We Travel to De Soto

Game 14: (13-1-0)
2 May vs. De Soto at De Soto (6-0)

2024 Stats




We hit the road tonight for our second-to-last regular season match against another one of what will be the top seeds of 5A East, the Wildcats of De Soto.

But this match played out well for the Saints, as we looked crisp and sharp, reminiscent of the early parts of the season. The passing was superb and balls did not stay on the girls' feet for very long all match—just a great match to watch.

We scored three each half, with the corner kick on display throughout the match. The announcer called Marn to Hansen a couple times, and then Anisten did her thing where she just bends the corner into back netting.

Brooklyn earned 5 corners on her own, with three of those becoming goals. (And really DiCola's direct kick was just a corner as well).

We played 15 girls a lot, and Ruder finished the match for Maggie, keeping the sheet clean for the night.

We should not miss the fact that we cashed basically 4 corner kicks and two crosses from the baseline! We, also, had a least two through balls that just missed being easy touch-ins. Balls off our feet quickly, with smart attacks—well done girls.

We have only one more match before Playoffs; we should be the one seed as we only have to win our last match, Senior Night vs. an EKL-winless Blue Valley.

The one seed will play the winner of the first play-in game, and then play the regional championship against the winner of the 8 vs. 9. If we keep winning, we will stay at home for our first three playoff matches, before moving to Spring Hill for the Final Four.

STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 16 (8) Corners: 7 (Marn 4, Cabantac, DiCola, O'Keefe)

28:31 Hansen (Marn slices the left-footed corner to mid-post)

22:25 Cabantac (she bends in the right-footed corner)

20:30 DiCola (Rylance hits just a great through ball for Anisten who t's it back for a great baseline-started goal)

Wildcats: Shots: 0 (0) Corners: 0

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 21 (12) Corners: 2 (Marn, Macorie)

25:03 Hansen (Brooklyn and Jane give us an encore of the first corner goal)

20:42 Marn (Anisten attacks low, t'ing it back to Brooklyn)

16:43 O'Keefe (DiCola starts the corner-like deadball from the right corner for some misclears before Maggie strikes it mid-box)

Wildcats: Shots: 2 (1) Corners: 0

WOM: Brooklyn Marn







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