Tamsin Ward (left) and Lillian Ketterling sparked Coupeville to an 8-1 win Tuesday on Orcas. (Jandellyn Ward photo)
The Wolf booters have a great relationship with the back of the net.
Peppering the Orcas Island goalie all afternoon Tuesday, the Coupeville High School girls’ soccer squad thrashed its hosts, capturing a resounding 8-1 road win.
The victory, which gives the Wolves a season sweep of the Vikings, lifts CHS to 3-7-1 on the campaign heading into the regular-season finale.
After sitting 10 days between Tuesday’s tilt and their last game — a hard-fought home tie with big school rival Sultan way back on Oct. 11 — Jasmine Ader’s pitch warriors go back to waiting.
Thanks to a rescheduled game, that finale, a road trip to Bothell to face Providence Classical Christian, is now slated for Oct. 30.
The break between games didn’t seem to slow down the Wolves, who ran their season scoring total to 28 goals.
Freshman Tamsin Ward had the hot foot, sliding four scores into the net to push her total to 14.
That’s the third-best single-season performance by a Wolf girl in the 20-year history of the program, trailing just Kalia Littlejohn (15 in 2017) and Mia Littlejohn (27 in 2016).
Ward passed Avalon Renninger (12) and Ayden Wyman (13) on the career scoring chart as well, and sits #5 all-time, with Lindsey Roberts (17) her next target.
“Where you going?” “To thrash teams and take names!” (Jandellyn Ward photo)
For her part, Ward is most excited about team accomplishment over individual glory.
“I think we played well tonight,” she said. “Our hard work is starting to result in positive outcomes on the field.
“I’m excited to grow with this group of girls.”
Other CHS goals Tuesday came from 8th grade phenom Lyla Grose, who has six on the year, and sophomore Lillian Ketterling, who notched her second and third scores.
As the second-oldest player on the team (behind just senior Frankie Tenore), Ketterling is embracing her role in helping her young squad grow.
“I feel that we’re really starting to game execute the things we practice,” Ketterling said.
“We have one goal, to bring a state championship to Coupeville; I am so excited about our trajectory.”
The Wolves bask in the glow of victory. (Jerry Helm photo)
Now technically, one of Ketterling’s goals could be counted as an “own score” for Orcas, since her shot hit a Viking player, who accidentally knocked it past her own goaltender in the resulting pandemonium.
But then you stop and consider that no, the lethal Wolf sharpshooter is probably just that talented that she can curve a ball off a rival player’s leg, before using Jedi mind tricks to get her rival to do the dirty work for her.
So yep, two-goal night for Ketterling. End of (a very brief) discussion.
Moving on, another one of Coupeville’s eight 8th graders rounded out the offensive explosion, as Hazel Goldman dropped a bomb for her first high school goal.
Seven different Wolves, all underclassmen, have scored this season, with five 8th graders combining to account for 11 of those goals.
The future? Bright.
“Each game we’re putting players on the field in different positions, roles, and responsibilities,” said CHS coach Jasmine Ader.
“These players have been willing to adapt. That shows we’re doing exactly what we’re supposed to be doing, developing players.”
Whether playing games or working hard behind the scenes, the Wolves, rebuilding their program after a two-year shutdown, are on the rise.
“Within the last two weeks we’ve added weightlifting, and plyometric training to improve our speed and agility,” Ader said.
“If you don’t know who they are now, you soon will.”
Andrea Gonzalez (22) is part of a talented group of booters helping revive CHS girls’ soccer. (Julie Wheat photo)
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