The Crookston Pirates Girl’s Soccer team was shutout in a 7-0 loss against the Bemidji Lumberjacks in a Section 8A match played in Bemidji.
Bemidji wasted little time opening the scoring when Lindsey Hildenbrand took a pass from Katie Alto and fired the ball into the net giving the Lumberjacks a 1-0 lead. Lexi Paquette doubled the hosts advantage 6:31 into the match. 3:10 later Sam Hansen finished off a pass from Lindsey Hildenbrand boosting Bemidji’s advantage to 3-0. 14:00 into the match Halle Solien scored a goal after a pass from Lindsey Hildenbrand giving the Lumberjacks a 4-0 lead. Bemidji wouldn’t score again the rest of the first half with Crookston goalkeeper Reese Swanson stopping nine shots in the first half. “Their roster is stacked with juniors and seniors and it shows on the field,” explained Crookston head coach Sarah Reese. “They are poised and play the outside and corners exceptionally well. They had a scoring frenzy at the beginning, a few unlucky moments and they had fantastic, earned goals.”
In the second half Liberty Dickerson scored off of a pass from Alive Berard expanding Bemidji’s lead to 5-0. The lead became 6-0 when Sophia Morin scored thanks to an assist by Peyton Oelrich. Katie Alto scored the final goal of the night after taking a pass from Jenna Jones giving the the Lumberjacks a 7-0 lead. “While we didn’t win, we keep getting better each game,” noted Reese. “We adapted and played the middle much better. We never gave up during the 80 minutes so I’m happy about that.”
Crookston falls to 1-9 on the year. The Pirates return to the pitch on Thursday when they travel to Fergus Falls to take on Fergus Falls Hillcrest at 6:00 P.M. Bemidji improves to 5-2-1.
| 1st | 2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bemidji | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Scoring
3:18 – BEM – Lindsey Hildenbrand (Katie Alto)
6:31 – BEM – Lexi Paquette
9:41 – BEM – Sam Hansen (Lindsey Hildenbrand)
14:00 – BEM – Halle Solien (Lindsey Hildenbrand)
46:31 – BEM – Liberty Dickerson (Aliya Berard)
57:00 – BEM – Sophia Morin (Peyton Oelrich)
77:00 – BEM – Katie Alto (Jenna Jones)
| Saves | 1st | 2nd | Total |
| Reese Swanson – CROX | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Anna Garrigan – BEM | 0 | 0 | 0 |
