Freshman Aylani Callwood scored twice in the first half as top-seeded St. John’s burst to an early lead and rolled to a 7-2 victory over second-seeded Georgetown Day in the DCSAA Girls Soccer Championship on Sunday night at Catholic University’s Carlini Field.
Senior forward Kate Finch started the scoring in the seventh minute with the first of her two goals, knocking home a cross from Chloe Hewett-Marx. Three minutes later, Callwood headed Hewett-Marx’s corner kick into the net for a 2-0 lead.
Midway through the first half, Chloe Sesay started a beautiful sequence with a lead pass to Maggie Brault, who touched it on to Taylor Pemberton for the finish and a 3-0 lead.
Just before halftime, Callwood scored her second goal on another corner kick and St. John’s (15-3-2) was well on the way to its third state title in five seasons.
Sophomore midfielder Elise Wosinksa scored twice in the second half for Georgetown Day (9-7-1) as the Hoppers fell in the state title game for the second consecutive year, falling short in a bid for their first-ever state title.
Mia Arnold, Brault and Finch scored for St. John’s in the second half. The Cadets set a record for the most goals in a DCSAA girls soccer title game. The teams’ nine goals combined also was a state record.