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Sanchez was solid in the cage. Menlo senior Ryan Karle nearly evened the match a few minutes later with a solid volley, but again Sanchez was up to the task. “Menlo has a great team,� del Rio said. “It was a competitive game and it will be again at our place. To us, every league game is a big game and a rivalry because everyone plays us with everything. It’s why league play is tough.� In the SCVAL El Camino Division, host Palo Alto opened the second half of league play as it did the first half with a 2-0 victory over Monta Vista on Wednesday. The Vikings moved to 4-1-1 in league for 13 points (8-3-2 overall) and remained in third place, one point out of second. Fremont has a near-insurmountable lead with 21 points. Monta Vista controlled the ball early in the first half before giving up a quick counter to Paly senior Chris Meredith, who picked up a loose ball and dribbled past a Monta Vista defender before facing a one-on-one with the keeper and scoring. Paly keeper Tony Maharaj twice deflected shots away from inside the penalty box early in the second half. Senior Kirby Gee made it a 2-0 match in the 33rd minute on an assist from Meredith. In the PAL Bay Division, MenloAtherton lost a share of first place following a 2-0 loss at San Mateo
Alexandra Walker (2) and Amber Mallett (right) congratulate Sienna Stritter on her game-winning goal. in a battle between last season’s co-champs. The victory gave the Bearcats 11 points in league and left the Bears (3-2-1, 6-3-2) with 10. Girls’ soccer A year ago, Menlo School was trying to find a way to win its first WBAL (Foothill Division) title. The Knights were successful.
Now, Menlo is working toward finding a way to defend it. On Tuesday, the Knights were successful in taking a very big step toward doing just that. Getting three-second half goals, host Menlo opened a four-point lead over second-place Sacred Heart Prep with a 3-1 victory. The Knights improved to 5-0 in league (7-2-4 overall) heading into a home match against Priory on Thursday while the Gators fell to 3-1-2 (7-2-3). “It was big,� Menlo coach Donoson FitzGerald said of the first of two head-to-head meetings with the neighborhood rival. “It’s Prep versus Menlo. They (the Gators) played well. We had our hands full.� Menlo played without senior goalies Julia Dressel and Kelly McConnell, both sidelined by concussion symptoms. Junior striker Jay Boissiere also remains sidelined by injury and has yet to play this season. Freshman Elena Gray missed the match and sophomore Alexandra Walker is facing knee surgery at any time, Still, she plays on. That’s sort of the attitude Menlo has this season after reaching all of its goals last season — winning the WBAL title (its first league crown since 1991) and its first-ever outright CCS Division III crown. The Knights will do whatever it takes to repeat 2012. “We still have a lot of work to do,� FitzGerald said. “But, we’re in a good spot right now.� The Knights sat atop the Foothill Division with 15 points before the
Priory match while the secondplace Gators have 11. Sacred Heart Prep grabbed a 1-0 halftime lead following a goal by senior Taylor Ruegg with about 14:25 left. The Knights came out after intermission with a determination that paid off when Walker pounced on a loose ball in the penalty box following a corner kick by Chandler Wickers and finished it for a 1-1 match. With 16:40 left in the match, Menlo junior Sienna Stritter took advantage of another loose ball after Wickers’ corner and headed it in for the eventual winning goal. Menlo picked up an insurance goal with just under 2:00 to play after Walker knocked a shot off the crossbar. The ball bounced around and eventually got to senior Rachel Pinsker, who ripped a shot from 35 yards out over the reaching SHP keeper Blair Hamilton. Menlo 5-foot-10 1/2 freshman keeper Schuyler Tilney-Volk came up big, making a couple difficult saves to maintain Menlo’ 2-1 lead — including a long free kick by SHP scoring leader Kendall Jager in the second half. Tilney-Volk finished the game with nine saves. Jager played despite reportedly suffering dizzy spells the night before, necessitating a visit to the hospital. She was held scoreless as Menlo’s Amanda McFarland marked her well throughout the match. SHP has a number of players injured, as well. Menlo’s defense of Hannah Ru-
bin, Pinsker, Walker, McFarland, Jamie Corley and Lizzie Lacy was instrumental in the victory. Priory took on Menlo after playing to a 1-1 deadlock with Castilleja on Tuesday, leaving them 1-1-3 in league (2-3-5 overall). In the SCVAL El Camino Division, Palo Alto remained in first place following a 2-0 victory over second-place Santa Clara on Wednesday on the Bruins’ field. The Vikings, who played to a 1-1 deadlock with Santa Clara in their first meeting, improved to 6-0-1 (7-4-2) for 19 points while the Bruins fell back to 4-1-2 and 14 points. Palo Alto now has scored 32 goals in its six division wins. Paly outshot Santa Clara 9-1 in the first half, which ended scoreless. After intermission, Sunny Lyu took a pass from Aoi Sugihara and found the net from 25 yards out. Nine minutes later, Nina Kelty made it a 2-0 game. Paly keeper Erin Chang made the shutout stand up with some solid play. In the SCVAL De Anza Division, Gunn ended a five-match losing streak with a 1-1 deadlock with host Monta Vista. The Titans are now 0-6-1 in league (1-8-3 overall). In the PAL Bay Division, junior Sabiha Viswanathan provided an unassisted goal in the second half to lift host Menlo-Atherton to a 1-0 victory over San Mateo. The Bears (4-2, 6-4-2) remained tied for third place with Burlingame, just one point behind second-place Carlmont (4-1-1) and four points behind division leader Woodside (5-0-1). N
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