Girls soccer: CdM rolls past Orange Lutheran

Tony Altobelli

CORONA DEL MAR - For a team that hadn’t reached the CIF Southern

Section Playoffs since 1992, Corona del Mar High’s girls soccer team sure

didn’t forget what to do once you get there.

The Sea Kings scored two goals in the first five minutes of play, setting

the stage for a 5-0 Division IV first-round win over Orange Lutheran.

“We really came out pumped up,” Coach Ron Evans said. “The girls have

been doing a heck of a job coming out fast and today was no exception.”

The win puts the No. 2 seeded Sea Kings (15-4-4), into the second round.

They are at St. Paul (15-10-2) Tuesday afternoon after losing the coin

flip for home field advantage Sunday morning.

Freshman Elisha Morgan got the Sea Kings on the scoreboard first.

Working a beautiful give-and-go play with Julia Livingston, Morgan found

the back of the net in the game’s third minute.

Two minutes later, sophomore Kristin Hanson scored off a nice cross-field

pass from Kate Simon, giving CdM a commanding two-goal lead over the

defending Division V champs.

“I don’t care what division it is,” Evans said. “Defending champions

don’t lose in the first round very often, so we had to be ready to play

hard right from the beginning.”

The Lancers (8-8-3) withstood the onslaught and didn’t allow any more

goals until the second half.

What she lacked in saves, Sea Kings’ goalie Britta Vogele still caught

the praise of Evans.

“She did a great job out there directing everyone and keeping everything

under control so she didn’t have to face many shots.” Evans said. “She

may not have had any saves, but her presence was definitely made out

there.”

Corona del Mar turned on the jets in the second half, scoring three more

times.

Freshman Olivia Mazura sent a pass over to sophomore Allison Harvey, just

past a leaping Lancers’ player. Harvey headed the pass past the goalie

for a 3-0 CdM lead.

Ten minutes later, Morgan made it, 4-0, with her second goal of the game.

This goal came off the deflected shot from Mazura. Morgan sent the loose

ball right into the lower-left corner of the net.

The Sea Kings concluded their scoring when Kelly Halley snuck a shot past

the goalie off a sharp angle.

Evans was also pleased of how his team overcame some rather questionable

calls by the officials, according to the CdM coach.

“You’ll get games like that were the calls just don’t go your way,” Evans

said. “That’s soccer, I guess. I was proud of how we kept our composure

and our focus and didn’t let it get to us.”