Above: Does Alverno have enough to stop Sierra Vista’s Lizbeth Rodriguez (No. 11 above) and Vanessa Carlos?

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DIVISION 2
FLINTRIDGE SACRED HEART vs. BECKMAN at IRVINE HS, 7 p.m. — No. 2 seed Flintridge Sacred Heart (19-1-3) will take on No. 3 seed Beckman (18-2-1) in the Division 2 semifinals at 7 tonight at Irvine High. The Tologs, the 11th-ranked team in the nation, rallied in the second half last week to avenge a second-round loss of a year ago and beat defending champion Saugus, 3-2. Beckman will try to avenge a 2-1 loss to Flintridge Sacred Heart from back in December in the Los Tacos Tournament, which the Tologs won.

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DIVISION 7
ALVERNO at SIERRA VISTA, 3 p.m. — Alverno (16-5-1) visits second-seeded Sierra Vista (23-3) at 3 today. The Jaguars, the defending champions, feature three girls who have scored more than 25 goals this season: Jessica Capra (30), Cassie Saavadra (27) and Celina Minissian (26). Briana Alvarado has 15 goals and 16 assists and Maha Abdallah has 12 goals and 14 assists. For the Dons to advance to their first championship game in school history, they will have to defeat the defending champions today for a second time this season, having easily beaten the Jaguars 4-1 on Dec. 2. Sierra Vista (97) hasn’t scored as many goals as Alverno (141), but the Dons have allowed only 15 goals to the Jaguars’ 24. Sierra Vista has several players who can scorch the net, too. Vanessa Carlos leads the team with 30 goals and 25 assists and fellow midfielder Lizbeth Rodriguez has 21 goals and 27 assists.