In front of a home crowd, the Shuswap FC U12 girls dominated their opposition over the weekend at the SASCU Little Mountain Sports Fields.
In the opening sequence of the game against Penticton’s Pinnacle FC, striker Jordan King finished a brilliant pass from Julia Hart, setting the tone for the match.
Penticton responded with some shots of their own, but Hart was stellar in goal.
Phoebe Barnes controlled the middle of the field and Shuswap defenders Laura Hall, Janae Bocking and Brooklyn Davidson were a wall at the back.
Ten minutes later, King doubled Shuswap’s lead when she beat the Penticton keeper with a shot just inside the far post.
The stunned Penticton squad became physical, but Shuswap was able to maintain possession and continued to display excellent passing and teamwork.
King earned the hat trick when she sent a beautiful corner kick into the box that deflected off the Penticton keeper and into the back of the net, making it 3-0.
Sophia Ruckle finished the scoring for Shuswap in the second half when she used her speed to beat two Penticton defenders and scored off a beautiful shot near post.
Goaltenders Braidy Parkes and Hart
