Shorecrest girls soccer may have had more chances, but Edmonds-Woodway made the most of theirs and ran away with a 2-1 victory.
"We had the right place at the right time it happened," said Edmonds-Woodway head coach Bill LeCompte. "That's hands down the best team we're going to see all year, and to be able to come out on top – that's huge."
Before the game, Shorecrest head coach Mindy Dalziel told her team to set the tempo early, and the Scot did just that. Shorecrest (4-1-1, 1-1-0) kept possession most of the game and took 17 shots on goal.
The Scots had their fair share of set pieces that translated into several good looks. Edmonds-Woodway (4-1-1, 2-0-0) gave up five free kicks in the first half, and it paid off for Shorecrest. Midfielder Alexa Iacolucci scored in the sixth minute off a free kick from 35 yards out.
It was Iacolucci's fifth free kick goal this season.
Edmonds-Woodway goalkeeper Hannah Hicks led defensively with seven saves. LeCompte said the sophomore has really come into her own after stepping into the starting role this year.
"She's just getting more confidence in there, and we're playing more confident defensively in front of her," LeCompte said.
Down 1-0 at the half, LeCompte said the team made adjustments in the midfield to balance out their attack.
"I challenged them at halftime to step back on the field and take it back," LeCompte said. "And try to figure out how to play our game. To their credit it took a while in the second half, but ten, 15 minutes in we started to come on."
Edmonds-Woodway took just two shots on goal in the second half, and both went in.
In the 48th minute, Edmonds-Woodway forward Gabby Clark sent a low ball to the back of the net off an assist from Ellie Shull, tying it up at one.
The Warriors' second goal came in the final two minutes of the game. Shull crossed the ball to Haley Tschohl in the goal box, who knocked it to the back left goal corner to score the game winner.
It's Shorecrest's first league loss, and Dalziel hopes it will be a turning point for the Scots as they fill in defensive holes before the next game.
"We didn't take care of our opportunities, and they countered really quickly," Dalziel said. "So pushing forward trying to take care of possession and keep the ball that we got completely defensively out of whack."
