Girls soccer: Batavia opens Iowa tournament with win

Posted April 26, 2019 1:00 am

Daily Herald Reports

At the Tournament of Champions in Iowa, Batavia opened with a 3-1 win over Belleville West on Friday.

Goalie Aubrey Hahn made 1 save in the first half. Zaira Solis scored an unassisted goal on a rebound tap-in from a drop by Belleville's goalie, then Chloe Valentino netted a shot on a Grace Salyers assist for a 2-0 halftime lead.

Hailey Flannagan played goalkeeper in the second half and made 4 saves. Cece Hamann scored the final goal assisted by Anna Holcombe.

Batavia (12-2-2) returns to play Saturday, weather permitting.

Naperville Invitational: St. Charles North defeated New Trier 4-1 and Barrington beat St. Charles East 1-0 to advance to the championship game of the Naperville Invitational.

The championship game, originally scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, was moved to Sunday because of weather. Both teams then decided not to play the championship game because they each were having trouble getting all their players able to play with previous conflicts.

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