With the Samo girls’ soccer season coming to an end, finishing second in the Ocean League, the team is proud of their accomplished run. The team ended their regular season with a record of 7-2, a notable achievement after switching from the Bay League.

After a rough start, the Vikings’ eventually earned an overall record of 10-9-1. Starting off with non-league, pre-season games, the Vikings’ began with a loss of 0-2 to Cleveland High School, and another loss of 1-3 to Mira Costa High School. Their first league game against North Torrance High School resulted in a well earned win of 2-1, improving the team’s overall record to 2-3-1. Varsity Captain Piper Forsyth (’25) shared her thoughts before playing in league playoffs against Culver City High School.

“I think we played really strong in the league. We lost to Culver the first time we played them, but I think even the second time we played [them] we showed a lot more promise, we've improved just since those first games," Forsyth said.

On Jan. 24, the Vikings hosted their senior night against Culver City High School, which ended in a 0-3 loss. The Vikings played Culver again on Feb. 2, finishing with a score of 1-2, showing the Vikings’ improvements. The last game of the regular season was on Friday, Jan. 31 against Beverly Hills High School, which ended with a score of 3-1.

Forsyth also commented on their approaching CIF game against Notre Dame Academy.

“We’ll either be in division three or four, which is different from past years, but I think that’ll suit this team a lot better and I think we have a lot of room to grow. This will also help the team gain confidence for the next year," said Forsyth.

The first round of CIF’s, played on Wednesday Feb. 12 against Notre Dame Academy ending with a close score of 1-2, which concluded the girls’ CIF run. Varsity player Becky Scholze (’26) reflects on the hard work put in by the team throughout the season.

“We’ve been working really hard in practice this week to prepare. This season we’ve struggled with our finishing in the final third, but throughout the season we’ve gotten better,” Scholze said.

The next season for the girls’ team could prove to be difficult, especially with the loss of 12 seniors. Head coach Jason Daglis expresses his anticipation for next season, especially with the loss of goalkeeper Poppy Carr ('25).

“Next season is going to be really competitive,” Daglis said. “Coach Pazzi and I have already started mapping out how we would like everything to look. We're going to have some really talented players returning and a few new ones joining us. The most important thing to me is seeing the girls' confidence grow as they start to believe in themselves.”

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