Soccer Playoffs : Coronado Girls Outlast Mission Bay in Shootout

Coronado High School, which has lost nine players to injuries this season, faced another endurance test Wednesday night against visiting Mission Bay in a first-round San Diego Section girls’ 3-A match.

With seven minutes left, Mission Bay tied the match, 1-1. Both sides went scoreless the rest of regulation and through two 20-minute overtimes.

But sixth-seeded Coronado (11-4) hit its first three penalty kicks in the elimination shootout, and Mission Bay missed its three, giving Coronado a 2-1 victory and a matchup Saturday at No. 1 San Pasqual.

Theresa Vernetti, who also scored a first-half goal, Alison Scharff and Jenny Cox connected in the shootout. After watching two Mission Bay shots sail over the crossbar, Coronado goalie Lori Faulkner stopped the third.

In other 3-A girls’ games:

USDHS 1, Rancho Buena Vista 0--Alison Palmiotto scored 15 minutes into the match as USDHS (15-6-1) advanced to meet Hilltop Saturday.

Ramona 3, Castle Park 0--Kristi Smoyer scored two goals, one midway through the first half and one midway through the second, as Ramona (15-3-2) advanced to play Christian Saturday.

San Marcos 3, San Diego 0--San Marcos advanced to meet University City Saturday by winning at San Diego.

BOYS 3-A

Castle Park 1, Christian 0 (2 OT)--Memo Solorio scored on a breakaway pass 10 minutes into the second 20-minute overtime period for Castle Park (14-4-5), which plays at Ramona Saturday.

University City 2, Parker 0--Keith Kaneko and Mike O’Shea each scored for visiting University City, which plays Saturday at Hilltop.

El Camino 3, Calvary Christian 1--Mike Wenzel, Tony Dominguez and Brandon Kuemel each scored as the visitors advanced to Saturday’s round at La Jolla.

St. Augustine 2, San Marcos 1--St. Augustine advanced to play at San Diego Saturday.