By Cameron Richter
Staff Writer
Coming off of an 11-10 loss against Laguna Hills on March 14, the girls lacrosse team fell to El Toro High School Wednesday night, 12-11.
The first half was close, with both teams playing strong defense. El Toro managed to score with two minutes remaining in the half to take a 4-3 lead over Costa.
“At half, we just had to have confidence in our skills and not worry about their one-goal lead,” sophomore center Kayla Sugimoto said.
With six seconds left in the game, junior attack Taylor St. Germain scored, but the goal was recalled due to a shooting space penalty on defense. After an inflection, she missed the free position shot with three seconds left.
“We played our game and got some rough calls,” Sugimoto said. “Overall, we just need to clean up our game so that we can do our best when Bay League starts.”
The second half had a lot of back-and-forth play as both teams struggled for possession, with a total of four lead changes, but El Toro eventually came out with a 12-11 victory.
Costa’s next game is today against Pacific Palisades at 3 p.m. at Waller Stadium. The girls now have an overall record of 1-2.
“Every game is a new challenge, and our team is really coming together,” senior full field player Lia Sepanek said.
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