TRENTON, Ga. - For the first time in program history, the Mount Vernon Varsity Girls Soccer team is going to the Elite 8.
The Mustangs accomplished that feat with a 5-3 victory over the Dade County Wolverines on Monday afternoon, April 17.
The Mustangs went up 3-1 in the first half with two goals from Karoline Lundstrom and one score from Ruby Turner.
After allowing a goal in the second period to Dade County that cut the lead to 3-2, Rachel Reeve found Taylor Keller with 12:00 remaining to go ahead 4-2.
Dade County struck for another score to pull within one at 4-3 before Lundstrom scored her third goal on a penalty kick with 4:43 to play in the match.
Mount Vernon (12-2) will travel to Temple High School to take on the Tigers in the Elite 8 on Monday, April 24.
A time will be determined in the coming days.
Established in 1972, The Mount Vernon School, serves over 1,200 students in preschool through grade 12 on our 40-acre Atlanta campus. As a leading visionary independent school, Mount Vernon’s brand of innovation and entrepreneurship has emerged over the last decade, impacting schools in the US and across the globe through Mount Vernon Ventures, a research, strategy, and consulting division of the School. In addition, in 2021 the School launched a global online program for grade 9-12 to meet the needs of today’s flexible family. Through established partnerships with Fortune 500 companies, non-profits, and civic environments, our mission is to design a better world...together.
