NEW BRAUNFELS — As the ball came crashing down inside New Braunfels Canyon’s box at Cougar Stadium Friday night, Melvin Molina was a deer in the headlights.
San Marcos head coach Lisa Mazur had been calling for her players to “chip it over” the heads of the hosts’ defense to Molina, betting that the junior forward could win in one-on-one situations. Senior midfielder Abel Benitez found room in the middle of the field and booted a long, high-arching pass toward Canyon’s goal.
Molina found himself wide open in front of goal, the ball hurling right at him.
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