Medical Lake senior Lauryn Gerry (left) pushes the ball past Reardan freshman Noelle Raczykowski (right). Reardan topped the hometown Cardinals 7-1 Monday. Additional photos on page 16.
Reardan freshman Noelle Raczykowski (right, No. 11) pursues the ball along the near sideline with Medical Lake senior Alanyah Bender (left, No. 20) in pursuit. Raczykowski scored two goals in Reardan's 7-1 victory Monday.
Medical Lake senior Brooklyn Gerry (right) tries to mount an attack as she's defended by Reardan sophomore Saraphema Reutov (left). Medical Lake fell to Reardan 7-1 Monday.
MEDICAL LAKE-The Reardan girls soccer team capped off an improved non-league schedule with a convincing 7-1 victory over the Medical Lake Cardinals on Monday, Oct. 4.
Reardan earned its second straight victory after topping the Cheney junior-varsity girls Thursday, Sept. 30.
Reardan improved to 4-3-1 overall with the win. The girls now have wins over Lake Roosevelt, Brewster, Medical Lake and Cheney junior-varsity this year.
Meanwhile, Medical Lake lost its ninth-straight game to start this season, in what head Coach Dan Collins referred to as a "learning experience."
Reardan got on the board quickly when Medical Lake scored in its own goal 5 minutes into the game.
Freshman forward Noelle Raczykowski then hit a straight-away strike about 20 yards out and Reardan led 2-0 with 18 minutes left in the first half.
Freshman Elise Cox was able to dribble a goal past the keeper off a solid pass from senior Madalyn Dewey to give Reardan a 3-0 lead 12 minutes later.
Senior Emma Leibfried then scored as Reardan led 4-0 at halftime.
Medical Lake had several shots on goal in the first-half, including one that glanced off the left goalpost, but the Cardinals were unable to convert.
Then, the home team finally got on the board with a left-footed strike by senior Camelia Burdjuan with 20 minutes left as Reardan played predominantly bench players in the second half, with a few starters rotating in and out to maintain some stability.
Reardan then scored three goals in the last 10 minutes to make the rout greater than it already was. Raczykowski notched her second goal, followed by strikes from Dewey and senior Ayden Krupke.
Reardan was scheduled to play St. George's at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. Meanwhile, the Cardinals girls were seeking their first win of the season against Riverside (Chattaroy) at home at the same time.
The results of those games were not yet available at press time.
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