WO Earns No.1 Seed With 17-5 Win Over Olympia

The Warriors (5-3 overall/4-0 district) completed their district schedule Tuesday night with an emphatic, 17-5, victory over rival Olympia.  The win marked the third-straight season that the Warriors have finished undefeated in regular-season district play.

Bailey Sarp's return to full-game action saw the junior attackman score five goals.

The WO offense was bolstered by the return of junior attackman Bailey Sarp, who played his first full game of the season after recovering from pre-season surgery.  Sarp finished the district clash with a game-high five goals.  Fellow attackman, senior Connor McElvaney, added four goals of his own plus assisted one of Sarp’s goals.

It is no secrete that the Warriors have been riddled with injuries throughout the season and many roster changes have been made to keep the squad moving forward.  One benefit has been the large amount of game time a trio of freshmen have been getting playing together on their own midfield line.  Tuesday night’s contest became a de facto “coming out party” for the freshmen middies as their line contributed 11 points on the evening.

Zach Malaussena led the freshman movement, scoring twice and assisting on four other goals.  He also added game-highs in ground balls (10) and face-off wins (11).  Danny Luette and Justin Bittenbender each scored once, assisting in each other’s goals.  Bittenbender’s goal was the first of his varsity career.  Luette also assisted one of Malaussena’s goals.

The Warriors’ defense was stingy throughout the game, never allowing the Titans to get comfortable on offense.  Seniors Trenton McGee and Trevor Peters locked down the Titans, while senior goalie Tyler Barreto recorded 10 saves in the victory. 

The Warriors next travel to Lake Nona for a varsity match-up against the Lions at 6pm.