NAVY-AC CAPTURES GIRLS' NATIONAL STATE CHALLENGE TITLE WITH 7-4 VICTORY OVER CARLSBAD CORONADO, Calif. – Denise Hager scored four times, hitting for single goals in the first, second, third and fourth periods, to power Navy AC to a 7-4 victory over Carlsbad in the girls' 18-and-under National State Challenge title game at the Coronado High School's Brian Bent Memorial Aquatics Center. Carlsbad jumped out to an early lead in the game as Nika Sedghi connected on a shot at the 2:44 mark of the first period. However, Navy stormed into the lead before the end of the period thanks to scores by Hager (1:27) and Francis del Valle (00:03). The margin expanded to two goals to open the second period on a catch-and-shoot score by Hager (5:07), but Carlsbad answered at the 4:55 mark to make it 3-2. Navy then pulled away for good as Leigh Auth blasted a penalty shot at 1:48 and tacked on a natural goal with five seconds remaining in the period for a 5-2 Navy lead at the break. The margin expanded one more time to four goals at the 4:36 mark of the third period on a scoring shot by Hager to complete a hat-trick. However, Carlsbad shaved the lead back down to three goals courtesy another tally by Sedghi at the 22 second mark to make it 6-3. Both teams added goals in the fourth period as Hager recorded her game high fourth tally of the contest, while Carlsbad heaved a shot at the cage as the clock expired which drew nothing but net for the 7-4 final score. 2010 National State
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