By Cassandra Soda – Staff Reporter

The Jonathan Law girls soccer team recently finished one of its most successful seasons ever.

The team had a historic season with a record of 8-6-2, which was Law’s first winning record since 1991 and its second-best record ever.

The team also made states this season for the first time in years. Law played Bunnell High School in the first round of the Class L state tournament, losing 2-1 in penalty kicks.

“We started summer conditioning in the beginning of July,” senior captain Bethany Edwards said. “We knew that we wanted to make it to states this year so we knew we had to practice really hard.”

The team has a strong connection on the field which helped to improve their record and win games.

“We have a lot of communication on the field,” senior Gina Difederico said. “After four years of playing together a lot of the seniors are comfortable playing together and know how we all play.”

Communication on the field was a key part of the game.

“One of the main reasons we had the success we had is due to the fact that our girls are playing like a team on the field,” head coach Mr. Rhode said. “We have many strong players, but every single person knows how to work together on the field and make a difference.”

The girls have strong relationships where they help each other get better as a player.

“We effectively tell each other how we can fix our mistakes but also praise each other for the good things we have done,” junior Morgan Macey said.

Not only do the Lawmen get along on the field, but off the field as well. The team has pasta parties before games and they do a lot of fundraising as a group.

“We are all very close and have made relationships that will last forever off the field,” Macey said.

The team has made a lot of improvements not only throughout the years but just this season.

“The team has improved dramatically since the beginning of the year,” Rhode said. “Once we settled into our system and consistently played it, our team started to master both the defensive and offensive part of the game.”

The girls changed their formation this year to one that would highlight their strengths as a whole.

“What helped us make states was working together as a team and being positive, lifting each other up,” junior Rhea Grant said.