(PHOTOS) Kuemper Girls Soccer Plays Well but Falls Regional on Wednesday

Girls Regional Soccer- Class 1A Region 3

Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley At Kuemper

Nodaway Valley/WCV 1

Kuemper 0

 

Kuemper edged Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley in a regular season matchup on May 10th, winning 2-1 in penalty kicks so they knew they were going to be in for a tough matchup. They played one of their best matches of the season and got a fantastic night from goalie Ashlyn Badding who made two great diving saves in the 1st half and was even better in the 2nd half, keeping her team in a match where they couldn’t seem to catch a bounce as they fell 1-0 in the opening round of Regional play.

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  The match was scoreless heading into half and the Wolverines were having more success keeping the ball on their offensive end though the Knights were able to take a few shots on goal. They finished with 19 shots on goal to 20 shots on goal for Nodaway Valley/WCV which tells you how tight the match was. The Wolverines took the lead at the 14:11 mark when Kuemper got a bad bounce and kicked the ball into their own goal. Madelyn Jaeger of Nodaway Valley/WCV was credited with the goal. Kuemper fought back and had several chances in the closing moments but couldn’t get a clean look on goal because the Wolverines defense had played physical all match and did a nice job on not letting Kuemper break free. The Knights front line has been fantastic all season, and credit goes to the Wolverines on being able to contain them. Kenya Prescott led Kuemper with 8 goals on goal, Catherine Mayhall and Karly Baumhover each had 3, Lauren Boell took 2 shots and Kiley Trecker, Kora Thomsen and Kylie Feilmeier all had 1 shot on goal. Ashlyn Badding shined in goal with 20 saves. The Knights finish the season at 10-8. Kuemper Stats Ashlyn Badding 20 Saves