In a real nail-biter, the Live Oak field hockey team battled
Presentation to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in Blossom Valley Athletic League
Santa Teresa Division action.
San Jose – In a real nail-biter, the Live Oak field hockey team battled Presentation to a 1-1 tie Tuesday in Blossom Valley Athletic League Santa Teresa Division action.
In the opening minutes, Presentation scored the first goal off a short corner.
Live Oak picked up the pace, dominating the end of the first half and answered back with a goal by Kami Tersini.
The Acorns battled through the adjustment of playing on turf and entered the game short-handed because of injuries and sickness.
That gave some other players, such as defender Kourtney Kientzy, a chance to step up their game. She played an offensive defense and had smooth hits down line.
Carrying the momentum, midfielders Robin Nelson and Sarah and Amanda Whitling fed the balls up to Rebecca Webb and the rest of the forwards.
Smooth passes switching up the field allowed the Acorns to control the ball and the game went into overtime.
In the intense extra period, sweeper Holly Turray shut down a breakaway in the fifth minute that was cleared out by left defense Kelly McDonald. The defensive line kept out the aggressive Panthers through several short corners.
Sarah Locarnini, despite fighting the flu, had several opportunities up top with Tersini, but none turned the tie into a win. The game ended with Robin Nelson stopping a short corner attempt as the clock ticked down to zero, leaving the game tied 1-1.
Girls Volleyball
Morgan Hill – Live Oak outlasted Leigh on Tuesday to beat the Longhorns 25-9, 23-25, 25-10, 27-25 in BVAL Mount Hamilton Division play.
Katarina Cinkova paced the Acorns with a season-high 21 kills as Live Oak won its second straight match and improved to 7-4 on the season in league play.
Boys Water Polo
Morgan Hill – Live Oak scored early and often in an 18-2 rout of Pioneer.
The Acorns took a 6-0 lead after the first quarter and scored four goals in each of the final three periods.
Senior Kyle Fast led Live Oak with five goals, Cameron Peachey added three and Steven Rick, Patrick Aceveda and Mike Wu all scored twice.
Girls Water Polo
Morgan Hill – Live Oak outscored Pioneer four to one in the third quarter and both teams battled through a scoreless fourth quarter to allow the Acorns to earn a 9-5 win.
Live Oak took a 3-1 lead in the first quarter before the Mustangs battled back to make it 5-4 at the half. But the Acorns strong third quarter gave them the win.
Laura Shope paced Live Oak with six goals and Jessica Poon added two.
