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KAIAC Conference
First place
A “battle of attrition” is what Coach
Harding, on his eighth and final year,
called the KIS home game. The final score
was a 1-0 win, the goal scored by Clara
Shin, sophomore.
“We were able to face them by working
hard and even though there were some
balls that were really bad, we beat them,”
said Clara.
Including the coaches, all the players
agreed KIS was the biggest championship
contender, winning only a further secured
higher placing in the division.
“They didn’t get many shots on us and
I think we had more shot opportunities
than they did,” said Alex Yoo, senior.
Eventually, after an even first half, the
ball went in the net and “everyone cheered
on the bench and on the field.”
“When we beat KIS this year, I think
that’s the first time seeing him really smile
during a game,” Alex commented, speak-
ing of Coach Harding’s reaction.
Mr. Harding reflected on his time at
GSIS, “I enjoyed the fight, the tenacity, the
grit of the girl’s team where they’ve
always fought through, not only
injuries, but fought through
the perception that
soccer isn’t a girls
sport. Fought
through
the
perception of their parents’ thinking soccer
isn’t a girls sport.”
“When I was thinking over the summer
about leaving GSIS. It was the only thing,
that made me reconsider my decision, it
was the girl’s soccer team. And the eight
years that I have put in with them. And
leaving the juniors and the sophomores
and the freshmen knowing that I won’t be
able to see them finish out their careers.
That was the hardest part, for me.”
In the second away game against KIS,
the girls brought in a 4-2 win to become
the conference champions.
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Top Row: Coach Harding, Jenny Lee, Haijin Park, Clara Shin,
Carrie Jung, Coach Francois, Coach Kim; Middle Row: Cindy
Jung, Olena Vasyltova, Nicole Eggens, Sophia Lee, Grace
Lee, Monica Park, Alex Yoo; Bottom Row: Susan Park, Kylie
Hur, Sarah Kim, Lucy Jung, Hannah Kim, Erin Ryu, Yerin Choi
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