Cathedral Catholic Head Girls Soccer Coach Dawn Lee knows a thing or two about winning. Her Dons teams have won 11 CIF championships, the most recent in 2020 when they captured the Open Division banner.

When you win on such a high level, it’s inevitable that there will be at least a few tough losses along the way. Cathedral suffered one such devastating setback in the first round of the Open Division playoffs last February, falling on penalty kicks after a scoreless regulation and overtime against No. 7 seed Westview. It was the kind of result that’s not soon forgotten—even by the best of coaches and players.