On Jan. 18, the Creekview Mustangs Girls Varsity Soccer Team won the championship trophy for the second weekend in a row at the Forney Invitational.
The Mustangs defeated Rockwall Heath by a score of 3-0 to open up the tournament on Thursday afternoon. Lauren Selaiden, Jordan Gillespie and Katie Zimmerman scored for Creekview. Later that afternoon, Creekview defeated Garland High with a late goal in the second half by Alexiz Magro-Malo.
Friday afternoon, Creekview played against Humble Atascocita and despite a hard fought battle with several opportunities to score, the game ended in a 0-0 tie. Friday evening the Mustangs went into their game against Lake Dallas knowing they needed to win to get a guaranteed spot in the championship game. Halfway through the second half, Jordan Gillespie was able to chase down a ball that was going out of bounce and crossed it into the box. Katie Zimmerman was able to beat the goalkeeper to the ball and gave the Mustangs the 1-0 win.
Saturday morning, Creekview faced North Mesquite in the championship game of the tournament. The Mustangs had a few opportunities to score but were unable to find the back of the net. Alyssa Palacios had several huge saves late in the game to keep it 0-0 at the end of regulation. During penalty kicks, she also had 3 saves that gave the Mustangs the 3-0 victory in penalty kicks and their second straight championship this year.
Lauren Selaiden and Katie Zimmerman were chosen by the other coaches as the tournament MVP’s.
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