Saints Head to Nationals

 

Game 11:  (8-2-1); EKL (3-1-1)
28 April vs. Waukee Northwest (0-1)





Well the girls returned to Iowa to compete with some of the best teams in the US.  They opened against the top team in Iowa, Undefeated, Waukee Northwest (9-0-0) who promptly lost for the first time Thursday at Nationals but came back to down us, 1-0.

It had to be a tough loss for the girls who dominated the match. We earned 13 corners, 13!, but we did not score on any of them. 

We gave up an early goal on a breakaway at the beginning of the second half. Somehow, that stood for the match. Northwest got only 4 shots off for the match, only 1 corner all game.

We did lose Andi early in the match, so that did affect us a bit. I can’t see their goal happening with Andi in the match. 

For this group to be shutout twice in two consecutive games is pretty much a mystery.  We have a lot of firepower. So hopefully we get things turned around tomorrow against Divine Savior, and get our swagger back.

The talent show did happened!

3rd Place: "Shooting Star Dance" (Sydney Watts, Andi Rylance, Sophie Spinello, and Zoe Macrorie).

2nd Place: "Life in the Dreamhouse" (Alexis Scherzer, Lindsey Whorley, Maggie O'Keefe, Cara Holton)


First Place: Rap, "Bench Ballers" (Bria Demand, Brandy Herhusky, Julia Flynn, Claudia Kammerer)





STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 5 (3) Corners: 5 (Watts 2, O'Keefe 2, Marn)

Northwest:

Shots: 1 (0) Corners: 0

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 8 (4) Corners: 8 (O'Keefe 4, Watts 3, Marn)

Northwest:

Shots: 3 (2) Corners: 1

38:16 #2 (she settles our weak clear on their side of midfield before dribbling unchallenged to the top box before hitting a low, sharp shot to the back post!)

From the Talent Show's Stand-up Comedy's Best Joke:

"How many corner kicks does it take for Aquinas to score a goal?"

. . . we'll never know!







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