FORT BRAGG — The defense was solid in all four games and the offense did enough to win three of them Friday and Saturday as the Clear Lake High School varsity girls” soccer team posted a 3-1 record at the Abalone Cup in Fort Bragg.
After splitting 1-0 decisions on Friday — a win over Fort Bragg and a loss to Cloverdale — the Cardinals came back Saturday to beat Willits 2-1 and St. Bernard (Eureka) 4-0.
“The defense played really well and we just need to find our offense,” Clear Lake coach Paul Larrea said.
The Cardinals (4-2-1) didn”t allow a single shot on goal against St. Bernard in their final game. Madison Wynacht, Hannah Norwood, Kristy Hayes and Nadine Bradley each scored a goal while Hayes, Wynacht and Kristen McKinney recorded assists.
Earlier Saturday against Willits, Clear Lake took a 1-0 lead on Hayes” goal in the first half and got its final goal, which proved to be the game-winner, from McKinney in the second half.
In Friday”s action, Clear Lake opened tournament play with a win over Fort Bragg, the game”s lone goal scoring in the first half courtesy of Wynacht with an assist from Hayes.
Later that day against Cloverdale, the Eagles scored with 10 minutes remaining in the first half and made it stand up against the Cardinals.
“Wynacht had a great weekend for us,” Larrea said.
Other Clear Lake standouts were Hayes, Kelcie Reynolds and keeper Heather Werner, according to the Clear Lake coach.
The Cardinals are back in action today when they travel to Santa Rosa to take on Sonoma Academy at 4:30 p.m. Clear Lake beat Sonoma Academy 3-2 a year ago in Lakeport.
