First place in the Western League was on the line Tuesday night at Stadium by the Sea and the Palisades High women’s soccer team was locked in a tense 1-1 tie with Hamilton when the Dolphins’ smallest player made perhaps the biggest play of the season. As the second-half clock wound under 13 minutes, forward Lucy Miller curved a high shot over the goalie’s head and into the corner of the net from just outside the penalty area and Pali held on for a 2-1 victory that catapulted the Dolphins (10-2-1 overall, 7-1-0 in league) into the lead and avenged a previous 1-0 loss to the defending league champion Yankees. “It was definitely a shot,” Miller said with a smile. “I was shooting for that corner.” Hamilton (12-3, 7-2) struck first when Lauren Klibingat snuck between two Pali defenders in the penalty area and scored in the 29th minute. Pali answered back when Tia Lebherz scored on a header off of a cross from Miller in the 34th minute. The Dolphins can clinch the league title with a victory over Venice Monday.
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