Montverde Academy girls soccer has done it again!

On Saturday morning at the Lake Myrtle Sports Complex, the Eagles claimed the 2025-26 Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 3A State Championship with a hard-fought 2-0 victory over previously unbeaten Cardinal Gibbons — securing the fifth state title in program history and the third in the last four years.

This one wasn't easy — and that made it even sweeter.

With the exception of a 3-1 road loss to St. Thomas Aquinas in December, Saturday's championship match may have been arguably the most competitive test MVA faced all season. The first half was a tense defensive battle, with both teams limiting quality chances and neither able to break through. Every touch, every challenge, every clearance carried weight.

The match remained scoreless deep into the second half before senior standout Lola Rey delivered the breakthrough moment.

Rey, who has been electric all season, fired home her team-leading 27th goal of the year on a laser into the lower left corner from approximately 25 yards out with less than 13 minutes remaining. The strike sent the Montverde Academy faithful in attendance into a roar — and gave the Eagles the momentum they had been building all match.

Still, with just a one-goal lead, the tension remained.

That tension finally began to ease with just under six minutes remaining when Marta Arbenina found the back of the net from just outside the goalkeeper's box, doubling the lead to 2-0 and sending the MVA sideline into celebration mode.

While the final score shows a two-goal margin, the Eagles seemed to control the rhythm a little more than the Chiefs. MVA held an 11-8 advantage in total shots and a 6-3 edge in shots on goal, consistently applying pressure while maintaining possession for the majority of the contest.

Defensively, the Eagles were once again flawless. Goalkeeper Alyssa Strasbaugh recorded three saves, anchoring a back line that has been nothing short of dominant all year. The shutout marked Montverde Academy's 18th clean sheet of the season and the 19th time the Eagles held an opponent without a goal (MVA played to a 0-0 tie against Ponta Vedra in the season opener on November 4).

And the numbers behind this championship run are staggering.

In the 2026 portion of the 2025-26 schedule, MVA did not allow a single goal. Every game in 2026 was a shutout victory, with the Eagles outscoring opponents 49-0 across those 10 matches. For the full season, MVA outscored its opponents by a combined 93-6 — absolute dominance.

Five state championships now for the Eagles and three in four years.

MVA girls soccer isn't just winning — it's setting the standard.