Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings runs onto a ball in the box during the Seahawks’ 7-0 victory over Henlopen South foe Woodbridge March 31. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez is quite happy after she scored.
Sussex Academy freshman Paty Lara Nieto has a go at the cage.
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez flies back to midfield after scoring.
Sussex Academy eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shields the ball near the box.
Seahawks eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shoots from distance.
Sussex Academy sophomore Carley Couch fights for the ball against Melina Ramirez Martin.
Seahawks eighth-grader Lyla Fox settles the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings begins to cut inside.
Seahawks senior Debora Williams executes the no-looker.
Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings runs onto a ball in the box during the Seahawks’ 7-0 victory over Henlopen South foe Woodbridge March 31. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez is quite happy after she scored.
Sussex Academy freshman Paty Lara Nieto has a go at the cage.
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez flies back to midfield after scoring.
Sussex Academy eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shields the ball near the box.
Seahawks eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shoots from distance.
Sussex Academy sophomore Carley Couch fights for the ball against Melina Ramirez Martin.
Seahawks eighth-grader Lyla Fox settles the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings begins to cut inside.
Seahawks senior Debora Williams executes the no-looker.It might have taken the Sussex Academy girls’ soccer team until the third game of the year to score, but a practice’s worth of shooting resulted in a 7-0 win over Woodbridge March 31.
March may have gone out like a lamb, but the Seahawks refused to leave without roaring like a lion. The lassies struck early and often, and dominated possession in the clean-sheet victory. Making the shutout all the more impressive was the fact that Woodbridge was a team striking early and often. After blanking McKean 14-0 and First State Military Academy 12-0, it was reasonable for Sussex Academy to expect a battle, but the girls handled business with poise and confidence.
Four goals in the first half and three goals in the second half made the flight path a rather easy one, but the Seahawks didn’t cut any corners to reach their total. All seven goals came off assists, and five different players scored. Sophomore Isabella Laupert-Visioli’s two helpers led the charge, while Maya Hastings, Carley Couch, Eva Taylor, Garrity Cox and Jordan Blades each got an assist next to their name.
Freshman Leah Cooper’s hat trick led all scorers. Seniors Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez and Debora Williams led by example outside of scoring, but each did collect a goal. Sophomore Addyson Bleile and Cox, an eighth-grader, also found the back of the net.
In another early-season test, the Seahawks (1-1-1) will head north to take on defending state champion Caravel Academy at 6:15 p.m., Thursday, April 2.
Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings runs onto a ball in the box during the Seahawks’ 7-0 victory over Henlopen South foe Woodbridge March 31. AARON R. MUSHRUSH PHOTOS
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez is quite happy after she scored.
Sussex Academy freshman Paty Lara Nieto has a go at the cage.
Seahawks senior Yuvia Velasquez-Juarez flies back to midfield after scoring.
Sussex Academy eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shields the ball near the box.
Seahawks eighth-grader Grace Ippolito shoots from distance.
Sussex Academy sophomore Carley Couch fights for the ball against Melina Ramirez Martin.
Seahawks eighth-grader Lyla Fox settles the ball.
Sussex Academy junior Maya Hastings begins to cut inside.
Seahawks senior Debora Williams executes the no-looker.



