PUYALLUP — It may not have ended the way Arlington wanted it to, but the girls soccer team enjoyed their time in Puyallup and placed fourth in the state with a record of 17-­6.

“It was a fun trip and journey for these girls and for me,” coach Nathan Davis said.

The Lady Eagles had many opportunities to score but couldn’t get points against Edmonds-Woodway Nov. 21 in the state consolation game.

“The girls showed a lot of heart and energy,” Davis said.

Arlington had better possession the entire game, but precision was missing.

“Sometimes in soccer you can have all the possession but can’t put it in,” Davis said.

Woodway managed to score two goals on Kat Sanchez in the first half.

“The girl made a really nice shot and the second goal she [Sanchez] mishandled,” Davis said.

“She’s made tons and tons of plays. It was cold. It’s soccer, and that’s what happens sometimes.”

The Eagles went full offensive in the second half, with attempted kicks from Danielle Baker, Olivia Larson and Mackenzie Buell, but the Eagles couldn’t get it in the net.

“Every time we’ve played them it’s been hard to get quality shots off,” Larson said. “They played tight. We played our best but couldn’t get a goal in.” Baker was the most persistent of them and was making breaks toward Woodway’s goal in the second half. “She had a lot of opportunities,” Davis said.

The team’s goal was to compete for a state title. It was talked about in the very first practice, Davis said.

“For them, they believe it but I don’t know if anyone else believed it, and they just did an awesome job,” Davis said.

Larson, also a team captain, would have liked to have placed third, but was pleased for her team to make it this far.

“We set ourselves up, and we got this far so that’s something to be proud of I think,” Larson said.

Teammate and captain Kerra Williamson was also pleased with how far the team went.

“I’m definitely proud on how far we have come,” Williamson said. “We would have liked to get further, but I’m just really proud on how far we have gotten.”

Arlington lost 1-0 the night before to Southridge, putting them in the consolation game.

Two-time defending state champion Edmonds-Woodway lost 2-1 to Seattle Prep. The Eagles just lost recently to Edmonds-Woodway in the district championship game.

In the state title game, Seattle Prep beat Southridge 1-0.