THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, May 13, 1995 TAG: 9505130438
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C5 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: PATTI WALSH
LENGTH: Short : 47 lines
Going into the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools girls soccer championship against Norfolk Academy, the Norfolk Christian Ambassadors knew they were in for a showdown between David and Goliath.
The Bulldogs, who have been South Hampton Roads' No. 1-ranked team all season, were 135-0-1 against TCIS opponents and weren't about to go down with the mere toss of a stone.
And Friday was no different, as Norfolk Academy (17-2-1) rolled to its 10th straight league title with a 4-0 victory.
Angela Hucles, who was named the game's most valuable offensive player, had a hat trick to pace the Bulldogs.
``I think we concentrated on playing solid defense and converting it to offense,'' said Hucles, whose team outshot the Ambassadors, 34-1. Martha Duffey managed the Ambassadors' lone shot with 27 seconds left in the game.
``Our offense hasn't been clicking,'' Norfolk Christian coach Rich Rose said. ``We've been relying on great defense and heart. We hoped to stay in the game and pull it off late.''
Norfolk Academy got on the board at the 14:12 mark when Carrie Evans split two Norfolk Christian (14-3-3) defenders and dished off to Hucles, who beat keeper Kristen Brown to the far post.
Three minutes later, Hucles went on a 50-yard run capped with a goal at the 17:06 mark after taking a chipped ball from Kristy Magee.
Hucles completed the hat trick early into the second half with a left footed shot from 17 yards out that got passed Brown in the right corner of the net.
Lizzy Rice converted a high shot that found the left corner of the box 25:20 into the second half to round out the Bulldogs' scoring.
``We struggled with this team and we did the best we could,'' said Brown, who notched 18 saves and was named the game's most valuable defender.
``In sacrificing their attack, they prevented us from scoring liberally,'' Norfolk Academy coach Kevin Sims said. ``Tactically, they did what they needed to win the game. Regardless of the score of the match, they always leave with their best on the field.'' by CNB