Girls Soccer: Unbeaten Stone Bridge Chalks up Four Wins in Eight Days Including 2-1 Win Over No. 1 Chantilly

(May 11, 2010) - The Stone Bridge High School girls soccer team defeated Thomas Jefferson, 1-0, on Monday for the Bulldogs fourth win in eight days including a 2-1 win over No. 1-ranked Chantilly. Stone Bridge is unbeaten on the season at 10-0-2 and the Bulldogs can wrapped up an undefeated Liberty District season when they host McLean on Thursday.

Stone Bridge 1, Thomas Jefferson 0
Freshman Murielle Tiernan scored two minutes into the game off a pass from senior Jennifer Skogerboe. Junior goalkeeper Julia Harmison had three saves for her sixth shutout of the season.

Goals: Murielle Tiernan
Assists: Jennifer Skogerboe
Saves: Julia Harmison-3

Overall Record: 10-0-2
Liberty District Record: 6-0

Stone Bridge 9, Marshall 2
Twelve different had goals and assists in the game.

Goals: Ashley Herndon (2), Maggie Schierling, Emily Lung (2), Jennifer Skogerboe (2), Erin Leonard, Melissa Rodriguez
Assists: Schierling, Melanie Smith, Leonard, Murielle Tiernan (2), Emily Fredrikson, Mallory Corpe, Sara Bowers, Emily Person, Lung
Saves: Julia Harmison-1

Stone Bridge 2, Chantilly 1
In a game between two of the top girls soccer teams in the Northern Region, Stone Bridge beat Chantilly 2-1 with all three goals being scored in the first half. Ten minutes into the game, sophomore midfielder Imani Ervins took the Bulldogs throw in and put it at the feet of freshman forward Murielle Tiernan who turned and shot hitting upper 90 on the goal. The ball hit the top bar and went straight down into the goal.

Within four minutes of the goal, Chantilly scored their lone goal of the night. With less than eight minutes remaining in the first half, Stone Bridge senior midfielder Jennifer Skogerboe took a corner and the ball was touched by Tiernan and a Chargers defender kicked the ball out but sophomore midfielder Melissa Rodriguez was there to take a quick shot and score the game winning goal.

Though both teams had scoring opportunities, the game went scoreless in the second half with the Bulldogs' goalkeeper Julia Harmison making five saves in that half.

Goals: Murielle Tiernan, Melissa Rodriguez
Assists: Imani Ervins, Tiernan, Jennifer Skogerboe
Saves: Julia Harmison-10

Stone Bridge 5, Langley 0
The Bulldogs scored four of their goals in the first 23 minutes of the game. Senior Jennifer Skogerboe began the scoring with goal off a pass from freshman Ashley Herndon. Freshman Murielle Tiernan scored two minutes later with the ball hitting the upper 90. Herndon then added two goals of her before the half ended with assists coming from freshman Corrine Giroux and junior Emily Fredrikson.

With two minutes left in the game sophomore Erin Leonard scored with freshman Emily Lung getting the assist. The Bulldogs defense led by junior goalkeeper Julia Harmison, with six saves for the night, earned its fifth shut out of the season.

Goals: Jennifer Skogerboe, Murielle Tiernan, Ashley Herndon (2), Erin Leonard
Assists: Herndon, Corrine Giroux, Emily Fredrikson, Emily Lung
Saves: Julia Harmison-6