from okcfriday.com

The Deer Creek girls soccer team has entered rarified air this season.
Not only have the Antlers won nine of their matches this season, they also haven’t allowed a goal all season.
“We challenged ourselves to get a shutout each game,” first-year coach Amel Muhamed-agic said. “So far, we’ve met that challenge.”
The Antlers are also looking for their first Class 5A state championship since 1995.
They have gotten to the state semifinals in each of the last six years, but have lost those matches to Tulsa’s Bishop Kelley.
The Antlers have all but clinched their district championship, and will likely host the first two rounds of the playoffs.
Deer Creek has just two seniors in its lineup, Amy Grow and Melissa McLaws.
Despite their young lineup, the Antlers have a lot of game experience. Ten of their 11 starters play on club teams, either in the Northwest OKC Soccer Club or Edmond Soccer Club.
“We have a lot of kids who play on club teams,” Muhamedagic said. “We’ve had a good mix of the younger and older players.”
In its last match, Deer Creek routed El Reno 10-0.
Senior Amy Grow led the Antlers with six goals and three assists.
It’s the second time this season that Grow has scored six goals in a game, and the fourth straight match with at least a hat trick. She leads Class 5A with 39 goals on the season, and signed to play at Kansas next year.
McLaws is the “anchor” of the Antlers’ defense, Muhamedagic said. She is planning to attend Army.
Others on the defensive line include sophomore Ashley Strong, freshmen Roman Ed-wards, Holly Blackwell and Alex Branson. The Antlers’ goalkeeper is junior Gina Mengwassen.
Senior Ariana Pugliese, junior Emily Hartshorn, and freshmen Maddie Smith and Maddie Windha make up the forward line.