The Crookston Pirate Girls Soccer team won their first game of the year with a 1-0 victory over Mesabi East in Aurora, Minnesota.
There was no scoring in the first half, but Crookston had seven shots on goal compared to Mesabi East’s two shots for a solid half on the offensive and defensive end. 15 minutes into the second half, Hailey Spivey scored a goal to give Crookston a 1-0 lead. The Pirate defense had an outstanding second half, limiting Mesabi East to one shot on goal and Crookston held on for their first victory of the year and a 1-0 over Mesabi East. “We played fantastic today. Great passing and runs with a lot of shots, which is nice to see,” said Pirate Coach Sarah Reese. “We were persistent to get to the net. It was a fun win today and a great team effort.”
Crookston improves to 1-11-1 on the year and will host East Grand Forks on Tuesday.
Hailey Spivey celebrates her game-winning goal (Picture by Dave Emanuel of Wildfire Photography)
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1st |
2nd | Final | |
| CROOKSTON | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mesabi East | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brinna Egeland kicks the ball up the field (Picture by Dave Emanuel of Wildfire Photo)
Scoring
55:00 – Crox – Hailey Spivey
| Saves | 1st | 2nd | Total |
| Reese Swanson – Crookston | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kaitlyn Larsen – ME | 7 | 8 | 15 |
