Liv Plourde of San Marcos Scores Game-Winning Goal at Channel League Girls’ Lacrosse All-Star Game

Liv Plourde scored with just less than two minutes remaining and the white team captured the second annual girls’ lacrosse Channel League All-Star game, 18-17, on Monday night at Santa Barbara High’s Peabody Stadium.

Plourde’s team overcame an 11-2 deficit with a second-half surge that culminated with her goal in the final minutes.

“When we had our team huddle, we emphasized positive energy; the game is not over until it’s over,” Plourde said. “We kept pushing and pushing and we never gave up.”

The two teams were split evenly to make the most competitive team, which led to teammates playing against each other and rivals forming bonds.

The dark-colored jersey team consisted of Sadi Adams (San Marcos),  Ava Andrade (San Marcos) Maia Holmes (Cate), Lexie Goodyear (Thacher), Francesca Pelosi (Thacher), Reagan Arnold (Dos Pueblos), Olivia Battles (Santa Barbara), Corrine Muth (Nordhoff), Molly McCarter (San Marcos), Jaymi Springer (San Marcos), Sam Jimenez (Cate), Lucy Guilbert-Neal (Cate), Maddie Lee (Thacher), Katarina Olvera (Santa Barbara), Jocelyn Duncan (San Marcos), Sanai Edwards (Cate), Bea Lageschulte (Thacher), Alice Sperling (Dos Pueblos), Ale Alcocer (Santa Barbara), Maddy Fitch (Nordhoff), and Analisa Quinteros (Santa Barbara).

Despite being on the losing side, Reagan Arnold of Dos Pueblos was happy with her experience.

“It was really nice to play with the players that we go up against in the Channel League,” Arnold said. “It wasn’t a huge stakes game, so we were able to have fun and not take anything too seriously.”

The players on the winning white team were Liv Plourde (San Marcos), Megan Taylor (San Marcos), Riley Pan (Cate), Lauren Hubbs (Cate), Julia James (Thacher), Linnea Clapinski (Dos Pueblos), Abigail Gaston (Santa Barbara), Mia Richmond (San Marcos), Sophia Ospina (Cate), Hannah Housden (Thacher), Phoebe Jin-Ngo (Thacher), Emma Hall (Santa Barbara), Lylah Vaughn (Nordhoff), Sophia Llewellyn (San Marcos), Sophia Brant (Thacher), Chloe Gotsis (Dos Pueblos), Aria Abraham (Santa Barbara) Abby Diaz (Nordhoff) and Abigail Mitchell (San Marcos).