THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 20, 2023 Page 13 Eagles celebrate Hickey’s 100th goal with 7-1 win over Innovation By Emily Brennan T he Mystic Valley girls’ soccer team celebrated Reilly Hickey on Thursday as she scored her 100th career goal in a 7-1 victory over Innovation Academy at Eastern Avenue. It was the seventh win of the season for the Eagles, who improved to 7-31 overall. “I’m very proud of Reilly,” Mystic Valley Head Coach Matt Offner said. “It is an incredible accomplishment and payoff for all her hard work.” With the sun in their eyes, the Eagles had a bit of a slow start, yet were still able to open the scoring. It happened in the 18th minute, as Aya Abbassi passed to Hickey, who calmly slid the ball to the right as the goalkeeper dove left. Minutes later the Eagles went up 2-0 after an own goal from a corner kick. Innovation responded, creating space past the Eagles’ defense to net the ball in the farright side of the goal for a 2-1 score. Abbassi had a hand in the next goal, lofting a ball that passed over an Innovation defender to find Julia Kearns, who kicked the ball into the far-left corner of the goal for a 3-1 advantage and her first goal of the season. The Eagles made it 4-1 in the 45th minute when senior captain Evie Reynolds lined up Reilly Hickey holds the ball with which she scored her 100th career goal. about 18 yards outside of the box and lofted a ball into the lower left corner of the net. Hickey scored her 100th goal as she dribbled the ball down the middle of the field with incredible speed. As the Innovation Academy keeper challenged her, Hickey pushed the ball past her for the milestone. One more goal from Hickey allowed Mystic Valley to lead 6-1, and Lucia Antonucci concluded the scoring with a goal that came in the 68th minute of the game for the 7-1 win. “Overall, I’m very proud of this group,” Offner said. “This was an important win for us as we look to lock things up in the conference. It has been a great week for us.” MHS VARSITY SOCCER CAPTAINS: Alexandra Rodrigues, Head Coach Rick Caceda and Abigail Morrison. (Advocate Photo) Girls’ cross-country team shines at Quad Meet By Emily Brennan T he boys’ and girls’ cross-country teams traveled to Northeast to run in their first and only quad meet, where they faced off with Innovation Academy, Northeast and Greater Lawrence. The girls’ team won the meet, 28-29, while the boys lost, 30-26. With the tie, the girls improve to 4-1 and the boys drop to 2-3. Mystic Valley’s sixth and seventh runners finished before Innovation’s fifth-place runner, which displaced Innovation and gave the Mystic Valley girls’ team a one-point win. “The girls had their best race of the year. They continue to show improvement with every race; it was great for the athletes to see where they place in the CAC ahead of the CAC Championship meet,” said Head Coach Cody Duff. Gabriela Coates led the Eagles with a second-place finish and personal best time of 23:44 on the 5-kilometer course. Anna Tracey and Naomi Tessema were next to cross the finish line and break the 30-minute barrier (25:17 | 28:22). Kaylie Blauvelt and Iris Zhao made up the rest of the scoring lineup for the Eagles (28:23 | 29:14). On the boys’ team, Liam Powers paced the Eagles with an 18:56 finish on the five kilometer course. The Eagles also saw Winiel Xi, Alex Sokolovic and Jason Lee inside the scoring (20:28 | 20:58 | 21:54). Sami Jamouq rounded out Mystic Valley’s top five with a 22:16 finish. Jamouq (22:16), Matthew Weng (23:49) and Eric Loue (24:41) finished with personal best times. Mystic Valley returns to action on Wednesday, October 18 at Pine Banks Park to race against Lynn Tech. For the latest on Mystic Valley Athletics, follow the Eagles on social media on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). MHS VARSITY SOCCER SENIORS: Abigail Morrison, Alexandra Rodrigues, Sofia Vargas, Alyssa Mini, Grace Sewell, Beatriz Sousa Santos. (Advocate Photo) Malden High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team concludes season vs. Chelsea tonight, 6:30 start T he Malden High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team is wrapping up its season tonight with its regular season finale versus Greater Boston League (GBL) rival Chelsea High School at Macdonald Stadium (15 Pearl St., Malden). Tonight’s game will begin at 6:30 p.m., and before the game, the team’s six seniors and their families and friends will be acknowledged at their final home game on Senior Night. The team comes into tonight’s game with a 5-11 record overall. The team is coached by Rick Caceda. MHS VARSITY SOCCER TEAM: The Malden High School Varsity Girls Soccer Team includes Abigail “Abby” Morrison, Amelia Berliner, Alexandra Rodrigues, Mercedes Costa Aispuro, Mackenzie Jenkins, Emelly De Jesus, Junyu Wu, Brenda Darisse, Beatriz Sousa Santos, Sofia Vargas, Alyssa Mini, Valentina Hernandez Lemus, Maia Saeed, Grace Sewell, Nyla Pierre, Ava Lacasse and Meriam Bouchtout. (Advocate Photo) Gabriela Coates finished second for the Eagles.
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