Girl’s varsity soccer defeats Redwood Christian 9-0

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Aditya Varshney

Joelle Anderson (10) scores to put the Eagles up 2-0. She finished with four goals on the night.

The Varsity girls’ soccer team defeated Redwood Christian High School 9-0 today in the third game of the season.

The high-scoring first half ended with the Eagles up 6-0. At that point, forward Joelle Anderson (10) had scored three goals, including the first goal of the game, and Kailee Gifford (10) had scored two. The team finished with three more goals after the first half. Other scorers included Alyssa Amick (12), Nikita Parulkar (12) and Maile Chung (10).

Kailee, who finished with two goals, said that the victory helped the team improve.

“The game was good,” Kailee said. “It allowed us to experiment with different positions. I think there’s a chance [to win it all this season], but we just have to play harder to prepare against the powerhouses, like Sacred Heart and Menlo, so we just need to work hard and keep practicing.”

Goalie Sadhika Malladi (11), who did not play in the game due to a broken toe, also believe that such a dominant performance was positive for the team’s aspirations.

“Experimenting [with positions] is good because we get to use plays and strategies that we studied in practice in a competitive game setting,” Sadhika said. “So when we play a harder team, we’ll be more comfortable running these plays.”

Sadhika also pointed out that with this game against Redwood Christian being a preseason game, experimentation benefits the coaching staff as well by allowing them to test which position best suits each player.

In addition to the high number of scorers, the defenders allowed less than three attempts on goal, and the goalie did not allow a single goal. The coaches may have multiple options at each position leading into the tougher games on the schedule.

The team is now 1-1-1 after tying with Lynbrook in their season opener and losing to Fremont High School last week. The girls will play their next game against Terra Nova at home on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. on Davis Field.