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Successful Season Over for Soccer

Posted 05/16/2013 by Sadye Hazan

The girls’ soccer team is retired in the first round of the playoffs.

Senior Rachel Uyemura played hard throughout the season. Photo by Tori Wallace

Senior Rachel Uyemura played hard throughout the season. Photo by Clayton Bridges

On Tuesday, May 7th, the Spartan soccer team headed to Edwards, Colorado where they played Battle Mountain in the first round of the playoffs.

The girls had high hopes for the game, considering they had a similar record.  Throughout the game Junior Makayla Veasley had 17 saves and only allowed three goals.

Come halftime, Battle Mountain had a 2-0 lead over the Spartans.  In the second half, they were only able to score one goal.  It was in the second half that Sophomore Kelly Cordes scored the lone goal for the Spartans.  “In all four years I’ve been at TJ, we have never scored a goal in a playoff game, so having Kelly score that first game in both the game and in a playoff game was really exciting,” said Senior Rachel Uyemura.  The score of the game was 3-1, ending in a loss for TJ.

The soccer season is now over for the girls, but looking back, it was a successful season.  Overall, they ended with a winning record of nine wins, four losses, and one tie. Their league record was five wins, one loss, and one tie, securing the number one spot in the 4A Denver Prep League, and the number two spot in the  5A/4A Denver Prep League.

Date Opponent Result
03/074:30p @ Rangeview (Aurora, CO) 7 – 2Loss
03/144:00p @ Elizabeth (Elizabeth, CO) 4 – 3Win
03/154:00p Littleton (Littleton, CO) 3 – 0Loss
03/194:30p Harrison (Colorado Springs, CO) 10 – 0Win
03/214:00p Lincoln (Denver, CO) 1 – 1Tie
04/024:00p @ Vista PEAK Prep (Aurora, CO) 10 – 0Win
04/034:00p @ Arvada (Arvada, CO) 7 – 0Win
04/084:00p George Washington (Denver, CO) 3 – 0Win
04/244:00p @ Montbello (Denver, CO) 6 – 0Win
04/257:00p @ Denver East (Denver, CO) 5 – 0Loss
04/264:00p Denver West (Denver, CO) 4 – 1Win
04/294:00p @ Denver North (Denver, CO) 4 – 3Win
05/024:00p Kennedy (Denver, CO) 4 – 0Win
05/073:00p @ Battle Mountain (Edwards, CO)2013 CHSAA Girls Soccer Playoffs 3 – 1Loss