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02/22/2006 -- Santa Monica 0, Mayfair 3
Samohi lost today to highly ranked Mayfair 3 to 0. MayFair scored
twice in the first half and once again in the second half.

This is the second time in two years that Samho has lost to Mayfair in the second round of CIF by a score of 0-3. The game in 2004 was played at Samohi.

From the LA Times: Nicole Hubbard had two goals and Tiya Gallegos added another for No. 4 seed Mayfair (29-1) in a victory over visiting Santa Monica (15-5-4). Goalkeeper Danielle Deseriere made six saves for her 22nd shutout of the season to beat the previous school record of 21 shutouts in a season, held by Lisa Agramonte.

02/18/2006 -- Santa Monica 1-0 La Habra
Samohi scores in the first half and makes it stand up playing with only 10 players in the second half. The first half goal was a beaut by Michela Fitten, 10 yards out in front of the goal, off an assist by Samantha Green. Late in the first half Allison Gourvitz was sent off after receiving her second yellow of the game.

02/13/2006 -- CIF Info
Samohi's first round opponent in CIF will be La Habra which placed 3rd in the Freeway League. La Habra (4-4-2, 9-7-2) scored 43 goals during the season and allowed 43, most to Sunny Hills who beat then 7-0 and 9-0. Their top scorers are #8-Carly Clements with 9 goals, #9-Laura Cole with 8, and #1-Monique Moreira with 6.

02/10/2006 -- Ocean League Info
The official order of finish in Ocean League and
some league stats:

    Team           Rec    GS  GA
1st Santa Monica   9-1-0  59   2
2nd Beverly Hills  8-2-0  35  15
3rd Morningside    5-4-1  21  13
4th Culver City    5-4-1  20  11
5th Hawthorne      2-8-0   8  44
6th Inglewood     0-10-0   0  58

02/09/2006 -- Santa Monica 10-0 Hawthorne
Santa Monica captures its 3rd Ocean League Chapionship in a row with a 10-0 drubbing of Hawthorne.

Goals: Allison Gourvitz (2), Michela Fitten (2), Samantha Greene (2), Bianca Greene, Daniela DaCosta, Kristin Kearsley, Amelia Daly. Assists: Samantha Greene (2), Nicole Fischman (2), Daniela DaCosta, Amelia Daly, Jessica Rangel.

02/07/2006 -- Santa Monica 0-1 Culver City
A tough late season 0-1 loss to Culver City (5-3-1, 8-10-2) who scored on the opening play of the game. Culver kept the momentum going for most of the first half. Samo had three or four good chances in the second half but between some great goal keeping by Culver and some bad luck were unable to put one in the net. Samohi, which moves to 8-1 in Ocean League, can still win the league championship with a win over Hawthorne on Thursday.

02/04/2006 -- Web Hits
Dec 2003 -   2,127    Jan 2004 -   1,461
Dec 2004 -   7,363    Jan 2005 -   8,503
Dec 2005 - 14,884    Jan 2006 - 13,410

02/03/2006 -- Santa Monica 5-0 Beverly Hills
Samohi clinches at least a share of first place in Ocean League with their 5-0 win over Beverly Hills. One more win this season and Samohi will have its third consecutive Ocean League championship.

Beverly Hills came out strong and aggressive in the first half and had several good chances. Samo scored on a goal by Yanneth Guzman on an assist from Michela Fitten. In the second half, it was Samo's turn to come out strong, scoring two quick goals by Nikki Ross (assist Ally Gorvitz) and Michela (Unassisted). Two more goals followed later in the half. Another one by Yanneth with a double assist from Samantha Greene and Ally Gorvitz. Amelia Daly finished the with an unassisted goal. Keeper Allison Bronstein got her 12th shutout of the season.

