On Tuesday night, Piedmont’s varsity girls soccer (4-3-2) defeated Castro Valley (2-5-0) with a 5-2 win.
“We were able to work collectively, the best we have this season. The scoreboard speaks for itself,” sophomore center attacking midfielder Elsa Wallway said.
Although missing the injured starting center backs senior Eliza Hammond and junior Darcy McKee, the team came out strong and ready to win.
Wallway immediately launched into action scoring the first goal of the game for Piedmont in just over two minutes in the first half. Wallway scored again 13 minutes into the first half, giving Piedmont control of the game.
Keeping the momentum going, senior winger Ryo Woltag scored a goal 32 minutes into the 40 minute half, giving the Highlanders a 3-0 lead at halftime. Adding to the offensive pressure, freshman winger Kyla Williams made three shot attempts in the first half, showing the team’s aggressiveness on attack.
“The girls dug in the first half, I thought we were excellent,” head coach Dan Chubbock said.
The Highlanders remained strong during the second half while Castro struggled to find their rhythm. Piedmont’s defensive power was a large contribution to Castro’s struggle.
“It took us a few games to find our footing, but once we got it, we really showed our dominance on all parts of the field,” Wallway said.
The Highlanders kept up their offensive strength with two more shot attempts by Williams and a penalty shot by Wallway early in the second half.
Despite Castro scoring their first goal 14 minutes into the second half, the Highlanders scored their fourth goal by Williams 33 minutes deep in the second half, raising the score to 4-1.
“We are really good this year, and I’m lucky to have really good teammates that support me,” Williams said.
In the last seven minutes of the game, Castro scored their second goal. Two minutes before the end of the game, Williams scored her second goal. As the match was ending, senior goalie Friedje Schickedanz made an epic save, diving onto the ground to block Castro’s shot.
“Winning against a good Castro Valley team is fun to see,” Chubbock said. “We’ve got a lot of quality in this team, and we look dangerous going forward.”
