Girls soccer/Fox Valley roundup
South Elgin 2, West Chicago 1: The Storm (7-0, 2-0) kept their unblemished season in tact by rallying from a 1-0 deficit with 2 goals in the second half in Upstate Eight Valley action. Freshman Ella Struwing scored on assist from freshman Missy Greco, who scored the game-winner on a feed from Savanah Uveges with just under 6 minutes left on the clock.
Burlington Central 11, Harvard 0: Scoring was an understatement for the Rockets (2-0-1, 1-0-1), who used 7 different scorers to win a Big Northern East tilt. Ellen Jayne turned in a hat trick and 1 assist while Cali Andrew managed 2 goals and 1 assist. Alyssa Messina netted 2 goals as well while sisters Karina and Tatiana Reynoso each scored. Rachael Griffin and freshman Megan Safranski (assist) rounded out the scoring while Ashley Ahrens had 2 assists and Jessica Marchetti and Yareli Vargas each had 1 assist.
Bartlett 5, East Aurora 1: Kendra Videckis scored twice and assisted on Haley Coor's second goal in the Hawks' Upstate Eight Valley win. Jenna Noesen registered 2 assists for Bartlett (5-2-1, 1-1-0) while Shelly Lijak found the back of the net and Shalen Kaiser and Mariah Martinez assisted as well.
Huntley 1, Crystal Lake Central 0: Taryn Jakubowski scored the game-winner with 14 minutes left in the Red Raiders' Fox Valley Conference crossover win. Kaitlin Costantino added the assist for Huntley (6-2), while Jessica Galason (1 save) recorded her sixth shutout of the season.
St. Edward 3, St. Francis 0: The Green Wave (4-1-0, 1-0) garnered their first win over St. Francis since 1999 in the teams' last Suburban Christian Conference matchup. Monica Ramirez and Allison Kruk led the way, each scoring a goal. Paige Dykstra made 4 saves in net as well.
Dundee-Crown 6, Woodstock North 0: Alyssa Moreno scored twice in the Chargers' FVC crossover win. Shannon Feld had 1 goal and 1 assist while Franki Scarpelli and Krystal Meraz each added 2 assists. Alexis Lewis, Jenny Letheby and Taylor Coffman had goals while Maggie Griffin assisted. Isabel Miranda and Anahi Medina combined for 4 saves in net for D-C.
Westminster Christian 3, Cornerstone 0: Lindsey Vanden Bos and Aleska Pedersen each had a boot and an assist in the Warriors' (2-0) nonconference win. Liz Meschewski also found the net and Emily Beachler posted an assist. Westminster keeper Savannah Dutcher had 6 saves in net.
Crystal Lake South 8, Hampshire 0: The Gators (1-2-1) did some damage on the Whip-Purs by using 8 different goal scorers and scoring 4 goals in each half of a FVC crossover win. Erin Woeste and Brandie Minogue posted a goal and an assist each. Alexandra Siavelis, Bianca Miceli, Audrey Collard, Alyssa Gaede, Taylor Mraz and Kimmy Sulikowski scored for the Gators. Jenny Luken added as assist as well.
Batavia 5, Elgin 0: Despite 11 saves from Hannah Demel in net, the Maroons (1-2, 0-2) dropped an Upstate Eight River matchup to the Bulldogs.