Holy Spirit College girls' soccer team are just one win away from playing for a national title after qualifying for the semi-finals of the prestigious Bill Turner Trophy at Lake Macquarie.
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More than 400 teams entered the girls' competition with Bellambi-based Holy Spirit to meet Queensland's Cavendish Rd International Sports High in their national semi-final next Tuesday.
Two NSW schools, Westfields Sports and Hunter Sports (Northern NSW), meet in the other semi-final, with final and third place playoffs next Wednesday.
The semi-finalists, along with the top four boys' teams in the Bill Turner Cup will be honoured at a civic reception hosted by the City of Lake Illawarra Council next Monday.
The Bill Turner Trophy and Cup are the among the most important and traditional school-based soccer competitions in Australia with combined entries of more than 800 schools this year.
Holy Spirit qualified for the Final Four playoffs after a come from behind 3-2 win over Albury High in their quarter-final in Canberra last week.
Holy Spirit scored first but went 2-1 behind before Hannah Byron scored her second goal to equalise 10 minutes from full time.
The match went into extra time with outstanding Byron completing her hat-trick with a golden goal winner.
The girls are hoping to continue their winning run and complete an amazing achievement in making the final of a competition rich in history and prestige.
