Japanese Florida State Girls’s Soccer Opens Nationwide Event with Win Over Barton Group School

titans to play Tyler Junior School subsequent

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – The Japanese Florida State School ladies’s soccer staff opened the NJCAA Division I Nationwide Event with a win on Sunday night in Wichita, Kansas.

The No. 4 seeded Titans defeated No. 9 seed Barton Group School 1-0 within the first of two video games in Pool D play. The Titans will play Tyler Junior School on Tuesday night at Stryker Sports activities Advanced.

“You wish to get the primary win below your belt within the event and Barton was a terrific staff and fought laborious all the way in which. We needed to struggle till the top, the sport got here proper all the way down to the ultimate 14 seconds. Happy with the trouble the women put in tonight,” Japanese Florida State School ladies’s soccer coach Scott Carswell mentioned.

The primary half noticed the Titans dominate possession however each defenses stood tall, sending the sport to halftime scoreless.

The staff picked up the depth within the second half and Lauren Pastor made a few large saves to maintain issues tied after which 21 minutes into the second half, the Titans acquired on the board.

Ana Alvarez Garcia took the free kick and hit a excessive ball into the field the place Nancy Almanza leaped up and acquired her head on the ball, sending it into the again of the online.

It gave the Titans a 1-0 lead as Almanza has now scored in every of the previous 4 video games for the Titans and has 11 objectives on the season.

From there Pastor made one other large save late to safe the shutout. She has been unbelievable for us all 12 months and got here up large tonight after we wanted her,” Carswell mentioned.

Japanese Florida State School shall be off on Monday earlier than taking part in Tyler Junior School Tuesday night.

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