02/02/2006 -- Ocean League Update
After seven league games Samohi remains in first place with a 7-0 (12-3-4) record. Beverly Hills is one game behind at 6-1 (13-6-3). Beverly Hills' only loss was 6-0 to Samo on January 18th. The two teams meet again on Friday. Beverly Hills considers this game to be their most important of the season. They state in the LA Times, "[Beverly Hills] ... plays at first-place Santa Monica with a share of the league lead on the line." This will be the last home game for Santa Monica which will be honoring its seniors.

Culver City and Morningside tied yesterday giving both a league record of 3-3-1, tied for third place. Culver plays Santa Monica at home on Tuesday, February 7th followed by games with Inglewood and Beverly Hills. Morningside has the easier schedule to finish out the season playing Hawthorne, Beverly Hills and Inglewood.

02/01/2006 -- Santa Monica 10-0 Inglewood
10-0 again. Goals: Daniela DaCosta (2), Yanneth Guzman, Samantha Greene, Kelsea Rock, Allie Gourvitz, Michaela Fitten, Jessica Anderson, Monica Mirch, Bianca Greene. Assists: Michaela Fitten (3), Bianca Greene, Nora Casey, Amelia Daly.

01/29/2006 -- Santa Monica 1-0 Morningside
As expected the game against Morningside was a hard fought battle with Samohi coming through one to zero. Samo was on the attack in the first half but could not score. In the second half Morningside stepped up the pressure keeping the ball at Samo's end of the field much of the time. With about 20 minutes to go Yanneth Guzman scored when Morningside failed to clear the ball from in front of the goal. Allison Bronstein earned her 10th shutout of the season.

01/26/2006 -- Morningside Redux
Morningside, currently in third place in Ocean League, is fighting hard to get spot in the CIF Playoffs. Their record is 3-2 in Ocean League play and 12-5-1 overall. Morningside has wins over Culver City (2-1), Hawthorne (3-1) and Inglewood (3-0). They lost to Samohi on January 11th 4-0 on goals by Samantha Greene (2), Allison Gourvitz and Yanneth Guzman. They also have a loss to Beverly Hills (1-2). Friday's game will be played at Morningside, a difficult field to play on due to its uneven surface.

01/25/2006 -- Ocean League Update
Half-way through the league schedule Samohi leads the standings with 5 wins and no loses, followed by Beverly Hills (4-1), Morningside (3-2) and Culver City (2-3).

01/25/2006 -- Santa Monica 10-1 Hawthorne
A 10-1 blowout. Goals: Allie Gourvitz (2), Monica Mirch (2), Bianca Greene (2) Yanneth Guzman, Samantha Greene, Kelsey Thomas, Nora Casey. Assists: Amelia Daly (2), Julia Keighley, Cody Ender, Yanneth Guzman, Nora Casey, Bianca Greene, Kelsey Thomas.

01/18/2006 -- Hawthorne Preview
Midfielder Alejandra Jaime, the team MVP last season with five assists and three goals, and forward Brenda Reyes (four goals, three assists) are two of the eight returning starters for the Cougars (2-8 in league). Mallory Ayala, who has battled through injuries her first two years on varsity, will also look to make an impact in her junior season.

01/20/2006 -- Santa Monica 3-0 Culver City
Birthday girl Nora Casey celebrated with two goals against Culver City (2-2, 6-9-1). She scored on a chip over the keeper on an assist by Yanneth Guzman in the first half. Then, in the second half, after an unassisted goal by Yanneth, Nora scored again, assisted this time, by Nikki Ross. Goal keeper Allison Bronstein recorded her 9th shutout.

01/19/2006 -- Culver City Preview
Nina McLlelan and goalkeeper Porsche Boddicker, who made 11 saves in a season-opening loss to West Torrance, are just a few of the players who will make the Centaurs a contender for the league title.

01/19/2006 -- Beverly Hills Followup
After losing to Mira Costa earlier this season, Beverly Hills coach Ryan Franks said, "Losing 1-0 to Bay League powerhouse like Costa is a moral victory," Franks said. "I don’t believe there is a team in our league as explosive as Costa."

