Patriot soccer

Out of the gate they were the hottest andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t soccerandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Soccerandamp lt aandamp gt team in the state Winning their first five games the andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t century-high-schoolandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Century Patriotsandamp lt aandamp gt looked like they d be the suprise winners of the west But after now losing three straight the Pats find themselves as the number two seed out approaching State Although it s not ideal to go into state with a loss it does keep the weight and expectations of a first place seed off the teams shoulders Head Coach Sarah McNulty says having not won since May 5th might actually be to their advantage andamp quot SARAH MCNULTY PATRIOTS HEAD COACH they know what losing is like now they know what not scoring is like now and I think that makes them super hungry and thats enough motivation right now and I m glad that we have thatandamp quot Century has a huge group of underclassmen including 8 freshman 8 sophmores 4 juniors and just 2 seniors With most of the girls so inexperienced McNulty says she s not disapointed in 2nd place even after looking so perfect to begin the year Unfortunately momentum swings are a part of sports and McNulty hopes having had a week and a half to prepare for state will shift things in the Patriots favor andamp quot LEXI HOLZER SENIOR MIDFIELD we had a lot of young girls and a lot of them weren t used to the competition but as we went on through the season we all played as a team and we all worked through it together andamp quot Due to flooding the East and West teams haven t played each other yet this year So Century will see andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t red-riverandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Red Riverandamp lt aandamp gt for the first time this season on Thursday in andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t fargo-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Fargoandamp lt aandamp gt at six central Number one andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t st-marys-high-schoolandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt St Mary sandamp lt aandamp gt will face Fargo Shanley earlier that day The rest of the round includes andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t minot-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Minotandamp lt aandamp gt against the defending champs from Fargo South and andamp lt a href andamp quot http www kxnet com t jamestown-ndandamp quot class andamp quot kxInlineLinkandamp quot andamp gt Jamestownandamp lt aandamp gt will play Fargo North