Freedom’s girls were knocked out of East Penn Conference soccer playoffs on Monday night after a 4-0 quarterfinal loss to Nazareth at Andrew S. Leh Stadium, Nazareth.

“The first time we played them, we scored pretty late off of a PK, so I feel like if we scored in the first half, it would give us more energy and let them fall mentally,” said Blue Eagles forward Kayley Hynes, whose goal in the 34th minute went just out of Freedom keeper Megan Raffino’s reach.

But the Pates didn’t fall mentally and came out striking in the second half, taking three shots that were just high of the goal.

“We kind of know what they do,” said Hynes. “You can’t stop watching, and you can’t stop paying attention.”

A penalty kick in the 71st minute by Rachel Billet put Nazareth up 2-0, and from there, it was all Blue Eagles.

“I feel like we play better in the second half, but scoring in the first half helped us get more into it and have momentum,” said Hynes, who hit the top right corner in the final minutes.

Then, after a missed free kick, Mikela Mooney found the back of the net to end the match.

“We had so many opportunities (in the regular season) and never finished any of them,” Hynes said. “It got to be frustrating for us, so we managed to take down their team and finally beat them.”

Nazareth will move on to a semifinal match on Wednesday, and Freedom will look ahead to District XI playoffs.