{"id":2443737,"date":"2019-05-03T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T05:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/basalt-girls-soccer-pulls-out-surprise-draw-with-aspen\/"},"modified":"2019-05-03T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-04T05:04:00","slug":"basalt-high-girls-soccer-pulls-out-surprise-2-2-draw-with-no-4-aspen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/basalt-high-girls-soccer-pulls-out-surprise-2-2-draw-with-no-4-aspen\/","title":{"rendered":"Basalt High girls soccer pulls out surprise 2-2 draw with No. 4 Aspen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery\" readability=\"6.7895953757225\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-305225-682\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Basalt High School's Jazmin Calzada, right, puts pressure on Aspen's Jenny Ellis as BHS teammate Josie Day tries to stay out of the way in the girls soccer game Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. The teams played to a surprising 2-2 draw in what was senior day for the Skiers. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"10\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1.jpg\" alt=\"Basalt High School's Jazmin Calzada, right, puts pressure on Aspen's Jenny Ellis as BHS teammate Josie Day tries to stay out of the way in the girls soccer game Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. The teams played to a surprising 2-2 draw in what was senior day for the Skiers. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"15\">\n<p><strong>Basalt High School&#8217;s Jazmin Calzada, right, puts pressure on Aspen&#8217;s Jenny Ellis as BHS teammate Josie Day tries to stay out of the way in the girls soccer game Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. The teams played to a surprising 2-2 draw in what was senior day for the Skiers. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-1.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-2.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-2.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School girls soccer against Basalt on Friday, May 3, 2019, on the AHS turf. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-3-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-3.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times | Aspen High School boys lacrosse against Durango on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Iselin Field. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\" class=\"h-100\">\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\" readability=\"8\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/preps-atd-050419-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Aspen High School boys lacrosse against Durango on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Iselin Field. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>Aspen High School boys lacrosse against Durango on Friday, May 3, 2019, at Iselin Field. (Photo by Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times).<\/strong><br \/>Austin Colbert\/The Aspen Times<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-girls-soccer-pulls-out-surprise-draw-with-aspen\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/basalt-girls-soccer-pulls-out-surprise-draw-with-aspen\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText DropCap\">There was nothing pretty about the start of the season for the Basalt High School girls soccer team. Other than a win at Roaring Fork on April 6, the Longhorns struggled en route to a 1-8-1 start under first-year coach Kate McBride.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That stretch included a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/sports\/aspen-girls-soccer-rolls-by-basalt-behind-four-goals-from-francis\/\">5-0 home loss to Aspen<\/a>, a state semifinalist from a year ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt has looked a touch better over the past four games, however.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe had our troubles and it was a lot of change in the beginning of the season, including me. I\u2019m brand new to this,\u201d McBride said. \u201cWe had difficulty getting purchase of our feet and getting grounded. Then we pulled it together and we started working as a team and it was just obvious. We are much stronger together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt entered Friday\u2019s non-league matchup against Aspen as winners of three straight games, but its 2-2 draw against the Skiers on the AHS turf Friday night was arguably its best result of the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, saw its nine-game win streak come to an end on senior day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cIt was a good game and going into playoffs it\u2019s what we needed to keep the fire going, because the games coming up are going to be tough,\u201d AHS assistant coach Michele Gray said. \u201cBasalt came out with the desire to bring a good game, and they did. They stepped up and played well. We had a lot of opportunities that we missed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Aspen played out of character for most of the first half but kept Basalt off the scoreboard until senior Stella Scott scored with about six minutes to go and gave the Longhorns a surprising 1-0 lead at halftime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">That score held until near the midway point of the second half when Aspen\u2019s Emily Brenninger scored to make it a 1-1 game. Only five minutes later, Basalt retook the lead thanks to a goal by freshman Lexi Lowe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThat was huge,\u201d McBride said. \u201cWhat I teach these girls, and not just on the soccer field but hopefully they can carry it over to life, it\u2019s not the mistake you make, it\u2019s what you do with the situation thereafter. So they rallied.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers had one more answer in them. It came from the foot of sophomore midfielder Grace Romero, who had only re-entered the game moments before after a bloody nose sent her to the sidelines. Her rainbow shot from about 25 yards out with 15 minutes to play made it 2-2, a score that would hold through two 10-minute overtime periods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">It was the final game of the regular season for Aspen, which finishes with an 11-2-1 record, barring a possible forfeit situation with a canceled game against Middle Park earlier in the week. As the Western Slope League champions and with an RPI in the top five as of Friday night, the Skiers are safely in the playoffs and are all but guaranteed to host a first-round playoff game next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cWe showed that our team can come together when the pressure is on and that\u2019s what we need for the playoffs,\u201d Gray said. \u201cWhen we play our game is when we execute and we just need to make sure our heads are in it right from the start.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The tie might not make much of a difference for Aspen, but it could be huge for Basalt, which is sitting right on the playoff bubble. Now 4-8-2 overall, the Longhorns continued to sit just inside the top 30 of RPI as of Friday night. Only 32 teams make the postseason, and a top 32 RPI doesn\u2019t necessarily guarantee a team a spot because of automatic qualifiers based off of league finishes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cThat was a good one. I think everybody stepped it up and played their minds out,\u201d McBride said of the draw with Aspen. \u201cThe interesting thing about this rivalry is it\u2019s a mental game as well as it is on the field with the feet. I couldn\u2019t be prouder of the effort as a unified team. We\u2019ve just grown so much and they\u2019ve grown together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Basalt still has one game remaining, a home game Saturday morning against Class 5A Grand Junction (9-4-1). The Tigers gave Aspen one of its two losses when they beat the Skiers 4-0 on March 12 in Aspen\u2019s season opener.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The state playoff brackets are expected to be announced Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Aspen boys lacrosse continues winning streak with win over Durango<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Aspen High School boys lacrosse team battled its way past Durango on Friday in a 14-7 win at Iselin Field. Leading 10-6 at halftime, the second half was marred by penalties but a strong defensive effort kept the Skiers safely ahead down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Durango fell to 6-7 overall with the loss. Aspen also had beaten the Demons on April 19, winning that one 18-6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Skiers improved to 9-5 overall. It was their third straight win. AHS has one regular-season game remaining, a home matchup with Telluride at 2 p.m. Saturday on the AHS turf.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Aspen girls lacrosse team will also host Telluride Saturday with a shot at an undefeated season at stake. 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