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Girls’ lacrosse: Cate finishes third at Western States Tournament

Los Angeles Times staff writer Ben Bolch
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Cate defeated Foothill, 8-7, in overtime Saturday to take third place in the Western States Tournament at Stanford.

Cate tied the score with less than a minute left in regulation on a goal by Shelby DeGroot and prevailed when senior tri-captain Cascade Zak scored in the extra period, giving the Rams their second victory in three games this season against Foothill. While most ties in lacrosse are decided by sudden-death overtimes involving a full complement of players, the Western States Tournament employed a unique format in which the teams each used only one fielder and one goalie until a goal is scored.

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Cate won four of five games in the tournament, losing only to eventual champion Solana Beach Santa Fe Christian. Zak finished the tournament with 19 goals and four assists; senior Tori Thompson had 10 goals and seven assists; sophomore goalkeeper Alexx Temena had 34 saves.

And perhaps the most grueling stat of the trip: The Rams spent 13.5 hours in their school bus, according to assistant coach Linda Sommers.

--Ben Bolch

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Ben Bolch

Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.

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