Girls soccer/Fox Valley roundup
Elgin Academy 4, Woodlands Academy 1: The Hilltoppers (4-4, 2-1) carried an early 1-0 lead into halftime before adding on 3 more insurance goals in the second half to earn the victory. Ashley Barnes recorded 2 goals to lead the Hilltoppers while Emma Stone (assist) and Sophia Skok each added a goal. Mary Snell recorded 2 saves in goal.
Dundee-Crown 2, Crystal Lake Central 1: Hannah Larsen scored twice to lead the Chargers (5-11-1, 4-4) to a Fox Valley Conference victory over Crystal Lake Central. Jill Weichman and Kelly Beck each added an assist while Ali Sanders turned away 3 shots on goal for the Chargers.
Burlington Central 1, Richmond-Burton 1: The Rockets (6-5-1, 4-0-1) found the back of the net first as Heather Krup took a feed from Camille Dela Cruz with less than a minute to play in the first half to take an early 1-0 into halftime. Richmond-Burton knotted up the score in the second half and after 2 overtime periods, this Big Northern East Conference game ended in a draw. Caitlin Solberg recorded 8 saves in goal for the Rockets.
South Elgin 2, Glenbard East 0: The Storm (10-5) picked up a nonconference victory as they defeated Glenbard East. Lauren Vedrine and Savanah Uveges each recorded a goal while Lauren McKay added an assist. Emily Young turned away 6 shots on goal to preserve the shutout.
Hampshire 7, North Boone 1: The Whip-Purs (11-3-4, 6-1) started out fast and never looked back as they carried a 6-0 lead into halftime to eventually pull out the victory in Big Northern East action. Alex Zeller and Paige Palubicki (assist) each recorded 2 goals for the Whips’ while Dakota Walther, Emily Zeller (assist), and Helena Van Eck (assist) each found the back of the net once.
St. Francis 7, St. Edward 0: The Green Wave (7-4-1, 4-3) were unable to get on the scoreboard as they were defeated at home in Suburban Christian Conference action. Paige Gannon turned away 8 shots on goal.