KFDM COOP Posted January 18, 2008 Report Posted January 18, 2008 Pulidos guide Lady Titans twice at Central tournament HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER By Tom Halliburton The Port Arthur News BEAUMONT -- When Memorial coach Phil Mattingly says the family name "Pulido", he needs to clarify which of the cousins does what for his Lady Titans. Mattingly watched Friday as each Pulido played a star role in Memorial's two 4-0 victories over Ozen and Central at the Beaumont Central girls soccer tournament. The Lady Titans (3-1) would reach Saturday afternoon's championship round if they could defeat Silsbee this morning at 11 a.m. Senior two-year starter Maricela Pulido collected one goal and two assists against Ozen in Memorial's Friday morning tournament opener. Maricela followed it up with two more goals in the later victory over host Central. Freshman goalkeeper and younger cousin Brenda Pulido delivered two shutouts in the net without having to work all that hard in the two games. That's because Memorial led 17-0 over Ozen and 12-2 over Central in shots on goal. "I really thought our defense came back and played better in the second game," Mattingly said. "Our defense was a little sluggish but our midfield played really well in the first game against Ozen. "But considering that I'm starting seven freshmen right now, I'm pretty pleased." Besides Maricela Pulido, Memorial also has another senior midfield leader, Elizabeth Medina. Along with Pulido, Medina finished the day with three goals, scoring twice against Ozen and once against Central.
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