Class 1A Region 2 Girls Soccer Semifinal Results for Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
St Albert at East Sac
St Albert 6
East Sac 1
East Sac played a competitive 80 minutes as they faced off against St Albert in the Class 1A Region 2 Semifinals Tuesday evening. St Albert controlled the ball well in the first half, playing a majority of the first half on the East Sac side of the field. Yet, East Sac played a good defense aided by Aleisha Thayer in the goalie position. A good chunk of the first half went by before any team netted a goal. St Albert was awarded a penalty kick and was able to get on the board and take a 1-0 with 28:55 left in the first half. The Saints got another goal with 19:53 left to play, to take a 2-0 lead, but East Sac started to play a bit more aggressively and control the ball. Bree Boeckman was able to get a pass from teammate Kayla Meyer down field and gave East Sac a goal with 1:08 left in the first half. St Albert got another chance at a penalty kick, but Thayer was able to block the second attempt.
St Albert held on to a 2-1 lead going into the second half of play. Similar to the first half, both teams struggled to net any goals for the majority of the second half. St Albert ultimately grabbed another goal with 22:10 left to play and two more in quick succession to get up 5-1 with 12:49 left to play. The final goal of the game came from St Albert as Thayer was unable to get a good grasp of the ball, giving the Saints a 6-1 lead and eventually the victory.
East Sac’s season comes to an end with a winning record of 13-4 as St Albert improves to 9-9 and will take on Treynor in the Regional Final on Friday. East Sac graduated 11 seniors who were part of the soccer team, those seniors include: Makayla Meyer, Mia Lynch, Laryn Sharp, Megan Meyer, Felicia Hagner, Martina Riggio, Madelyn Ehler, Haylee Nissen, Olivia Wernimont, Lexi Boeckman, and Brianna Boeckman.
