By Clark Campbell

Pass, shoot, score!… and score again, and again. The Tempe Prep girls soccer team is on fire as their season starts off. The team is led by returning head coach Megan Richardson and assistant coach Suzy Duggan.

With such a large team of more than 30 athletes, Coach Richardson’s objective this year is to make it to the playoffs. She comments, “We came close last year and I really think we have a very good chance of making it this year.” With many returning players, new athletes, nine new freshman, and six headstrong seniors, the team started off looking good.

The soccer team started off the season with a tied game against Veritas. The Lady Knights then took on Glendale Prep with a Knights victory. The team had a tied game in overtime against Scottsdale Prep, and the girls had a hard fight against Chandler Prep resulting in a Knights loss.

The Lady Knights fight hard in every game, whether it’s a win, loss, or tie, rain, shine, or lots of mud, these girls put it all out on the field.

With four games done and nine more games to play, the girls soccer team is on a roll as they get ready for the rest of the season. Hannah Chadwick, a freshman on varsity, says about the Lady Knights, “The ladies are working really hard and the season looks bright.”

This season has higher hopes than the team has had in a long time, and the Lady Knights are ready to fight for their place in the playoffs and to show that they are serious and ready to do some more scoring.

Photos: Knights versus Chandler Prep Dec. 14