As the whistle blew signifying the end of the MCAL semifinals, midfielder Chace Schornstein, looked up at the scoreboard where in red lights the score was blaring: Visitor – 1, Home – 0.
Schornstein’s four-year varsity MCAL career was over in what she described as the blink of an eye.
“It was just last year where we had beaten them for the championship,” she said, describing the team’s MCAL title win over Marin Catholic last year.
A few days later the team faced Bentley in the first round of NCS. With no hesitation on the field, Schornstein led her team, scoring five of the team’s eight goals in their dominating win, while making it look easy.
When Schornstein finished her MCAL season, she led the league in goals with a grand total of 17.
Schornstein’s natural talent has been displayed not only on the soccer field, but on the basketball court for the past four years. She is leaving Redwood with a grand total of eight varsity letters.
Her dedication to soccer began when she was only four year old, playing pee-wee soccer.
She hasn’t stopped since and as her talents continued to develop, Schornstein began playing for Marin FC, an elite club soccer organization.
“You realize it’s worth it when you win a big game,” she said. “Nothing beats that feeling than leaving the field knowing you left it all out there. I worked hard, I played my best, I gave it my all, that’s all I need to know.”
She was named to the All-MCAL first team for basketball her senior year and both her sophomore and junior year for soccer. Results for this years soccer all-league team were not available as of press time.
“Nothing in my life beats a team sport,” she said. “The connection between players, coaches, there is nothing like it. Some of my best friends have been made through these sports.”
Schornstein has committed to play soccer at UCSB. As Schornstein prepares to get tortillas thrown at her onto the field next year, a long-standing tradition at UCSB, she said she could not have asked for a better place to lay her foundation.
“It is going to be so weird after the next four years are over and I am done with the game. I just want to keep playing for as long as I can,” she said. “I’ve loved it so much.”
Her love for the sport has been supported by her family.
“My parents have taken me to all my games,” she said. “They drove me to practice. There is no way I would be playing D-I next year without them.”
