P.K. Yonge Girls Soccer Shuts Out Trenton 5-0

P.K. Yonge girls soccer continued its strong start to the season Tuesday night when it defeated visiting Trenton 5-0 to extend its winning streak to three games. 

The victory marked the Blue Wave’s sixth consecutive win against the Tigers (1-1), continuing a streak that dates to 2019. 

P.K. Yonge (3-0) wasted no time establishing its offensive presence. Abigail Luca opened the scoring off an assist from Karina Polanco, giving the Blue Wave an early 1-0 advantage in the first half. 

Junior Lillian Tomlinson led the Blue Wave’s scoring efforts with two goals, while Polanco and Veronica Zadesensky each converted a penalty kick to complete the five-goal game, with the four coming in the second half.

While the Blue Wave found success offensively, its defense was just as dominant. The Blue Wave limited Trenton to only two shot attempts, preventing the Tigers from finding scoring opportunities. 

P.K. Yonge first-year coach Tori Evans said the team’s defensive success comes from applying pressure across the entire field.  

“Our defense starts all the way out at our front line. We love to be a high-pressure team,” Evans said. “So all of that, working out from the front all the way to our back line, it’s more of a mentality.”

This aggressive defensive approach helped the Blue Wave maintain control and create scoring opportunities. 

P.K. Yonge will look to extend its winning streak when it hosts Buchholz (1-1) on Thursday at 7 p.m. The two teams played to a tie in their match last season, giving the Blue Wave another opportunity to come out with a victory.  

P.K. Yonge’s focus remains on developing consistency and strengthening its identity on the field, Evans said.

“It’ll be a very exciting game, but just taking away, getting better every time we step on the field, and just the little things that we need to work on, that we want to have, like as an identity in our team,” Evans said. 

Evans replaced longtime Blue Wave coach Rebecca Schackow, who stepped down in the spring after compiling a 133-27-16 record, winning eight district championships and reaching the state final four once in nine seasons.

Category: High School Sports, PK Yonge High School, Soccer, Trenton High School