GIRLS' SOCCER: More on a magnificent Monday, especially in the Mission League

It was a marvelous Monday for Chaminade of West Hills and Harvard-Westlake of Studio City and a miserable one for Mission League rival Flintridge Sacred Heart of La Canada Flintridge. Newbury Park got itself back in playoff contention in the Marmonte League and North Hollywood extended its league unbeaten streak. If your team's result doesn't appear on this report, it's likely that no one affiliated with the team reported it to the Daily News.

So, without further delay, here's a recap of what transpired during the matches of Jan. 26:

Match of the night: Harvard-Westlake 2, Flintridge Sacred Heart 1: Flintridge Sacred Heart still has the inside track to the Mission League title, but Harvard-Westlake wasn't going to let the Tologs take another step at its expense, let alone at Slavin Field. After suffering a 1-0 loss Jan. 7 at St. Francis, the Wolverines (10-2-3, 3-1-2) earned a measure of revenge and prevented the Tologs (13-4-2, 5-1) from securing their first victory in 14 tries at Harvard-Westlake. Flintridge Sacred Heart controlled the run of play for the majority of the match, but despite outshooting the Wolverines 18-7 -- including six shots in a five-minute span in the first half -- the Tologs only had a 56th minute goal by Sinead Fleming to show for their efforts. Harvard-Westlake's efficiency on set plays, the lack of which plagued the Wolverines in their first meeting, was enough to help the Wolverines rebound from Flintridge Sacred Heart's early onslaught and build a 2-0 halftime lead on goals by senior captain Maddie Lenard. The goals were the first allowed by the Tologs since Dec. 29, snapping a run of seven consecutive shutouts. The road doesn't get any easier for Flintridge Sacred Heart, the top-ranked team in Div. II, following the loss to the No. 3 Wolverines, as the Tologs must travel Wednesday to No. 2 Chaminade, a place they have won only once in program history.

Goal of the night: A busted play. A brave effort. A demoralizing blow for the opposition. It all happened in the matter of a few seconds for Harvard-Westlake senior Maddie Lenard near the end of the first half. Having already staked the Wolverines to a 1-0 lead in the 35th minute on a 27-yard free kick that caught Flintridge Sacred Heart goalkeeper Dominique Oro off guard with a shot that was drilled near post just past the Tologs' wall, Lenard struck again less than a minute before the whistle. Haley Boysen's intent was to send the corner kick in the middle of the penalty area, if not the far post. But the USC-bound junior mishit the ball, resulting in it only traveling to the near post. However, Lenard found herself in the right place at the right time and connected on a diving header inside the right post before landing on the ground, with a Tologs defender falling on top of her. Not a bad way to record your first two goals of the season.