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By JOHN ERZAR; Times Leader Sports Writer
Thursday, May 27, 1999 Page: 1B
KINGSTON- There was no No. 34 listed on Coughlin’s roster, but by the end
of the night she made a name for herself.
Freshman Angela Bowman scored the first two goals of her high school career
Wednesday as Coughlin defeated Wyoming Valley West 3-2 to win the District 2
girls soccer championship at Spartan Stadium.
“She was coming on strong in the playoffs,” said Coughlin coach Joe
Spagnuolo said. “We saw her towards the end of the (regular) season and moved
her from a sub on defense to a sub on midfield. She made the adjustment very
well.”
Coughlin (19-0) will play the District 3 fourth seed on Saturday, June 5,
at 1 p.m. at King’s College in the first round of the state playoffs. Valley
West ended its season at 16-3, all three losses to Coughlin by 3-2 scores.
“Three wasn’t our lucky charm and 3-2 wasn’t our lucky score,” said Valley
West coach Chris Lacy. “We were a little flat in the first half and we played
super in the second half. We missed some opportunities and they capitalized on
theirs.”
Bowman, who had a lone assist during the Wyoming Valley Conference season,
was the most opportunistic of the Crusaders. She snapped a 2-2 tie in the 64th
minute when she raced in and poked in a loose ball after Stephanie Uhas got
tangled up with several Valley West defenders near the left post.
“I expected to go in, but I didn’t expect to stay in and play a lot,” said
Bowman, who was listed as No. 30, her road jersey uniform number, in the game
program.
The Crusaders didn’t mind.
“We have a lot of confidence in her,” said junior Jamie Uhas, who was
Coughlin’s third-leading goal scorer during the WVC season and scored the
Crusaders’ first goal. “She practices with the varsity team and steps right
up. No one looks down at her as a freshman. She is definitely a varsity
player.”
Coughlin survived a hectic final 16 minutes that included a premature
victory celebration.
The referees stopped the clock in the final seconds due to a delay in play
and requested the clock be reset at 25 seconds. Instead, it was set at 2.5
seconds and once time ran out, Coughlin celebrated. The field had to be
cleared and the clock was reset again, this time to 22.2 seconds.
“It seemed like it lasted forever,” said Coughlin fullback Melissa Myers.
“It was just a few seconds, but it seemed like 10 minutes. It was really
hard.”
What made it more difficult was that Valley West seized the momentum with
goals in the 51st minute by Stacey Horn and in the 60th minute by Jen Marks.
And while Coughlin battled back, the Spartans were on the cusp of scoring
again several times.
Coughlin opened the scoring in the 13th minute when Jamie Uhas clipped in a
10-yard shot off a long pass from Krista Kashuda. Kashuda made another nice
pass in the 35th minute, leading to Bowman’s first goal. Bowman booted her
shot to the left of Valley West keeper Courtney Kotarski and to the right of a
Valley West player.
Valley West moved within 2-1 when Horn scored off assists from April
Fronzoni and Renee Williams. Marks launched in a 35-yard shot from the left
wing to tie the score.
Wyoming Valley West 0 2- 2
Coughlin 2 1- 3
Scoring: 1. Cou, Jamie Uhas (Krista Kashuda), 13th minute; 2. Cou, Angela
Bowman (Krista Kashuda), 35th; 3. WVW, Stacey Horn (Renee Williams/April
Fronzoni), 51st; 4. WVW, Jen Marks (unassisted), 60th; 5. Cou, Angela Bowman
(Stacey Uhas), 64th.
Shots: WVW 20, Cou 15. Saves: WVW 7 (Courtney Kotarski), Cou 12 (Angela
Pastorelli). Corners: WVW 7, Cou 2.
The Times Leader/FRED ADAMS
Coughlin’s Krista Kushuda, front, trips over Wyoming Valley West’s Patti
Marks while pursuing the ball during Wednesday night’s District 2 championship
game.
DISTRICT 2
Girls Soccer