HCHS Girls Varsity Soccer shuts out Trojans, 1-0, in overtime

On Friday night, the HCHS girls varsity soccer team matched up well against the Atlantic Trojans, defeating them by a final of 1-0.

“We knew coming in this was going to be a tough battle and an evenly matched game and it ended up that way,” said HCHS Head Soccer Coach Jared Boysen. “Both defenses were strong and I felt our defense did a great job holding one of the top scorers in our conference, Jada Jensen from scoring.”

Throughout the course of the game, both teams played smart defense that pushed the game to overtime to ultimately decide the outcome.

“It was back and forth most of the game, but I felt we had more of the possession and have continued getting better passing offensively,” he said. “Neither team was able to score in regulation or in the two ten-minute overtime periods, which led us into a penalty kick shootout.”

With this victory for the Cyclones, it evens up their record at 5-5. Boysen spoke about what’s ahead for his team.

“This was an exciting win for the girls and hope we can take this momentum and confidence into our games Monday and Tuesday against St. Albert and Denison,” he added.