A second-round showing and a 20-win season are satisfying results for head coach Scott Mair and the Culver City Centaurs Girls Soccer team (20-6 overall and 7-2-1 in league), which recently lost, 2-1, to the Oaks Christian Lions to conclude the season.
Culver City topped Summit, 7-2, in the first round.
Lili Valverde, who scored three goals and had three assists in a late-season win at Beverly Hills, was selected as team player of the week.
“She has been rock solid all year,” Mair said of the graduating senior.
Former junior varsity squad star goaltender Daniella Gutierrez was also recently named a player of the week, giving up only one goal in a recent game for the varsity squad.
Graduating seniors include:
Jennyfer Vasquez: two-year varsity defender, two-year J.V. defender, played soccer in AYSO Region 19.
Jesseli Barrera: three-year varsity striker, one-year J.V., with 15 career goals, led team in scoring in 2010, played soccer in AYSO Region 19.
Lili Valverde: four-year varsity midfielder, three-year all-league, MVP sophomore year, two-year captain, 34 career goals, played AYSO Region 19 and club soccer.
Dyana Flores: two-year varsity midfielder, two-year J.V., with seven career goals, played AYSO Region 19.
Jennifer Mair: four-year varsity striker, three-year all-league, two-year varsity captain, 56 career goals, played AYSO Region 19 and club soccer.
Katherine Alvarenga: two-year varsity goal keeper, one-year J.V. goal keeper, played AYSO Region 19.