Lady Dons finish season with strong play…
Friday Night the Lady Dons of Del Mar finished out their 2009-2010 season at Overfelt High School. Bringing home yet another tie. Bringing their total to 7 in league play and 9 for the year. This game like so many others was very exiting to watch, and at the same time, painful. The Lady Dons dominated the game from the beginning, controlling the ball and taking at least 3x the number of shots on goal that the Royals did. #20 Zuleyni Huizachi scored mid way through the first half, and it looked as if the Lady Dons were on their way to ending the season with a win. But the Royals came back scoring early in the second half to even it up. The Lady Dons kept up the intensity and had several more close shots as the second half wound down, but just couldn’t seem to find the net, and the game ended in a 1-1 tie.
Although the Lady Dons finish the season with a 3-4-7 record, their heads should be held high. Throughout the entire season they were never dominated by another team, and always seemed to rise to a challenge, Playing exceptionally well against teams who ranked higher in the league standings. The Lady Dons beat the second place Westmont Warrior a couple weeks ago, and tied eventual first place finishing Sobrato on Wednesday of the past week. With fantastic play from Freshman Allison Haddian, Sandra Padilla, Keyanna Bradford, Emma Norman, and Ivy Nguyen the Dons have a bright future. They will miss seniors Hayley Norman and Suzanne Bernd and Junior foreign exchange student Gabby Tome, but have a great group of Juniors and Sophmores in Rachel Schauer, Sammy Steeves, Brenda Valine, Zuleyni Huizachi, Christina De La Pena, Olivia Haddian, and Sophia Brinton to lead the team next year.
Although the record may not show it, the season was very successful and always exciting. Congratulations on a Great Year Lady Dons! Can’t wait for next season………..