01/18/2006 -- Samohi 6-0 Beverly Hills
The game was very tight in the first half. Samohi lead it 1-0 at half-time on a goal by Michela Fitten off a corner by Samantha Greene. The offense loosened up in the second half with Michela scoring two more goals for her second hat-trick in a row. Nikki Ross, Samantha Greene and Monica Mirch scored one goal each. Allison Bronstein had the shutout, her eigth of the year.

01/17/2006 -- Beverly Hills Preview
The Normans have come a long way since the beginning of the year, according to Bevely Hills Coach Ryan Franks. Defensively, we've been really solid lately. We patched up a lot of holes on defense. Getting sweeper Tess Callner back from injury has made a huge difference. She's physical, she's fast and is covering up all our mistakes on defense, Franks said. Taking second place Palm Desert Tournament helped us to develop confidence. We're learning how to fight against a good team. Whether we have as much as much talent as them or not is not the question. It's whether we can compete against a team that's better than us. And now we know we can compete with anybody.

01/13/2006 -- Samohi 10-0 Inglewood
A 10 nothing blowout. Goals: 3-Michela Fitten, 2-Samantha Greene, 2-Yanneth Guzman, 2-Daniela DaCosta, and 1-Monica Mirch. Assists: Samantha Greene, Yanneth Guzman, Michela Fitten, Julia Keighley, Monica Mirch, Bianca Greene, and Cody Ender.

01/12/2006 -- Inglewood Preview
The Sentinels have just two seniors on a very young team. Defender Elizabeth Acosta, midfielder Maurisabel Quevedo and forward Peggy Bevans are all expected to contribute as sophomores. Returning goalkeeper Diana Martinez will start in net for Inglewood.

01/11/2006 -- Samohi 4-0 Morningside
Samohi scored two goals in each half to win the first league game of the season. Allison Gourvitz started the scoring on an assist by Michela Fitten. Samantha Greene followed with a goal just a couple of minutes later on a scramble for a loose ball in front of the Morningside goal. In the second half, Samantha Greene scored her second goal on a one-touch volley after a hard free kick by Rose Robitaille deflected off the goal keeper's hands. The final goal was made by Yanneth Guzman on a cross from Kelsey Thomas. Samohi is now 1-0 in league and 6-3-4 overall.

LA Times -- Santa Monica 4, Morningside 0
Samantha Greene scored two goals and Allison Gourvitz scored her fifth goal of the season to lead host Santa Monica (6-3-4) past Morningside (9-4-1) in the league opener for both teams. Allison Bronstein made two saves to get her fifth shutout of the season for the Vikings.

01/05/2006 -- Morningside Preview
Coach Felipe Bernal was just one point away from moving on last season. The Morningside coach said that was how close his fourth-place girls soccer team came to a CIF playoff berth out of a competitive Ocean League led by Santa Monica, Culver City and Beverly Hills.

"The main thing I tell the girls is to beat your crosstown rivals so they can feel like they are growling," said Bernal, who had plans to move to another school if Morningside had made the playoffs.

"Last year they did that, but beating a team like Santa Monica is tough."

With nine starters returning to his lineup and a potential standout freshman at forward, he knows the talent and experience are there for that elusive playoff run. The team leadership, Bernal said, is an ongoing concern, though.

Senior Heidy Torres, a three-time all-league selection, and junior Karina Ortiz, a two-time selection, should anchor a defense that is without a goalkeeper following the departure of sophomore Mayra Nava, who moved to Idaho. Morningside also will be without defenders Yesenia Aguilar and Maria Murguia this season.

Bernal hopes sophomores Elana Ruiz (13 goals, nine assists) and Yadira Juarez (11 assists, five goals) will provide strong offense. Juarez, an all-league selection last season, should have another forward to pass to in freshman Janely Rodriguez.

"Janely is quick and has the potential to score 20 goals," Bernal said. "It depends on how she faces the varsity pressure of stepping up against other girls who are juniors and seniors."

