December
21, 2006
Tri-Valley kicks off with a
surprise
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in the West
The
first day of the Tri-Valley Classic kicked off Wednesday evening, and as the
temperature creeped into 30s, the scores remained low
with Las Lomas and Carondolet providing some heat as
they battled to a scoreless tie.
The surprise of the day occured with
Despite the lack of scoring in the Las Lomas-Carondolet
match, the two teams, particularly their respective keepers, provided plenty of
fireworks.
"She's very good. She plays above her height," Las Lomas head coach
Tom Frangoulis said about his keeper Emily Garbez's play. "She expects to not give up easy goals
and she has done it. She's been the starting goal keeper for two years."
Garbez,
set the tone early as Carondolet went on the attack.
Under pressure, Garbez made a diving save to keep the
match scoreless.
Two minutes later, and not to be outdone, Carondolet
keeper Daniela Galli dove to her right to stop the
Las Lomas attempt.
The ensuing corner kick by
The second half saw more outstanding stops as Garbez
and Galli traded saves to keep their teams in the
game.
"We're trying to find our goalscorer on the
team," Carondolet head coach Richard Morin said.
"I thought it was a pretty even game over all. Both keepers made a couple
of really good saves."
A full slate of Tri-Valley matches are scheduled for Thursday, including
several intriguing contests.
A battle of FAB 50 teams takes place at 12:30 p.m. when Monte Vista takes on
No. 22 Esperanza. No. 33 Nolan Catholic (