Third time's the charm for Jefferson girls soccer in state title win
Jefferson girls soccer made history on Tuesday night, May 12, when they won the program's first-ever GHSA state title. Here's how it happened.
DULUTH, Ga. — Jefferson girls soccer made history on Tuesday night, May 12, when they won the program's first-ever GHSA state title. "We knew going into this game, it was going to be a dogfight," Jefferson head coach Molly McCarty said.
The Dragons came in seeded seventh against the top seed. "We lost our center back in March. We lost my daughter, (junior midfielder) Maryn, two weeks ago.
We've had to make some adjustments tonight, but we're a blue-collar type team where everybody works for the same purpose. " A scoreless first half. A 1-1 tie to end regulation.
Two scoreless 10-minute periods of overtime. A penalty shootout. Five balls, five girls, five chances.