As proof that Morningside is improving, they won the Serra Holiday Classic in December, beating Serra in the final game. In the game, Elena Ruiz had two assists to go along with her 10th goal of the season. Janely Rodriguez and Lillian Ortiz also scored for Morningside.

12/17/2005 -- South Torrance Soccer Tournament
Santa Monica 1, North Torrance 0
Santa Monica takes 5th place in the tournament with a 1-0 win over North. Sophomore Allie Gourvits scored the only goal of the game, in the second half, after a scramble in front of the goal. Samohi finished the last 30 minutes of the game with only ten players after Sara Waters received a send off.

12/14/2005 -- Santa Monica 1, Palos Verdes 0
Amelia Daly scored an unassisted goal in the 67th minute to lift visiting Santa Monica (4-2-3) over Palos Verdes (6-4). Goalkeepers Laura Wann and Laura Dibiase combined for eight saves for Palos Verdes, and Allison Bronstein made two saves for Santa Monica.

12/12/2005 -- Santa Monica 3, Torrance 1
Senior Julie Keighley scored in the 1st half on an assist by Samantha Greene. And with the scored tied 1-1 at the half, Allison Gourvitz and Samantha Greene each scored second half goals for Santa Monica (3-2-3) to give the Vikings the win over Torrance (5-3).

12/10/2005 -- South Torrance Soccer Tournament
Santa Monica 1, Pennnsula 1 (Penninsula advances on PKs)
The first game against Penninsula ended in a 1-1 tie. Senior Nicole Ross scored for Samohi off a corner kick by Samantha Greene. In PKs Samo came up short at 1-4. Samohi moved into the consolation part of the draw.

Santa Monica 3, South 0
The second game was 3-0 win over South Torrance. In the first half Allie Gourvits scored after the keeper fumbled a direct free kick by Samantha Greene. In the second half Samantha Greene made a great pass across the mouth of the goal and the ball was tapped in by Freshman Sara Waters. The final goal was made by Sophomore Allison Gourvitz on a through pass by Sara Waters

12/7/04: Ocean League Preview
Ocean League: The Vikings are coming off a 9-1 record in league and are looking to defend their Ocean League title. Senior Julia Keighley and junior Samantha Greene, both all- league selections, will lead the team, which has 12 lettermen and six starters returning from last season. Midfielders Kelsey Thomas and Allison Gourvitz will direct an offense lacking the firepower of Nicole Allen (10 goals, 5 assists to Ventura College), Payton Raffa (eight goals, 5 assists to Santa Barbara City College) and Zoe Mosk (3 goals, 7 assists to Cal Poly SLO). Sophomore goalkeeper Allison Bronstein will make only her second varsity start of her career for the Vikings. Forward Yanneth Guzman is a freshman who could help give Santa Monica its edge to repeat as champs. (Daily Breeze)

12/03/2005 -- South Torrance Soccer Tournament
Santa Monica 0, Marymount 0 (Samo advances on PKs)
The Samohi Soccer Team tied both games on Saturday. In the first game against Marymount the game ended at 0-0 in regulation. The teams went immediately to Pks. Samohi goalkeeper Allison Bronstein jumped wildly at the first several shots by Marymount then settled down to make to make three great stops allowing Samo to advance 4-3. This was the second time that Samo played Marymount that week. Samo won the previous game 2-1 on Monday.

Santa Monica 1, North Hollywood 1 (Samo advances on PKs)
The next game against North Hollywood, a team with nine returning starters from last year's team, which was undefeated in league play. The game ended in a 1-1 tie with a goal scored by Erin Felton off a corner kick by Bianca Greene. North Hollywood scored off a throwin by Senior Xiomara Martinez, North Hollywood's top player. Again, the teams went directly to PKs with Samohi prevailing 3-2.

11/29/2005 -- Santa Monica 2, Marymount 1
Freshman Yanneth Guzman scored two goals, including the eventual game winner off a corner kick by junior Daniela DaCosta, to lead host Santa Monica (1-0) past Marymount (0-1-1).

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