An exciting run for the North Thurston girls soccer team concluded in the first round of the Class 3A District Tournament Saturday, Oct. 31 in a 3-0 loss at Silas.
The Rams are eliminated from the postseason with the defeat.
Silas immediately found the back of the net in the second minute after a rebound and missed clearance. In the 20th minute, the home Rams added their second goal from a corner kick, and they extended their lead with a goal in the 66th minute.
Silas outshot North Thurston 13-6.
“It was a bitter ending to a season of ups and downs. We really liked the way the ladies prepared for the match and had full confidence that we could win the match today,” North Thurston assistant coach Tristan Glaser said. “We just couldn’t execute, and a couple of mistakes cost us. Silas is a really strong team, and they kicked their game up a few notches today. We don’t have a player on the team who has played in a district playoff match before, and they were playing in the state tournament last year.”
North Thurston finishes the season with a 6-7-3 record overall and 4-5-2 record in the Puget Sound League. Five seniors graduate — Nevaeh Rodriguez, Elaina Brannon, Chelsee Watlington, Molly Littauer and Keara Watlington.
“It is an emotional goodbye. It’s hard to picture the team without them here,” Glaser said of the seniors. “For the last three years I’ve been here, I have always seen them work extremely hard but also fight through so much adversity. Elaina, Molly, Nevaeh, Keara and Chelsee are all warriors who compete each day, but they’re even better young adults. I’m so proud of them. They left our program in a much better place than they found it, and I’m so thankful for their contributions.”
