As soon as the Skyview ladies soccer workforce will get rolling, a number of opponents have realized this season how tough it’s to show again the Storm.
Skyview’s newest surge Wednesday got here courtesy of two first-half targets from Dea Covarrubias, which helped energy the No. 5 seed Storm to a 4-1 win over No. 12 Puyallup within the first spherical of the Class 4A state playoffs.
After the ultimate whistle sounded, a number of Skyview gamers regarded up on the Kiggins Bowl scoreboard and reveled within the last end result. It was a efficiency the Storm (13-1-3) had been happy with and one which provided one other glimpse of the workforce’s potential.
“When we get our first and second goal, we are rocking. We keep going,” Covarrubias mentioned. “We just get motivated after shooting more and more.”
“It’s a statement,” Skyview junior goalkeeper Brynnlee Williams added. “Coming into state, nobody expected us to be here.”
Skyview’s program endured a decade-long state playoff drought that ended Wednesday when the Storm made their first state look since 2014.
Intent on testing Puyallup’s again line and goalkeeper Olivia Weidner from the get-go, Skyview performed the ball by to Covarrubias, its speedy senior ahead, twice within the first 5 minutes and likewise noticed senior Scottie Crooks hearth a shot on aim saved by Weidner.
The Storm remained affected person all through the half, and simply seconds after Covarrubias and Crooks subbed again into the sport within the twenty second minute, Covarrubias’ toe-tapping shot on a move from Raleigh Fisher bounced into aim to offer the Storm a 1-0 lead.
Their message from the sideline?
“Basically just to keep up the intensity and build everyone back up,” mentioned Crooks, a senior captain.
Covarrubias added a aim within the thirty seventh minute assisted by Mya Ellertson to ship Skyview to halftime forward 2-0.
“We’ve had games like this all year where we broke the seal, basically, and we’re off to the races and running,” Skyview coach Matt Houghton mentioned. “We’ve shown that we can do it; it’s just a matter of getting it done. The girls came out, they combined really well in the first half. They were ready to put it away. … These girls were ready tonight and in the right places.”
Puyallup’s Ella Bach pulled the Vikings (12-6-2) inside 2-1 on a aim scored within the 68th minute, however Skyview deftly maneuvered the late strain. Reese Harrison discovered house on a by ball from Avery Petersen and scored from 15 yards out within the 76th minute, all however securing a Storm victory. Petersen added a late aim for good measure.
“Coming back form adversity, I think it just shows how much we’ve grown,” Williams mentioned. “I wouldn’t say I would be as confident last year, or year before that. But this year, this team, I had no doubt … Yeah, we got scored on, but it’s what happens in the game. We got out, we scored two more (and) put it away.”
In a landmark season for this system, the Storm are actually within the state quarterfinals for the primary time since 2010. Subsequent up, they’ll face No. 13 Issaquah, which knocked off No. 4 Chiawana on Wednesday, with the winner advancing to subsequent week’s state last 4.
“It’s crazy to see how far we’ve come,” Covarrubias mentioned.
SKYVIEW 4, PUYALLUP 1
Skyview
Targets (assists) — Dea Covarrubias (Raleigh Fisher); Covarrubias (Mya Ellertson); Reese Harrison (Avery Petersen); Petersen (Natalie Winzer). Goalkeeper saves — Brynnlee Williams 6. Match standouts — Dea Covarrubias, Scottie Crooks, Mya Ellerston.
Halftime — 2-0.