Quest Girls Win Big in Week 8

The Quest girls rebounded very big from last week’s match with a huge win on Sunday and another step towards achieving their goal of getting to post season play. I was an early morning for the girls with an 8:00 AM start time, but the girls wasted no time in getting on the score sheet finding the back on the net in the 12^th minutes of play. Quest had been applying pressure to the Kingwood (KW) defense from the start of the match but it was Haleigh who would work her way around the defense down the left side of the goal and send a strong cross through the KW defensive third. Megan (Red) would be the recipient of this cross with a great first touch and a strong finish past the KW keeper putting the Quest girls up early. Nine minutes later the Quest attach would extend the lead, this time it was Erin Y. from the right side pushing a ball up the field and sending another dangerous ball across the KW penalty area. Haleigh would be waiting on this ball taking it off the half volley and driving it into the back of the KW net. Outstanding pressure was applied throughout the first half by Quest strikers and mid-fielders Kelli, Analise, Red, Haleigh, Christina, Erin Y., Tiffany, Brittani and Erin W.

The second half would open even faster than the first with Kelli finding the back of the net in only the 2^nd minute of play. After breaking though the midfield, Kelli struck a powerful shot over the head of the KW keeper from 27 yards out. In the 4^th minute of play Red would score her second goal of the match, finishing a ball that was sent across the face of the goal by Theresa from a corner kick. It would then be the defense and holding mid-fielders that would take over this match, disrupting every KW attack and keeping the pressure on the KW defense. Mid-fielders Theresa, Jenna Brittney and Carlee along with defenders Jordan, Elyssa, Liz and Nikki would lead this effort as Quest would complete the shut-out. Keeper Elyssabeth (E) would record a first half clean sheet, and then have a little fun running the field in the second half as Tiffany and Kelli would share some second half minutes in the net for Quest.

The Quest attack would be back on the score sheets in the 17^th minutes when Haleigh would score her second goal of the match picking up a loose ball in the KW box and driving it into the lower left corner of the net. The scoring would come to an end in the 43^rd minute as Red would again find the net and complete her first hat trick of the season. The shot was a strong drive from 21 yards out on a cross from E, after she had escaped from the goal. It was an overpowering match by the Quest girls and with only one match left in the regular season Quest is solidly placed in second place in their bracket.