Select Suffer First Loss in Hard Fought Battle With Pride

The Quest girls suffered their first loss of the season Sunday in a great battle between the top two teams in the bracket standings. Klein Pride entered this match unbeaten and untied for the season and it would not be long before the reason for this record became obvious. It was a back and forth battle for possession as the Quest defense faced the strongest attack they have seen all season. The Quest defense was again led by goalkeeper Elyssabeth (“E”), who recorder several very nice saves in the first half. Outstanding defensive play was also turned in by Elizabeth, Nikki, Elyssa and Jordan to keep the score 0-0 going into half-time.

The Quest mid-fielders Haleigh, Erin, Theresa, Tiffany, Jenna, Brittani, Erin and Brittney had to work very hard to string together passes and maintain possession. However, they were successful in getting several very nice through balls into space behind the Pride defense for strikers Kelli, Analise, Christina, and Red who worked very hard the entire match to create opportunities.

However, it would be the Pride that finally broke through in the 17th minute of the second half on a free kick from 20 yards out. While the call was questionable the shot was not as the Pride mid-fielder would drive home the shot over the Quest wall and into the side netting of the goal. The Pride defense held in the late minutes of the match as the Quest attack pushed the ball forward seeking an equalizer. It was a heartbreaking loss for the Select girls who remain in second place in the bracket.