Today we continue the countdown of the Top 10 sports stories of the 2016-2017 school year at Pella Christian with number three.

The Eagles’ girls soccer team came from the brink of elimination to advancing to the class 2A regional finals after coming back to win a double overtime thriller.

Pella Christian edged Bondurant-Farrar 2-1 on June 2nd in the final athletic contest at Eagles football stadium of the last academic year. The Lady Jays broke free for a pinball type of goal in the 59th minute to take a 1-0 lead .

Tension grew throughout the final twenty minutes of action, as the Eagles tried to battle back, but found themselves just missing on a couple of shots as time started to dwindle. With less than a minute left, PC was down to their final chance, when Annika Terpstra found an open Laura DeZwarte with 37 seconds to tie the game. After saving their season, the Eagles again held the ball and had a few chances to end the game in the first overtime period, but eventually both teams needed a second OT to settle the score.

With 2:41 remaining, Cailey Terpstra lasered a pass from midfield to an open DeZwarte, who hit the game winner from 30 feet out. While the team celebrated with an ice water bucket dumped on Coach Buchheit, DeZwarte shares what went through her mind after the second goal.

“It was the greatest relief imaginable. I couldn’t even comprehend what was going on at first. It took a while to sink in, but then I realized that we did it – we finished it.”

Pella Christian finished the season 15-5 in the Regional Finals in a season which they shattered numerous school records for most wins and consecutive victories.