Above: The team poses with its 2023 ACAC championship trophy, after winning that title for the second season in a row.
MONROEVILLE, IN: The Heritage Girls Soccer season ended on Saturday, with a 0-4 loss to Bellmont in the sectional championship game.
The season was highlighted by the ladies’ second consecutive ACAC championship. On Sept. 27, they beat Woodlan by a score of 3-0 to secure the title. Before 2022, the girls program had never won the conference title, and now they have won it two years in a row.
The team went undefeated through ACAC play, going 6-0, with two wins each over Jay County, Woodlan, and South Adams.
Their overall record for the season was 12-4. This was the program’s best season in terms of wins and losses since 2013, greatly improving on last season’s record of 9-7.
After having a bye in the first round of the sectional, on Oct. 5, the team easily defeated New Haven in the sectional semi-final, by the score of 9-0. Seniors, Nin Way and Jasmyne Pearon scored four and two goals each in that game, respectively, while senior Piper Pierce and juniors Libby Cain and Ava Smith all contributed one goal each.
Other seniors on the team included Corinne Bowers, Leyna Nagel, Haley Zent and Kylie Winkler.
Nin Way led the team for the season with 36 goals and 78 total points. Libby Cain was second on the team with 9 goals, and Ava Smith led the way in assists with 16.
Senior goalkeeper, Corinne Bowers had 211 saves saves, averaging about 14 saves per game.
Despite the tough loss in the sectional championship game, the team finishes with heads held high, as they have completed two highly successful seasons in a row.