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The Independence (Glendale, AZ) varsity soccer team won Friday's home conference match against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) by a score of 8-0.

	1	2	Final
La Joya Community	0	0	0
Independence	-	-	8

Final score provided by S. AIA.

Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Match Stats

La Joya Community (24-25)

Independence (24-25)

La Joya Community

Field Stats

#	Athlete Name	Stls
	Team Totals	45
2	Alexyah Marquez (Fr)	5
7	A. Gonzalez (Fr)	5
9	Sensi Garcia (So)	2
10	S. Morales (Jr)	8
12	Brianna Aguila (Fr)	2
13	Maggie Gonzalez (Jr)	4
14	Maria Gutierrez (So)	4
15	Abigail Navarro (Sr)	1
16	Jocelynn Soto (So)	2
20	Kaley Velazquez (Fr)	7
22	E. Salazar Barriga (Fr)	4
23	Brylee Garland (So)	1

Independence

Field Stats

#	Athlete Name	Goals	Asst	Pts
	Team Totals	8	8	24
3	Briana Mora (Jr)		1	1
5	April Ramos (Sr)	1	2	4
6	D. Hernandez (Sr)	1		2
9	X. Benavides (Sr)	1	3	5
14	L. Velazquez (Sr)	2		4
16	Melissa Abarca (Sr)		1	1
18	Giselle Garcia (So)	2		4
19	J. Palacios (Jr)		1	1
20	Y. Castro Cisneros (Sr)	1		2

La Joya Community

#	Athlete Name	G	Shots	SOG	SOG %	PKG	PKA	GWG	YC	RC
	Team Totals			1
23	Brylee Garland (So)			1

Independence

#	Athlete Name	G	Shots	SOG %
	Team Totals	8	40	.0
3	Briana Mora (Jr)		2	.0
5	April Ramos (Sr)	1	6	.0
6	D. Hernandez (Sr)	1	2	.0
9	X. Benavides (Sr)	1	11	.0
12	Joselynn Garcia (Sr)		3	.0
13	Jocelyn Vite (Jr)		6	.0
14	L. Velazquez (Sr)	2	2	.0
16	Melissa Abarca (Sr)		1	.0
17	E. Arellano Tinajero (Sr)		1	.0
18	Giselle Garcia (So)	2	2	.0
19	J. Palacios (Jr)		2	.0
20	Y. Castro Cisneros (Sr)	1	2	.0

La Joya Community

Goaltending

#	Athlete Name	G. Min	OT Min	Opp SOG	GA	Saves	Save %	GAA
	Team Totals	70		30	8	22	.7	9.143
25	Nayma Mercado (Jr)	70		30	8	22	.7	9.143

Independence

Goaltending

#	Athlete Name	G. Min	OT Min	Opp SOG	GA	Saves	Save %	GAA
	Team Totals					2
0	C. Birrueta-Reyes (Sr)					2

La Joya Community

#	Athlete Name	PK Saves	PKA	SO	Win	Loss	Tie
	Team Totals					1
25	Nayma Mercado (Jr)					1

Independence has not entered any goaltending stats.

Match Story

Arizona High School Soccer - Independence knocks off La Joya Community

February 7, 2025: Glendale, AZ 85303

In Friday's non-league outing, the host Independence Patriots soccer squad scored a nice 8-0 win over the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos.

Players of the Match

La Joya Community (24-25)

Congratulations to #25 Nayma Mercado for being selected the La Joya Community Girls Soccer Player of the Match.

Independence (24-25)

Congratulations to #18 Giselle Garcia for being selected the Independence Girls Soccer Player of the Match.

LJCHS @ Independence Soccer Match Info

Fri., Feb. 7, 2025 @ 6p

Independence High School

The Independence (Glendale, AZ) varsity soccer team won Friday's home conference match against La Joya Community (Avondale, AZ) by a score of 8-0.

Rankings & Records

La Joya Community (24-25)

National	AZ	Div.
2,628	163	41

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	GF	GA
5-12-2	0-4-1	1-6	4-5-2	0-1	.316	.000	29	72

Independence (24-25)

National	AZ	Div.
1,064	64	18

Overall	Region	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	Region %	GF	GA
14-4-1	5-0	8-0-1	5-2	1-2	.763	1.000	78	10

Team Scoring Averages

	1	2	Final
La Joya Community	.5	.3	1.5
Independence	1.0	1.3	4.1

Team Stat Comparison

La Joya Community		Independence
29	Goals	78
14	Assists	62
14	Shots	375
641	Steals	-
4.267	Goals Against Average	-

Team Leaders

La Joya Community		Independence	National Avg.
#2 Alexyah Marquez6	Goals	#13 Jocelyn Vite32	5
#13 Maggie Gonzalez5	Assists	#13 Jocelyn Vite16	3
#2 Alexyah Marquez6	Shots	#13 Jocelyn Vite93	12
#10 Stephanie Morales108	Steals	-	25
#25 Nayma Mercado3.953	Goals Against Average	-	1.607

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
La Joya Community	1-6-1		Independence	7-1

Date	Away	Home	Result	Date	Away	Home	Result
12/16/24	La Joya Community	Fairfax	(W) 5-0	12/10/24	Fairfax	Independence	(W) 9-0
1/13/25	Sierra Linda	La Joya Community	(L) 3-2	1/29/25	Sierra Linda	Independence	(W) 6-0
1/17/25	La Joya Community	Centennial	(L) 9-0	12/3/24	Centennial	Independence	(W) 1-0
1/21/25	La Joya Community	Copper Canyon	(T) 2-2	1/14/25	Independence	Copper Canyon	(W) 4-0
1/23/25	Verrado	La Joya Community	(L) 7-0	12/4/24	Verrado	Independence	(L) 1-0
1/27/25	Kellis	La Joya Community	(L) 9-1	12/12/24	Independence	Kellis	(W) 4-0
1/29/25	Washington	La Joya Community	(L) 4-1	2/4/25	Independence	Washington	(W) 8-0
2/4/25	La Joya Community	Glendale	(L) 4-2	1/21/25	Glendale	Independence	(W) 6-0

Record Breakdown

La Joya Community (24-25)		Independence (24-25)
5-12-2	Overall	14-4-1
0-4-1	League	5-0
5-7-1	Non-League	6-1
0-1	Head to Head	1-0
1-6-1	Common Opponent	7-1
1-6	Home	8-0-1
4-5-2	Away	5-2
0-1	Neutral	1-2
0-0	Playoff	0-1
5-12-2	In-State	14-4-1
0-0	Out-of-State	0-0