Lady Jags come back to beat Mt. Carmel in field hockey

Valley Center's Emily Sanders scored the game-winning goal against Mt. Carmel
(photo by Cathy Schwickert)

Valley Center’s varsity field hockey team pulled out an incredible late-game win over Mt. Carmel at home this week.
The Lady Jaguars took an early lead, allowed a game-tying goal, but came back to score late in the game for a 2–1 victory.
Mt. Carmel held off a flurry of early chances for the Lady Jags, as Kelly Hagadorn, Victoria Navarro and the rest of the Valley Center offense kept the pressure on in the Sundevils’ zone.
Late in the first half, the Lady Jaguars broke through when the offensive pressure led to a blocked shot, but the rebound came to Cassidy Nowak, who put the ball in the back of the net to give Valley Center a 1–0 lead.
Mt. Carmel came back to tie it up early in the second half on a breakaway that led to a rebound goal.
But the Lady Jaguars held on through a physical half to get the game-winner late in the game, when Hagadorn took the ball down the field, put the ball on goal, and Emily Sanders drove home the rebound to give Valley Center the win.
The Lady Jaguars are now 15–4–1 overall and 4–2 in league, with the next game coming on Thursday at home against Del Norte at 3:15 p.m.