/1B League play, 6-5-2 overall.
Jasmine Ader’s pitch warriors sit in fourth place in the seven-team league, with the top three advancing to the playoffs.
Mount Vernon Christian (10-0 for 30 points) has clinched the regular season title, while Friday Harbor (7-3 for 21 points) and Lopez Island (6-3-2 for 20 points) currently hold down the other two slots.
Coupeville has 17 points and needs Lopez to lose to La Conner October 27, followed by the Wolves beating Friday Harbor at Mickey Clark Field October 29 to force a tie for third place.
Tuesday’s tilt sent the Wolves up against a La Conner team which “stole” a late 4-4 tie the first time around, so the win was sweet payback.
Sophomore sniper Tamsin Ward, who missed the first meeting while rehabbing an injury, played her third game of the season and netted two goals to spark CHS.
With the offensive burst, she gets to 18 career goals, passing Lindsey Roberts (17) for #4 on the all-time Wolf girls’ soccer scoring chart.
Up next is Genna Wright (20), followed by Kalia Littlejohn (33) and Mia Littlejohn (35).
Lucy Schisel prepares to dominate the soccer pitch. (Jacob Lujan photo)
Coupeville’s other goal came from 8th grader Lucy Schisel, who banged home her team-leading fifth score of the campaign.
The Wolf defense made it stand up, with freshman goaltender Finley Helm denying the Braves on a penalty kick and the back line refusing to buckle in the game’s final moments.
Coming off the win, Coupeville closes regular season play with a non-conference road game October 24 in Port Townsend against East Jefferson before the home finale with Friday Harbor.
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