By Dave Brousseau - BCAA Writer
PARKLAND – The Douglas High girls soccer team’s biggest nemesis during the 2023-25 season has been scoring goals against many of the top teams they’ve faced.
The Eagles had fought through the regular season managing six ties that nearly matched their seven wins.
Thursday, they had one last attempt in a regular season finale against unbeaten St. Thomas Aquinas last Thursday.
With the score all even at 1-1 in the 66th minute, junior forward Breanna Gordon took advantage of open space scoring her fifth goal of the season giving the Eagles a 2-1 victory heading into district play.
“The goal was very special going into this game knowing that we were playing a hard opponent,” said Gordon. “We locked into the game and stay focused, so that last goals became very important.”
“It was nice to get a win,” said Douglas coach Laura Rountree. “We have struggled a little bit scoring goals and this was big for our confidence with scoring a late goal like that.”
The Eagles (8-1-6) took a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute when junior Alexa Jourdan successfully converted on a penalty kick.
With both sides playing solid defense, it took another penalty kick opportunity, this time by Aquinas to even the score.
Sophia Barnes evened the score at 1-1 on the PK in the 35th minute.
The chances were minimal on both sides, as each team’s keeper did their job when called upon.
“This loss was a humbling experience,” said St. Thomas Aquinas coach Bryan Hantak. “Maybe we should have worked harder. Douglas played well with high pressure, and we made a couple of mistakes that we paid for.”
Douglas (8-1-6) will take that pitch again when they face the Coral Glades/Western winner in a District 14-7A semifinal at Spanish River High on Jan. 24.
Aquinas (10-1-3) will host the District 15-6A Tournament. They will play the South Broward/South Plantation winner in a semifinal game on Jan. 27.
PHOTO CAPTION: Douglas senior Breanna Gordon (No. 22) scored the game winning goal to earn a 2-1 victory over St. Thomas Aquinas in a girls soccer match.
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