Game 20: 26 May at Bethel College vs Maize (3-0)
Ok, 3-0 might be a little deceiving.
Let's start with the BWhite Player of the Match—Nicole McEnroe. Maize is winning the midfield early in the match. They have Hallie doubled every time she receives a ball. They are beating us to most balls. So we are a little on our heels when they win a ball from Hallie, nicely move it through their midfield and then over Romme (and the ball also beats Crow—not good!) leaving their best 1 v 1 with Nicole. She comes out big, defeats the shot with an unreal kick save. Check it out!
That play got us jazzed, now ready to play. A short time later we get a corner that changes the game. We head the ball down in the box for Kyli to get the ball pushed towards goal. Their defender stops the shot with her hand: red card, PK. We go up 1-0, and they have to play the rest of the match with 10 players. So.
We added a nice corner-kick goal and a breakaway at the beginning of the second half before just coasting.
Probably our frosh, as a group, had their best match of the year—Goza saved a sure goal; Yanes was our best center midfielder; Kimball brilliant and so tough up top; Moira played her most physical match of the year; Carl Jr. shut down the side; Pam gave us good play underneath, at center mid, and at defensive center midfield; and Molly added another clean sheet, although she needs to thank Kate. Check it out!
Today will be another intense, physical match. Southwest is a very good team who is well coached and who knows us—as well as we know ourselves.
Let's start with the BWhite Player of the Match—Nicole McEnroe. Maize is winning the midfield early in the match. They have Hallie doubled every time she receives a ball. They are beating us to most balls. So we are a little on our heels when they win a ball from Hallie, nicely move it through their midfield and then over Romme (and the ball also beats Crow—not good!) leaving their best 1 v 1 with Nicole. She comes out big, defeats the shot with an unreal kick save. Check it out!
That play got us jazzed, now ready to play. A short time later we get a corner that changes the game. We head the ball down in the box for Kyli to get the ball pushed towards goal. Their defender stops the shot with her hand: red card, PK. We go up 1-0, and they have to play the rest of the match with 10 players. So.
We added a nice corner-kick goal and a breakaway at the beginning of the second half before just coasting.
Probably our frosh, as a group, had their best match of the year—Goza saved a sure goal; Yanes was our best center midfielder; Kimball brilliant and so tough up top; Moira played her most physical match of the year; Carl Jr. shut down the side; Pam gave us good play underneath, at center mid, and at defensive center midfield; and Molly added another clean sheet, although she needs to thank Kate. Check it out!
Today will be another intense, physical match. Southwest is a very good team who is well coached and who knows us—as well as we know ourselves.
STATS:
First Half:
Saints: Shots: 14 (5) Corners: 5 (Klanke 2, Kimball, Moss, K. Heying)
11:21 M. Heying (Klanke's corner creates an intentional handball to stop a goal: red card and PK)
6:45 K. Heying (Klanke's corner bends to the back post for a great head-in)
Maize: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 0
Second Half:
Saints: 14 (8) Corners: 3 (Bryson, Raunig, Jackson)
39:04 Klanke (Woltering chips the ball over the top)
Maize: Shots: 3 (1) Corners: 0
Catch-it Kansas
NEWTON, Kansas. Maize high school girls’ soccer team has been to state nine years in a row, and for nearly a decade has been the high standard of soccer in Wichita. St. Thomas Aquinas girls’ soccer team has won state seven years in a row and is known as the well-established power of Class 5A. Friday night in Joe Goering stadium was where one of the dynasties fell as Aquinas powered past Maize 3-0.
Mallory Heying was the first to score for Aquinas on a penalty shot early in the first half. It was just five minutes later when undoubtedly the most incredible play of the game occurred when Senior Katelyn Heying scored with a header with an off the corner kick assist from Sophomore Hallie Klanke.
“We play really well together, we feed off of each other,” said Klanke. “We know what each other will do and what we need to do for each other,” said Heying.
Which proved to be true throughout the game.
Aquinas came out fired up in the second half and scored within a minute, reversing the roles of Heying and Klanke, this time Klanke scored off the assist from Heying.
Maize Senior Raquelle Hardin, had 10 saves from the 20 shots fired from Aquinas. The goals were the most allowed by Hardin in a single game this season.
Maize finishes its season 15-4, while Aquinas will face Blue Valley Southwest tomorrow trying to earn its eighth straight state title and 17th overall.
“The tradition helps us, the girls believe and they expect it to happen,” said head coach, Craig Ewing. “We’ve got consistency.”
Serving his 30th year as a head coach, Ewing has been at St. Thomas since the program started. So he is familiar with consistency.
“I have a consistent staff, so we have an overall same philosophy,” said Ewing. “That’s been one of our keys to success is to have a defensive and offensive philosophy and everyone buys in.”
Wichita Eagle:
5A girls soccer: Shorthanded Maize falls to Saint Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas Aquinas, BV Southwest to play for Kansas 5A girls soccer title
NORTH NEWTON, KAN.
St. Thomas Aquinas reached its ninth straight Kansas girls soccer championship game Friday, beating a shorthanded Maize team 3-0 in a Class 5A semifinal game at Newton-Bethel College Athletic Complex.
The Saints (16-3-1) overwhelmed Maize, scoring all three of their goals after a first-half red card against the Eagles.
“We were on the fortunate end of the red card tonight,” Aquinas coach Craig Ewing said. “We have to use this momentum going into tomorrow.”
In the 29th minute, Kaylee Swanson was called for an apparent handball in front of the Maize goal, leading to the ensuing red card. Aquinas’ Mallory Heying converted the penalty, putting the ball in the top right corner for a 1-0 lead.
In the 33rd minute, sister Katelyn Heying scored on a header off a corner kick from Hallie Klanke, giving the Saints a 2-0 halftime advantage. Seconds into the second half, Klanke received a nice through ball from Anna Woltering and tapped it in past Maize keeper Raquelle Hardin.
Aquinas tallied 20 shots, including 10 in the first half.
Maize had a seventh-minute breakaway by Elizabeth Palmer, but her shot was deflected by Aquinas keeper Nicole McEnroe. In the 65th minute, Maize’s lone second-half opportunity, Makayla Toth appeared to have an open net but Aquinas freshman Kate Goza cleared the ball.
Aquinas, which faces Blue Valley Southwest (16-3-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday, will look to win its eighth consecutive state championship.
“We’re going to bed early tonight,” Klanke said. “We know it’s all on the line tomorrow.”
St. Thomas Aquinas 3, Maize 0
Halftime: Aquinas 2-0. Aquinas: M. Heying, PK, K. Heying (Klanke), Klanke (K. Heying), Shots: Aquinas 10-10—20, Maize-3-1—4. Saves: Aquinas, McEnroe 1-0—1, Hartnett 0-1—1 ; Hardin, 4-6—10
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