Varsity Girls Soccer

The varsity girls soccer team won their second straight game, 6-0, at Fayetteville Christian Thursday. Julia Hensley led the scoring with four goals, while Emily Alcock and Anna Charles Bowman also found the net. “We connected on a lot of passes, which led to the goals and played well as a team,” said coach Jose Cornejo, whose team is 2-1. “We made a lot of improvement on defense as well. We’ll get better as long as we work at it.” 

The varsity girls soccer team overcame a halftime deficit to defeat Friendship Christian, 4-3, on penalty kicks Tuesday afternoon at the Satellite Athletic Complex. The Warriors (1-1) trailed 3-2 at halftime, before Emily Alcock’s second goal of the match tied the score with six minutes left. Neither team found the net, so each team alternated five penalty kicks to decide things. Alcock, Julia Hensley and Ella Alford found the net, then Anna Charles Bowman put the Warriors ahead. Goalkeeper Rose Mary Anders denied the final Friendship shot to seal the victory. “I’m proud of the way we came back and didn’t get discouraged,” said coach Jose Cornejo. “We’re learning a lot about ourselves and how the pieces fit together. This will help us get there.”

The varsity soccer Warriors open the home season this weekend as hosts of the Farouk Bseiso Memorial Invitational Tournament. The annual event is played in honor of the former St. David’s standout who played at N.C. St. and passed away four years ago while playing professional soccer overseas. Bseiso led the Warriors to the state title in 2006 and 2007 before starting his collegiate career with the Wolfpack. “I still think of him almost every day,” said coach Jose Cornejo. “He was a wonderful person from a great family and I’m proud that we honor his memory with this tournament.” Eight teams will play Friday evening and Saturday morning. The field features last year’s 2A state champion Fayetteville Academy and the team they defeated for the title, Coastal Christian of Wilmington. St. David’s plays Coastal at 6 p.m. Friday and Carolina Day School (Asheville) at 11:30 Saturday. Cary Christian, Grace Christian, Parrott Academy and Village Christian (Fayetteville) round out the field.   “It’s good competition every year,” said Cornejo. “It helps all the teams to play a strong opponent early. Admission is $5 daily for adults and $2 for students. Children under 12 are free. Here’s the complete schedule:

Friday August 17th           

4:00 Main Field:         Cary Christian School vs Village Christian

4:00 Practice Field:                Grace Christian vs   Fayetteville Academy    

6:00 Main Field:         St David’s School vs Coastal Christian

6:00 Practice Field:    Carolina Day vs Arendell Parrott         

Saturday August 18th

9:30 Main Field:          Fayetteville Academy vs Cary Christian School

9:30 Practice field:     Coastal Christian vs Grace Christian         

11:30 Main Field:         St David’s vs Carolina Day        

11:30 Practice Field:   Arendell Parrott vs Village Christian