Mt. Hope girls soccer defeats La Salle in a shootout, wins first state title in more than a decade
Bolstered by a MetLife MVP performance by goalie Hanna MacDougall (20 saves), a gutsy performance by injured defender Chelsea Rainville and clutch kicks by Ariel Teixeira, Alison Massed and Lauren Patriarca in a 3-1 shootout, the Mt. Hope girls soccer team defeated top-seeded La Salle, 2-1, en route to capturing the Division I Championship of the 27th MetLife Soccer Classic, before several hundred rowdy fans last night at Rhode Island College.
It marks the first state title for the Huskies since they defeated South Kingstown, 2-1, for the Division I crown in 1996.
MT. HOPE (2): Emily Donahue; assist – Tara Turnbull. LA SALLE (1): Allison Kelley.
Halftime – MH, 1-0. End of regulation – 1-1. Shootout – Mt. Hope 3 (Ariel Teixeira, Alison Massed, Lauren Patriarca); La Salle 1 (Laura Holmstedt). Saves – Hanna MacDougall, MH, 20; Caroline McCabe, LS, 5.