The Crookston Pirate Girls Soccer team’s offensive woes continued, but their impressive defense continued to dominate as they played St. John’s Prep to a scoreless overtime tie at St. Ben’s University.
FIRST HALF –
The first half was even for most of the half as each team was able to get at least three shots on goal, but neither team could find the back of the net for a 0-0 tie after the first 40 minutes.
SECOND HALF –
The teams were even in the second half and this time St. John’s Prep outshot Crookston 4-3, but neither team could find the net during regulation with both teams scoreless after 80 minutes of play, forcing overtime. “Katelyn Christensen had a great second half for us while creating some offense and was an offensive threat,” said Pirate Coach Sarah Reese. “Maddie Harbott was a consistent play maker for us. She was reading the ball well and stepping through passes.”
OVERTIME –
In the two five-minute overtime periods, Crookston was able to muster one shot on goal, while St. John’s Prep had two shots, but nobody scored and after 90-minutes of play, the game was over, ending up in a scoreless overtime tie. “We played hard today, but we couldn’t finish,” said Pirate Coach Sarah Reese. “JoJo Wallace started as forward and then moved to center-mid, a new position for her, and played well with great ball distribution. Nashalie Tellez was reading the ball well and was stepping into the ball and had some great help defense. Miryah Epema played forward at the end of regulation and overtime and overtime. She had some great playmaking for us.”
Crookston drops to 2-6-3 on the year and will host Hibbing on Friday, and wrap up the regular season hosting Mesabi East on Saturday.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| Crookston | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John’s Prep | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring
No scoring
| SAVES | 1 | 2 | OT | Total |
| Reese Swanson – Crox | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Ellie Mallard – SJP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
