The Crookston Pirate Girls Soccer team had a strong defensive showing but could not capitalize on their opportunities as they fell to Saint John’s Prep by a score of 2-0 in a game played in Collegeville.
FIRST HALF –
Saint John’s Prep couldn’t have gotten off to a better start as they forced a corner kick and used it to score a goal one minute in. The play was even throughout the rest of the half. After the early slip, Madelyn Knutson, Nashelle Tellez Vasquez, Miryah Epema, and McKayla Tahran played well on defense and limited Saint John Prep’s opportunities. Reese Swanson made three saves to keep Saint John Prep from adding to their lead. Crookston had four shots on goal throughout the half but could not capitalize, going to halftime down 1-0.
SECOND HALF –
Crookston continued to have good defensive play for the early portions of the second half. The offense started to pick up with Knutson playing aggressively, Tahran had some great through balls, and Joslyn Wallace was all over the field. Crookston was unable to use the offensive uptick to score a goal. Swanson continued her strong performance in the net with three saves. In the 69th minute, Amanda Bolton scored SJP’s second goal off of a corner kick from Sarah Bolton. Crookston ran out of gas in the last 20 minutes but continued to play strong defense until the end, but it wasn’t enough as they came up short 2-0.
Crookston falls to 0-1-1 and will host Fergus Falls Hillcrest Academy on Tuesday.
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| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saint John’s Prep | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Scoring –
1:00 – Saint John’s Prep – Natalie Kayser
69:00 – Saint John’s Prep – Amanda Bolton (Sarah Bolton)
| SAVES | 1 | 2 | Final |
| Reese Swanson – Crox | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Maya Beumer | 4 | 3 | 7 |
