PARSIPPANY — The second seeded Parsippany Christian Lady Patriots girls’ varsity soccer team defeated third seeded Faith Christian (PA) 4-1 in the semifinals of the Metro Christian Athletic Association conference soccer tournament, on Thursday, October 26.
Sophomore midfielder Chloe Milanesi opened the scoring for a 1-0 Lady Patriots lead. Senior Lizzie Moger added another goal to make it a 2-1 game at halftime. Chloe Milanesi then scored two more goals in the second half to round out the scoring. Estella Izeppi added one assist for the Lady Patriots. Freshman goal keeper Rose Hockman recorded nine saves in the win.
Parsippany Christian girls’ soccer team will now play defending conference champion Veritas Christian in the conference finals on Friday, October 27 at 3:15 p.m. at Camp Dawson in Montville.
Veritas Christian defeated the Lady Patriots three times this season, with the latest victory being a close hard fought 4-3 win. The Lady Patriots held the lead most of the game yet Veritas Christian scored with under a minute remaining to claim the win. The Lady Patriots are seeking their first conference tournament championship since 2006.
In other action, the Parsippany Christian boys’ varsity soccer team lost to Veritas Christian 4-2 today in the semifinals of the boys’ soccer conference tournament.