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Knight girls soccer opens season with two victories

The Knight girls soccer team opened the long-awaited Golden League season this week with two wins.

The Hawks (2-0) started out with a 5-0 victory over Palmdale at home on Tuesday and finished the week with a 6-0 win over Lancaster on Thursday.

In Tuesday’s game, Alondra Munguia, Brenda Murillo, Victoria Martinez, Kemberley Flamenco and Jen Mendoza all scored for Knight, while Martinez, Flamenco, Mendoza, Liliana Garcia and Jennifer Vera added assists.

Goalkeepers Bela Gonzalez and Veronica Lopez split time in the goal in both games and recorded one save apiece in both outings.

In Thursday’s game, Victoria Martinez picked up two goals and an assist, while Munguia and Pamela Cisneros added one goal apiece.

Vera and Mendoza each picked up a goal and an assist and Garcia and Vivian Martinez contributed with one assist apiece.

Knight girls soccer coach Juan Paolo praised his defense in the first two games, saying the two teams took a combined five shots on his team. Paolo is in his first year coaching the girls, but coached the Knight boys back in the early-to-mid 2010s.