LAKE WALES, Fla. – The Lady Royals brought plenty of excitement to the field and Warner campus last night as they won their senior day match in glorious fashion right as the fireworks erupted for homecoming weekend!
 
In epic fashion the Royals and Conquistadors battled back and forth and down to the last minute but thanks to a Samanntha Warren Golden Goal in the 98^th minute, the Royals captured their 11^th win of the 2018 season 3-2!
 
In the first half the Conquistadors jumped out to a quick 1-0 lead in the 11^th minute after knocking in a breakaway goal.
 
The Lady Royals finished the 1^st half with 6 total shots but walked into halftime down 1-0.
 
At halftime the Lady Royals honored their 4 seniors, #1 Sarah Bergkvist, #8 Danielle Stanley, #9 Larissa Campelo, and #10 Samanntha Warren.
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Sarah Bergkvist is from Tampa, Fla. She played at Strawberry Crest High School; she has played Goalie for the Royals for 4 years. Here are some of her career stats:

• 63 Games Played
• 5,328 Minutes Played
• 375 Saves
• 23 Wins
• 11 Shutouts

 
Danielle Stanley is from Orlando, Fla. and played at Lake Nona High School. She plays Mid-Fielder for the Royals and her career stats are:

• 34 Games Played             33 Shots
• 3 Goals                             15 Shots on Goal
• 6Points                             1 Game Winning Goal

 
Larissa Campelo is from Rio De Janeiro, Brazil and has played Mid-Fielder for the Royals for 3 years. Career Stats:

• 46 Games Played             15 Shots
• 1 Goal                                6 Shots on Goal
• 1 Assist
• 3 Points

 
Samanntha Warren is from Lakeland, Fla. She has played Mid-Fielder for the Royals for 3 years. Career Stats:

• 42 Games Played             78 Shots
• 14 Goals                            48 Shots on Goal
• 9 Assists                             6 Game Winning Goals
• 37 Points

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As the 2^nd half started, Royals Senior Danielle Stanley wasted no time finding the back of the net to even things up in the match 1-1 in the 49^th minute. 3 minutes later Naisha Alicea knocked in a penalty kick to give the Lady Royals a 2-1 lead.
 
The game was almost over when the Conquistadors were trying for one final push and were fouled inside the penalty box; in the 89^th minute Florida National tied things up 2-2 and forced the game into overtime.  
 
In the 1^st period of overtime the Royals applied strong offensive pressure, firing 4 shots in just 4 minutes and found the back of the net when Senior Samanntha Warren was able to cash in a goal off an assist from Natalia Carneiro and give the Lady Royals the 3-2 win!
 
Warren has now scored 10 goals this season and has added another Game-Winning-Goal to her resume!
 
The Lady Royals look to be playoff bound so stay tuned for more Lady Royals Soccer this season!