LOS ALAMITOS >> The Temecula Valley girls’ soccer team won by a wide margin in their three playoff games ahead of the CIF SS Division 1 semifinals against Los Alamitos on Wednesday at Los Alamitos High School.
The Griffins did what no other team could against the Bears – stopped the Bears from scoring for 80 minutes.
But Peyton Bundy’s goal five minutes into extra time was all the Bears needed to walk away in a 1-0 win over the Griffins.
No. 2 seed Temecula Valley (20-1-1) takes on No. 1 seed Santiago de Corona in Saturday’s Division 1 championship game.
The Temecula Valley girls celebrate their overtime victory during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Temecula Valley’s Juliet Thrapp battles a Los Alamitos defender during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Chaliegh of Temecula Valley gains control of the ball ahead of Los Alamitos’ Sofia Burgarin (21) during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Los Alamitos’ Delilah Kishek (17) defends Temecula Valley’s Camryn Vehlo during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs Semifinals at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Temecula Valley’s Sarah Assumma steals the ball from Los Alamitos’ Leilani Ngo-harris (19) during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Los Alamitos’ Katie Piburn (4) does the splits against Temecula Valley’s Kate Jacobsen during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Temecula Valley’s Kate Jacobsen goes for a ball during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday, February 13. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Los Alamitos’ Kayla Kanaly (29) and Los Alamitos’ Delilah Kishek (17) walk away after the Temecula Valley girls during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs in in overtime at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
The Los Alamitos girls comfort each other after losing in overtime during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Amelia Abusham of Los Alamitos shoots the ball away from goal and prevents Millikan’s Natalie Paulson from scoring on Wednesday February 16, 2022 in Los Alamitos, California. (Photo by Tracey Roman, Contributing Photographer)
Sanaa Guyness (25) of Los Alamitos plays a tight defense against Juliet Thrapp of Temecula Valley during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
The Temecula Valley girls soccer team earned an overtime win over Los Alamitos??? girls during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Chaliegh of Temecula Valley and Delilah Kishek of Los Alamitos (17) battle for the ball during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wed. February. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
Los Alamitos’ Aurora Schuck (1) makes one of her many saves during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
The Temecula Valley girls celebrate their overtime victory during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
The Temecula Valley girls celebrate their overtime victory during the game between Los Alamitos High and Temecula Valley High in the semifinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Girls Soccer Playoffs at Los Alamitos HS. Wednesday February 13th. (Photo by Michael Goulding)
The Sharks defeated No. 4 Villa Park 2-1 in overtime in Wednesday’s other semifinal.
“I think it was a very even game,” said Bears coach Jennifer Guin. “Both teams were phenomenal. It was a lot of fun playing them twice.”
The Bears also defeated the Griffins 2-1 on December 18.
Los Alamitos (18-5-5) still qualifies for the CIF Southern California Regional tournament and will find out who their first-round opponent is when Sunday’s brackets are released.
“They defend well,” Los Alamitos coach Pat Rossi said of the Bears. “It could have gone either way. It was a semifinal game. It played out like this.”
Four minutes into extra time, Los Alamitos goalkeeper Aurora Schuck had made a nice save when she dived to the left to stop a Natalie Mitchell shot from 20 yards out.
A minute later, the Bears were awarded a corner kick.
Mitchell made the kick and sent the ball into the box, where it bounced around and landed in front of Bundy, who scored from about 15 yards.
“Nat (Mitchell) hit a nice ball,” Bundy said. “We’ve been trying to score corners the whole game. We had many options. I was just waiting for the right opportunity.”
Los Alamitos controlled the ball through good dribbling and good passing for most of the second half.
The Griffins had several chances from corners and throws in, and often came close in rule and overtime, but couldn’t quite end the set pieces with a high-percentage shot.
“We deserved them (set pieces) but they defend well,” said Rossi. “They are a good team.”
The Bears won their three playoff games and advanced to the semifinals 8-1, 4-1, and 4-0.
Los Alamitos had won five straight games and 15 of 16 before the semifinals.
