Lakewood Ranch girls soccer falls in regional finals

The Mustangs lost 2-1 to Palm Harbor University High in a game that went to penalty kicks.

By Ryan Kohn
| 9:00 a.m. February 15, 2023

East County
Sports

The Lakewood Ranch High girls soccer program had its best season since 2013-2014, but it came to an end Tuesday night in the Florida High School Athletic Association Class 7A regional finals.

The Mustangs (19-1-1) lost 2-1 to Palm Harbor University High (19-0) on the road in a game that went to penalty kicks. The two teams ended regulation tied 0-0, as did the first half of overtime. Both teams scored once in the second half of overtime to send the game to penalty kicks, which PHU won 4-3.

It is the second-straight season Lakewood Ranch has lost to PHU in the Class 7A regional finals by one goal; the Hurricanes won 1-0 in 2021-2022.

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Ryan Kohn

Ryan Kohn is the sports editor for Sarasota and East County and a Missouri School of Journalism graduate. He was born and raised in Olney, Maryland. His biggest inspirations are Wright Thompson and Alex Ovechkin. His strongest belief is that mint chip ice cream is unbeatable.