The Mighty Bluebirds won their 23rd consecutive tournament by outscoring their opponents 32-2 throughout play. The Bluebirds beat LRFC 3-1 in overtime after out-shooting them by at least a 7-1 margin during regulation play. The ball just wouldn't go in, and LRFC scored a corner kick to tie the game on the last play of the game. The Bluebirds showed their metal, however, in overtime with Haley Hatcher scoring two goals to help the Bluebirds cruise to victory.
Haley Filat turned in her best game of the
season defensively and Megan Batek played another outstanding game at
sweeper to make it almost impossible to score on the Bluebirds. Leah Riner
was tough at the top of the diamond playing great defense and distributing
the ball, while Kelsey Smith used her speed on the outside to shut down
the other team's speedy threats. Larkin Hatcher continued to provide more
beautiful passes to Haley to help her score while contributing some nice
scores of her own. Annie Stafford and Hannah Qualls did a great job of
manning the right forward position for the Bluebirds and used their skill
to score some goals and did a great job distributing the ball. Samantha
Mack and Breanna Gordon were solid for the Bluebirds on defense and Lauren
Ashburn provided a needed boost coming off the bench for the Bluebirds
at forward. All in all, it was a team effort once again that kept the
Bluebirds on top. They finish the season ranked #4 in the nation and #1
in the region.