‘O’ means nothing: How Bishop O’Dowd built a defensive powerhouse that doesn’t concede

OAKLAND — Bishop O’Dowd has been almost unfathomably dominant this girls soccer season. 

The Dragons have scored 89 goals and conceded one in 15 games, all wins. The lone goal came in their second-to-last regular-season game against Piedmont, when coach Mark Savvides subbed in all of his seniors and bench players for a last hurrah. 

It’s a recipe for a bored goalkeeper. Not that O’Dowd minds.

“Parker (Bridgeman) hasn’t had to do too much work in the back,” center back Ana Pintard noted.