Four scorers lift Iroquois past Maryvale, 4-1

Overview

• Iroquois defeated visiting Maryvale 4-1 after taking a 1-0 halftime lead.
• Alexis Christie, Aurora Hernandez, Maya Hall and Lucia Donato each scored for Iroquois; Hernandez also assisted on Christie's goal.
• Kiarah Suazo scored for Maryvale off an assist from Monet Cesar, while Zoe Serrano made 12 saves.
• Iroquois finished the contest 7-4 overall and 4-3 in ECIC 3, third in the division standings. Maryvale stood at 4-6 overall and 0-6 in the division.

Iroquois used four different goal scorers and a three-goal second half to defeat Maryvale 4-1 in ECIC 3 girls soccer Thursday at Iroquois Central High School.

Aurora Hernandez contributed a goal and an assist for Iroquois, which led 1-0 at halftime before outscoring Maryvale 3-1 after the break. Alexis Christie, Maya Hall and Lucia Donato also scored in the victory.

Christie provided the only goal of the first half, scoring off a Hernandez assist with 15 minutes remaining. Iroquois added second-half goals from Hernandez, assisted by Peyton Dunford; Hall, assisted by Emery Weber; and Donato, assisted by Laila Edwards.

Kiarah Suazo scored Maryvale's goal with 18:57 remaining in the second half, with Monet Cesar earning the assist.

Azalea Jones made three saves for Iroquois, and Zoe Serrano finished with 12 for Maryvale. Both goalkeepers played all 80 minutes.

The goal gave Suazo three for the season, while Cesar's assist brought her total to four. Donato finished the game with four goals on the season. Hernandez and Christie each had two goals and three assists through Thursday, and Hall's goal was her first of the season.

Iroquois improved to 7-4 overall and 4-3 in ECIC 3, placing third in the division standings through Thursday's contest. Maryvale fell to 4-6 overall and 0-6 in the division, where they were sixth.

ECIC 3 standings

Through Oct. 1, including this contest: