Vikings Fall in Sudden Death 3-2 to Jefferson
Loudoun Valley Men's soccer team entered the Northern Region Tournament
with an uphill climb. They were seeded as the #4 team and drew #1
seeded Thomas Jefferson from the Liberty District. The game played
Tuesday night at Thomas Jefferson was a thriller right down to the end.
Loudoun Valley opened the scoring in the 15th minute after Erik Burnham
found the back of the net, getting a deflection from a TJ defender.
Jefferson answered a minute later, getting a goal from Alex Carney. The
score remained 1-1 at half time. Valley came out of half time pumped up
and scored a minute into the second half as Mike Houchens connected with
a throw in from Luke Marzaloes to head it past the TJ keeper. The score
remained that way until 1:59 seconds left in the game when Carney struck
again for Jefferson to send the game to overtime. The two teams battled
through the first two periods of overtime and one period of sudden death
when a scramble in front of the goal lead to a Thomas Jefferson goal
that sent the Vikings out of the regional tournament.
Thanks for a great season and the coverage from LPS, Loudoun Times
Mirror, Blue Ridge Leader, WAGE, and Gameday Magazine. Looking forward
to next season.
Coach Hackett
