Air Force wins women’s soccer championship

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SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) --  The Air Force team won the 2004 Armed Forces Women’s Soccer Championship in a double round-robin championship at Fort Eustis, Va., May 8 to 15.

The first game of the tournament saw the Army team defeat the Navy team, 3-1. The goal by the Navy team later proved decisive in determining the tournament championship. The Air Force played the Navy next, with Heidi Commins scoring the first goal for the Air Force 35 minutes into the game.

Five minutes later Beth Welliver scored the second Air Force goal. Lauri Hrovatin scored with one minute remaining in the half, and Rosemary Costello made the final score 4-0 with the game’s final goal at the 54-minute mark.

The Air Force fell behind the Army in the second game when the Army scored 74 minutes into the game. The lead was short-lived, as Lindsay Keough knotted the score with three minutes left in the game. The final score ended 1-1.

The Army beat the Navy team, 6-0, to open the second round of play. The Air Force next played the Navy. Commins scored the first two goals of the game at the 26-minute and 41-minute marks. The Air Force’s Kaylynn Williams scored the final three goals of the game, all in the second half, making the final score 5-0.

The Air Force’s Stephanie Jardine opened the scoring in the championship’s final game at the 43-minute mark. Army tied the score at the 64-minute mark. Williams scored her final goal of the tournament at 66 minutes, with Army scoring the final goal of the game at 66 minutes. Both games against the Army ended in ties. The Air Force won the tournament based on the goals for and goals against.

Costello, Commins, Jardine, Welliver, and Keough were all named to the All-Tournament Team. Also named to this team were rover Jayne Baker and keeper Kristy Kuhlman.

Based on availability, Air Force players selected for the combined Armed Forces Women’s Soccer Team are: Kohlman, Welliver, Keough, Holly Allen, Kim Rodgers and Tally Koszinski. They will advance to play in the international military soccer championship May 27 to June 6 at Ft. Eustis