It hasn’t been the quantity of Liz Ciabattone’s goals during her Notre Dame soccer career, but the quality and the timing of them. Saturday evening was one of those timely moments.
The Lady Irish senior scored a goal off a deflection in the seventh minute, and Notre Dame was able to advance to the A/AA state tournament again with a 1-0 win over Boyd-Buchanan in a sectional match.
The match was played mostly in the middle of the field. The chances were few and far between, save for a couple of dangerous opportunities by each team.
“Boyd-Buchanan played well against us tonight,” Notre Dame coach Jim Schermerhorn said. “The girls were frustrated, because we played well effort-wise. They worked hard and created chances, but they just didn’t finish the shots.”
Boyd-Buchanan (13-7-2) had its opportunities. In the first half, Alexis Meadows had a shot that Lee University commitment Taylor Green had to punch over the crossbar. In the second half, the Lady Bucs started creating chances in the attack, led by Emma Rogers and Emily Hauke.