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SAN JOSE, CA – The Lady Warriors of Valley Christian are on their way to the CCS Division II Finals on Saturday after shutting out 6th seeded Aragon 1 – 0 in the wind and rain.

Both teams were evenly matched on paper. Aragon had not lost a game in 11 outings. The Warriors had not lost a game on 10 outings. Both teams finished third in their respective leagues through league play (The Warriors won their league tournament therefore are the co-champions of the WCAL). Both teams also had a sting of shut out victories.

But is was to be the Warriors opportunity to move on to their second consecutive CCS finals and 3rd in the last four years. VC out shot the Dons 20 – 2 and kept the pressure on most of the night. Unable to capitalize in the first half the Warriors made some adjustments at half to move Aragon out of the central area where they had an advantage.

Senior Dons Goalie Kaitlyn Revel stopped a barrage of shots and had two fantastic saves keeping the Warrior off of the board. At the 79:15 mark Stephanie Bales delivered a ball that send sent Senior Morgan Celaya high in the air where she headed a perfect goal for the winner. “The goal felt great, especially after missing high on my previous opportunity,” said an elated Morgan Celaya. “Sooner or later we had to put one in, their goalie had an awesome game.”

“When you continue to work and focus you will be rewarded,” Coach Jolene Keel commented after the game about the game winning goal. “Never giving in to the cold and rain our persistence paid off tonight.”

The Warriors will face Mitty on Saturday morning for the CCS Division II title.