Coupeville gains in loss / Soccer

Published 1:30 am Monday, March 19, 2018

Although the Coupeville High School soccer team fell 4-2 at Sequim Friday, March 16, the match wasn’t a total loss.

Coach Kyle Nelson called Sequim “a good 2A school, our first real strong opponent of the season.”

As a result, the match, Coupeville’s first loss of the season, was “a great game for us to work on some things, and we came away from the game a better team.”

Coupeville kept Sequim (2-0-1) in check much of the first half, but a late charge gave the winners a 3-0 lead at the break.

“We made some adjustments…and were able to take the second half,” Nelson said.

Both Coupeville goals came from quick counterattacks by Derek Leyva.

Coupeville (2-1) goes to North Mason (1-1-1) at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 22.