Soccer Coach: Team's Effort 'More Satisfying Than Championship'
The Moorestown girls soccer came up short in the state final against Northern Highlands—but these girls have nothing to be ashamed of, their coach said.
For the second year in a row, Moorestown girls soccer fell short of the state title by two goals against Northern Highlands. But no one's going to say they didn't give it their all. “The effort was unbelievable as far as I was concerned,” coach Bill Mulvihill said of Sunday’s game. “(Northern Highlands) is one of the best girls soccer teams I’ve ever played … We probably played that team harder than anyone has the last two years.” After going up 1-0 off a goal by Marie McCool toward the end of the first half, Moorestown (17-5-1) gave up three straight goals in the second to the Highlanders. All three were scored by Hannah Kerner. Northern Highlands (24-0) won 3-1, claiming its second straight state championship—they beat Moorestown 2-0 in …
In this Article:
Bob
11:27 am on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Bill Mulvihill continues to instill the most important values of a coach that is also an educator. The effort on Sunday by the Quakers was gallant against a very talented team. more ›