Perhaps it was the long drive to Bellingham, or playing on an unfamiliar pitch at Civic Stadium, but Mountlake Terrace came out flat and was soundly defeated by Ferndale 2-0 in a 3A District 1 girls soccer game on Saturday.

The No. 5-seeded Hawks now must face No. 8-seeded Meadowdale in a loser-out match at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 4 at Edmonds Stadium.

Terrace was outshot by the Golden Eagles Saturday 12-3 in a physical match that included 25 fouls committed between the two teams.

Both Ferndale goals were scored by senior Jordin Bartel, the first in the 51^st minute off a header from two yards out, and the second on a one-on-one opportunity against Terrace goalkeeper Alexis McRae in the 68^th minute.

McRae did her best to keep the Hawks in the match, recording eight saves against Ferndale’s relentless offensive attack.

Terrace entered the district tourney following two-straight regular season victories and will need to return to that form to continue their postseason aspirations. The Hawks face a Meadowdale squad they defeated 4-1 on Sept. 23 but the Mavericks have improved as the season progressed. Meadowdale was undefeated in their final four matches of the regular season, picking up a draw with Lynnwood and victories over Everett, Glacier Peak and Stanwood.

Meadowdale dropped their first round district match to No. 1-seeded Edmonds-Woodway 3-0 on Saturday to fall to the losers’ bracket of the tourney.

– By Doug Petrowski

To view the entire District 1 3A Girls Soccer Tournament bracket, click https://www.wescoathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=1313&sport=11.

Mountlake Terrace Girls Soccer vs. Ferndale

Terrace          0          0          —          0
Ferndale        0          2          —          2

Scorers:
Jordin Bartel (Ferndale), assisted by Jazlynn Ahrens, in the 51^st minute
Jordin Bartel (Ferndale), unassisted, in the 68^th minute

MTHS next match: vs. Meadowdale, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 7 p.m. at Edmonds Stadium (loser-out match in the 3A District 1 Girls Soccer Tournament)