Despite the youth in this version of its program, Trinity’s girls soccer team is no stranger to the District 3 spotlight.

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And after going through a brutal first-half matchup with 2-seed Boiling Springs on their home turf, the Shamrocks hung in as smart as ever the rest of the way.

Emma Kostelac-Lauer and Mia Scherr scored goals, while Ashley Berkheimer recorded a layup to lead the No. 1 seed on Wednesday. 3, Trinity to a 3-0 shutout over the Bubblers in Wednesday’s D3 2A semifinals.

“Many doubts have arisen about this.” Kostelac-Lauer told PennLive. “A lot of people thought Boiling Springs had it in the bag, but I felt like we recently peaked this season. The school has been great with their support today as we have been delighted in the group chat. Total team effort tonight.”

The Rocks qualified for their 21st District 3 championship appearance.

The first half was a gauntlet as both teams warmed up to each other.

The Bubblers offense was explosive through Ella German who had some good looks at goal while Trinity’s defense led by Ella Totino, Emma Grace and Abby Stair held the fort.

The game was scoreless at the half, but something changed when the “Rocks” returned to the field.

Six minutes into the second half, Kostelac-Lauer snuck in a goal past several Boiling defenders to put Trinity on the board, 1-0 at 46:47.

Scherr then continued the momentum eight minutes later as his second scored to push the Rocks lead to 2-0 in the 54th minute.

The Bubblers rallied the rest of the way, but with them trying to find any form of life, the ‘Rocks put the nail in the coffin as Scherr would add another goal in the 79th minute to end Boiling Springs’ 2024 campaign.

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Trinity improved to 15-4 and will make its 21st District 3 championship appearance to face No. 1 seed Landis Field in Wyomissing on Saturday, while Boiling Springs ended its season with 16-4.

THEY SAID

“Tonight feels so good because it was a great team win tonight. The energy, the execution and everything he put into this game was so amazing. I felt really good for everyone. We also got a clean sheet today when it mattered.” – Ashley Berkheimer on her team’s performance.

“We played so well because a lot of the credit goes to the defense. A complete shutout as the defense didn’t let anything slip. Midfielders and wings also contributed. It was a total effort tonight.” – Mia Scherr on crediting her team’s defense in the shutout.

“The team played great. I had the right mindset and that was all it took. Good focus, mentality and it’s been showing up all year. Hopefully we’re getting into the season rankings right now.” – Trinity coach Terry Mull on her program’s dominant win on Wednesday.

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