Nolan Catholic girls soccer senior, all-area player of the year nets 100th career goal
Nolan Catholic senior Laci Earixson added to her high school legacy with three goals Thursday night to hit 100 career goals during the Vikings’ 6-0 win over Fort Worth All Saints in a district matchup.
Earixson added four more goals in Friday night’s senior celebration to up her margin to 105 career goals.
“It’s a huge accomplishment. Each season my goal is to score more than one goal a game,” Earixson said. “I thank my coaches and teammates for helping me get to where I am.”
The Texas Woman’s signee scored her 99th goal in the 15th minute vs. All Saints as she took a Victoria Watson pass in the box and beat the Saints’ goalie for the 1-0 lead.
“I started coaching her since she was 9 so to see the player she is now, it’s been a lot of fun watching her grow up on and off the field,” Nolan coach Jay Fitzgerald said.
Earixson hit her 100-goal milestone shortly after when she took a pass down the middle of the field, dribbled and scored from 10 yards to extend the Nolan lead to 2-0 in the first half.
“It got to me in the beginning, but once I got there I couldn’t stop,” Earixson said. “Once I got my first goal, I had to get my second. After that I could relax. Everyone wanted that goal for me really bad.”
The Vikings, the No. 1 ranked Fort Worth area girls soccer team, led 3-0 at the half with a score by Savannah Meyers. Lilly Martinez and Paola Vazquez scored in the second half and Earixson added her third goal late.
Allie Steining recorded her 16th shutout of the season.
After Friday’s win, Nolan improved to 21-3-2 overall and 6-0 in district.
The Vikings reached the TAPPS state championship last season. Earixson was named last year’s Star-Telegram all-area player of the year after scoring nearly 40 times.
“The competition we play on a yearly basis is the best,” Fitzgerald said. “It’s amazing considering our strength of schedule, the wear and tear and teams double and triple teaming her, and she still scores from different areas on the field. She’s a really versatile goal scorer. It’s an unbelievable feat and I can’t wait to see her play in college.”
This story was originally published February 6, 2021 at 2:33 PM.
