Eastside Catholic hands Hazen first loss of season | Soccer

Eastside Catholic did what no other team has been able to do this season: beat the Hazen girls soccer team. The Crusaders beat the Highlanders 2-1 Oct. 15 in a non-league contest.

Eastside Catholic did what no other team has been able to do this season: beat the Hazen girls soccer team. The Crusaders beat the Highlanders 2-1 Oct. 15 in a non-league contest.

For Hazen (9-1-3 overall, 6-0-2) the game was a good test as the team rounds into playoff form. The Highlanders still hold the top spot in the Seamount over second place Lindbergh.

“We set several goals this year; one we didn’t was to go undefeated,” said Hazen coach Ken Matthews. “Nobody likes a loss, but our focus has always been on getting the highest seed we can out of Seamount.”

Eastside took a 1-0 lead 12 minutes in, and Hazen tied the game six minutes later when Dee Dee Green found Sarah Schoville for the goal. The Crusaders scored the winning goal with four minutes left in the game.

The Eastside (5-5-3) game wraps up a stretch of three non-league games for Hazen. The Highlanders beat Newport (4-7-2) 2-1, beat White River (5-5-1) 5-0 in the first two games.Hazen takes on Highline Oct. 18, Kennedy Catholic Oct. 20 and Highline against Oct. 27 to conclude the regular season.