There were no miracles for the Maryvale soccer team against Notre Dame Prep Wednesday.
The Lions ran into a highly skilled Blazers team and were outplayed most of the game before falling, 3-0, in Brooklandville in an Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland non-league game.
Forwards Halle Regan, Alex Fava and Gillian Eby scored for the winners.
Notre Dame Prep — which plays in the A Conference — outshot the Lions, 19-5.
"It was difficult for us with that speed they have up top," said Maryvale coach Colin Devlin, whose team competes in the B Conference. "They are coming right at you. They exploited us in the back two times."
The Blazers (5-2) pressured the Maryvale defense of Mary McWright, Alex Maki, Vera Pommett and Gianna Trombetta right away.
Notre Dame Prep's first goal came only four minutes into play. Goalie Delaney Page saved Regan's initial shot, but the forward knocked the rebound into the right corner for a 1-0 advantage.
Maryvale got some life offensively in the middle of the half.
Trombetta's corner kick into the goal box was headed out of danger by Regan before netminder Gabie Christy stopped Mia Katris' point-blank shot.
Fiftteen minutes after Regan's goal, Fava found the back of the goal on a feed from Camille McGarvey.
"The goals all came from plays from the side," Notre Dame Prep coach Val Teixeira said. "It was good the forwards scored to build their confidence. It was a good performance on their part overall."
Notre Dame Prep dominated in the second half, outshooting the hosts, 8-0, in the first 20 minutes.
Maryvale withstood all the pressure before finally getting its first shot of the half off with 15 minutes remaining as Ashley Gabor rejected Kaitlyn Hughes' attempt.
Eby finished the scoring when she knocked home Ellie Curry's crossing pass.
"We had a game yesterday against John Carroll," Teixeira said of his team's 3-1 victory, which saw Regan score two goals and Curry add the other. "The kids that played a lot of minutes yesterday didn't play as much today. We wanted to save their legs. We gave other kids opportunities to play, and they did a good job."