Forget the score – remember the experience.
The Burnaby North Vikings saw their season come to an end Monday in a 5-0 defeat at the hands of West Vancouver in a zone cross-over for provincial qualifying.
For the senior girls soccer team, it was a second-straight loss, coming on the heels of a 3-0 setback last week in the Burnaby-New West league playoff final.
The loss to New West put them in a must-win situation against the North Shore No. 2 team.
But while those results may sting, for a team with only one Grade 12 on the roster, making the final and playing a qualifying game were all layers upon an experience for a mostly Grade 9 and 10 lineup.
“It was fantastic, because I saw this as a rebuilding year,” remarked Burnaby North head coach Deborah Peters.
The Vikings finished first at 6-1-1 in the regular season and handed New West its only loss.
The highlight, Peters said, was how this diverse group of primarily Grade 8 to 11 players came together.
“It was just wonderful how they became a cohesive team. They always played hard.”
