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Basehor-Linwood senior Audrey Brock (10) tries to avoid hand contact on the ball as well as the attack from Mill Valley's Kaitlyn Stacy Tuesday. Both teams remained scoreless in the first half but Mill Valley came around to defeat Basehor 3-0.

It was just one of those days for the Basehor-Linwood girls soccer team on Tuesday at Mill Valley.

The Jaguars were faster, stronger and had more cohesion than the Lady Bobcats, who were defeated 3-0.

Mill Valley goaltender Rebecca Newhouse made two diving saves on shots off the foot of Jessica Smith in the game's final five minutes to preserve the shutout, a microcosm of the day.

"If you have mental breakdowns, a good team will capitalize," BLHS coach Kevin Vincent said. "Mill Valley is a good team."

There was no score at halftime, despite the ball frequently being controlled by the Jaguars. Mill Valley made up for it in the second half. Kelly Donaghy scored the game's first goal with 34 minutes to play after her header found the back of the net. Miranda Lopez raced past the defense and shot a dribbler by BLHS goaltender Carol Smith into the right corner of the net with 23 minutes left for the second goal.

Vincent said the team had scoring chances in the first half but couldn't capitalize. He said his team thought it could play with Mill Valley, but the game turned when the Jaguars scored their first goal.

"Their offense is pretty good," Vincent said. "They put us on our heels. They are an attacking team."

Mill Valley's Breana Hoener capped the scoring with 18 minutes left after a high rocket shot beat Smith, who was able to touch the ball with the tips of her fingers at her leap's apex but not stop its momentum.