After a heartbreaking loss in last year's girls lacrosse state quarterfinals, the Liberty Falcons look poised to become more than just a playoff staple. <\/p>\n
With Wednesday's Northwest Oregon Conference opening 14-4 win against rival Century at 53rd Ave. Park, the Falcons are now 3-0 to start the season. Liberty opened with a 15-5 win against Westview, then doubled up host Jesuit 10-5 on Monday. <\/p>\n
\"They've been playing really well together, especially our offense,\" Liberty's third-year coach Amber Christensen said. \"They make a lot of connections with really good passing, and they're very smart. We've had a lot of fun so far.\" <\/p>\n
Last season ended in dramatic fashion for the Falcons, who finished 14-5 and shared the conference championship with Century. Although, if you ask the Falcons, they consider themselves sole conference champions since they outscored the Jaguars overall in two meetings. <\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals against West Linn at Hillsboro Stadium, the Falcons were down by three goals with 5 1\/2 minutes to go. Their season was on the line, so they called a timeout. <\/p>\n
The break paid off as Liberty scored twice over the final 4:48 to pull within one of the Lions. The Falcons even had the ball and were threatening to tie the game with less than a minute to go. <\/p>\n
But a pass into traffic failed to connect, West Linn corralled the ball and the Lions tacked on one more score late to hold on for the 12-10 win. <\/p>\n
In addition to winning the conference title, the Falcons advanced to the final eight for the third time ever and first since 2008, following back-to-back first-round exits in 2009 and 2010. <\/p>\n
For the fourth year in a row, the Falcons' year ended in the playoffs at the hands of a team from the vaunted Three Rivers League. Following losses to Oregon City in 2008, Lakeridge in 2009 and Lake Oswego last season, Liberty took on this year's TRL No. 3 seed, West Linn. <\/p>\n
\"We played really well,\" Christensen said following the loss to West Linn. \"We're a really good team, and I think we'll be even better next year. So we're happy with our season.\" <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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