Coyle, Etts, Lucas big help for S. Heart
Sacred Heart goalie Arden Etts rolls the ball after a save during a CHSAA High School girls soccer game against St. Dominic's. (Sept. 30, 2011) Credit: Kevin P. Coughlin
The strength of Sacred Heart is its midfield with Natalie Cikos and Colleen Kavanaugh. But the secret to the team's success has been the first-year players complementing them.
Among those new players are Grace Agolia, Brianna Coyle, Arden Etts and Christina Lampasi -- four juniors called up from JV -- and also freshman Reilly Lucas.
Coyle scored six goals in six games and seven overall, including three winners.
Etts had rotated with senior Gina Medayil at keeper to hold league opponents to six goals in 10 games, including shutouts against St. Anthony's and Kellenberg.
Lucas has taken over at sweeper, which is no easy task for such a young player.
If Sacred Heart (9-1-1) does play deep into the season, it won't only be thanks to the D-I talent of Cikos and Cavanaugh, but also because of the talented supporting cast that has been built around them.
"It's really been an effort of 18 kids," coach Peter Bralower said. "Every game has been different kids stepping up."
