On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, the Bel Air Girls’ soccer team played on their home turf against C. Milton Wright High School. Unfortunately, the girls’ fell short with a score of 4-3.

This game was the annual Senior Night for Bel Air, where they would recognize this year’s Seniors. Seniors on the team include Elizabeth Hillman, Gabi Hall, Julia Henry, Emma Manno, Kenzie Wallace, Lauren Asher, Sara Tivvis, Carolyn Doheny, and Lexi Kraemer.

C. Milton scored the first goal of the game off a corner kick, and put the Mustangs on the board 1-0. Shortly after, the Mustangs scored again off a free kick and made the score 2-0. Finally, Bel Air Senior Carolyn Doheny scored off a penalty kick to put the Bobcats on the board and make the score 2-1.

“We started out pretty slow in the first half.” says Senior defender Gabi Hall. “But we still fought hard and didn’t give up and it really showed when we scored the first goal for us.”

In the second half, the Bobcats scored two more goals. Unfortunately, the Mustangs scored two goals as well, so the final score ended up being 4-3 Mustangs.

“I feel like we could’ve done better and worked together more in this game. However, this loss will make us work even harder and make us even more hungry to win,” says Sophomore forward Maggi Hall.