LadyCats Finish Second In Western League

It is playoff time for the Girls' Soccer team after an impressive finish to the regular season. Things looked dim for the LadyCats after an 8-0 loss to the Palisades Dolphins in a critical match on Feb. 4, but without star seniors Erica Vangsness and Charlotte Toates the already difficult task of defeating the first place Dolphins became too much.
The LadyCats did bounce back from their poor performance against the Dolphins with impressive showings in their fnal two games of the regular season thanks to the return of their stars. A second half explosion gave the LadyCats a crucial win in their Feb. 9 battle for second place against the Fairfax Lions. Led by Vangsness' three goals (her fourth three goal game of the season) and Toates' sixth goal of the season, the LadyCats seized second place in the Western League, winning 4-1.
With a fragile hold of second place in their hands, the LadyCats regular season finale against the LACES Unicorns could easily have been a trap game. Instead of a letdown, the LadyCats destroyed the Unicorns, controlling the ball and attacking the goal, while preventing the Unicorns from mustering any offense for the 5-1 win. Vangsness and Toates were offensive forces yet again putting the game out of reach early. Both players accounted for the LadyCats five goals, three of which were scored in the first half, and four of which were scored by Vangsness (her sixth multi-goal game of the season).
With consecutive impressive victories to finish the season, the LadyCats are firing on all cylinders at the right time. A high-octane offense powered by Vangsness and Toates as well as solid all around play by the rest of the squad has produced championship expectations.
Even more motivation for this year's senior class is their quest for redemption to win a championship after one was within their grasp two years ago, in the 2006-07 season, when the LadyCats felt robbed of an Invitational Division championship and were defeated by the Dolphins in the finals thanks to poor officiating.
The playoff schedule has yet to be set.