Ain’t no cure for the summertime blues, especially for the women’s soccer team.

Like Anne of Green Gables, the Lady Jaguars are glad to live in a world where there are Octobers.

A miserable 2-5-3 record in August and September transformed into a dominant 6-2-0 mark in October. While most of America was cooling down, the Lady Jaguars were just warming up.

Head Coach Carolina Soto credited a 4-game win streak and transformational month to the development of team chemistry.

“The turnaround came about because we were finally meshing as a team,” she said. “All these different personalities finally connected to build this chemistry.”

Winning ways continued into November. A 5-1 win over the visiting Miramar College Jets pushed the Lady Jag’s overall record to 9-7-3 and 6-2-2 in conference.

Freshman forward Andrea Reyes got the Jags going with a goal in the third minute. After Miramar equalized five minutes later, Freshman forward Isabella Ferreira put the Jags ahead in the 24th minute. They never looked back.

Reyes’ second goal in the 36th minute pushed the lead to 3-1 at halftime. Goals by freshman forward Natalie Dubon and sophomore midfielder Alondra Osuna widened the gap in the second half and sealed the 5-1 victory.

SC will close out against Grossmont, San Diego Mesa and Cuyamaca.

Soto said the beginning of the season was rough, due to the large influx of freshmen after most of the 2018 sophomores transferred. Soto said every professor loves to see students transfer, though a mass exodus is hard on soccer coaches.

Soto said the Lady Jags intentionally faced formidable competition in the preseason in hopes of gaining experience against strong teams.

“We had a very tough preseason,” she said. “That is sometimes a double edge sword, because if you don’t do well you can lose some confidence.”

Sophomore goalkeeper Sharon Montoya said the team has hit its stride.

“All in all, we did our best, and that is what matters to me,” she said. “We want to keep pushing for these last games.”

Montoya has been a star for the team, allowing only two goals in October while recording four shutouts.

Playoff hopes remain alive, Soto said.

“It’s a very little (chance), but there is still a possibility,” she said. “I think if we had started the season now, it would be a whole different season because we finally came together.”