Sequim’s Taryn Johnson scored the tying goal three minutes from the end of regulation and the Wolves shut down North Kitsap in two overtime periods, but fell 3-2 (4-2) in a penalty kick shootout at home on Oct. 18.
“I felt our girls played really well, we stuck to our game plan, stayed compact on defense and didn’t get pulled out of shape and were able to counter,” Sequim coach Ken Garling said.
“We battled back and forth that whole second half.”
Sequim tied the game in the 77th minute when Hailey Wagner sent in a free kick from about 30-35 yards out into a “dangerous area,” Garling said. From there, Alliyah Weber knocked it back to Johnson and she looped it up and over the top from behind the 18-yard box.
Sequim had a good look at a goal in overtime when Johnson found Teagan Moore on a run and Moore sent off a ripping shot to the right post that was only saved at the last second by North Kitsap.
Wagner and Johnson also connected on a free kick to put the Wolves up 1-0 early.
“Hailey just put a beautiful ball in up over the top of the 18 and Taryn Johnson, the timing of her run was perfect.,” Garling said. “The volley came over the top and she one-touched volleyed it right in. It was one of the prettiest goals I’ve seen in a long time.”
North Kitsap beat Sequim 5-1 on Sept. 22 in Poulsbo.
Garling said he was pleased with his squad’s play.
“Our girls played solidly,” he said. “I’m really proud of how Hailey Wagner stepped up and was instrumental in our goal scoring opportunities; she’s really progressed nicely.”
The Wolves then fell 5-3 to 3A Bainbridge on Oct. 20; details were not available.
Sequim was scheduled to play at Bremerton on Oct. 25 — results were not available at press time.
Coming up
The Wolves host Kingston on Oct. 27 before playing at Olympic on Oct. 28, a make-up date from an Oct. 13 that was postponed because of poor air quality.
The West Central District tourney is set for Nov. 1-5, with the league leaders from Olympic, South Puget Sound and KingCo as top seeds and the remaining 13 entries ranked by a seeding committee.
Higher-seeded teams host games in the first two rounds, with championship bracket games at Franklin Pierce High School (Tacoma) and consolation bracket games at North Mason (Belfair) Nov. 4-5.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim teammates celebrate a Taryn Johnson score in the Wolves’ 5-3 home loss to the 3A Bainbridge Spartans on Oct. 20.
Sequim Gazette photo by Emily Matthiessen / Sequim’s Hailey Wagner, right, and teammate Ivy Barrett take on Bainbridge in an Oct. 20 Olympic League match. Bainbridge prevailed, 5-3.
