Soccer Results: Sept. 28
WARSAW GIRLS 8, WAWASEE 0
Warsaw took care of business to set up another season-ending showdown with Northridge to decide the Northern Lakes Conference girls soccer title. Warsaw moved to 6-0 in the NLC with its blowout win Saturday morning, and with Ridge also sitting at 6-0, Warsaw and Northridge will tussle for the fifth straight season to decide the winner of the conference.
Against Wawasee, Warsaw had Abby Steffensmeier score a hat trick and single goals came from Corissa Koontz, Audrey Grimm, Tes Berelsman, Rylee Burns and Valeria Martinez-Marquez.
Assisting on Tiger goals were Grimm, Burns, Bonnie Hampton, Kierstin Parker and Brielle Fehlmann.
The Tiger JV shut out Wawasee 4-0. Hampton had two early goals and Martinez-Marquez scored two in the second half.
Martinez-Marquez, Hampton, Rilee Groninger and Izzi Bradley all had assists in the match.
CULVER ACADEMY GIRLS 5, NORTHWOOD 0
Princeton recruit Heather MacNab had four goals and Culver Academy controlled the pace of the match Saturday morning at Wellfield Park. MacNab opened the scoring, and then after a Brighton Bird goal, potted the next three as CGA ran away with the contest.
WARSAW BOYS 5, WAWASEE 0
Blake Burns and Agustin Hidalgo were among the goal scorers Saturday as Warsaw moved a step closer to a Northern Lakes Conference title. Warsaw moved to 6-0 in the NLC and gains at least a share of the title, the only team that can catch Warsaw is Northridge, which sits at 2-0-2 with three matches left. Warsaw and Northridge will wage war Thursday night.
The JV contest went to Warsaw in a 6-0 result. Stats were not provided for the match.
TIPPECANOE VALLEY BOYS 1-1 AT WINAMAC TOURNEY
The Vikings earned a win and suffered a loss at the Winamac Tourney. Tippy lost to Washington Township, 3-2, but came back to defeat Winamac 7-2. A 3-0 lead for Washington nearly disappeared as Caleb Petgen and Christian Ramirez each found second half goals. Against Winamac, Jon Ruiz recorded a hat trick and individual goals from Ramirez, Brandon Montes, Jorge Rosas and Kaitlin Neese sealed the win.
GRACE WOMEN 2, GOSHEN 1
Grace’s women’s soccer team was short-handed on Saturday, but it did not matter as the No. 17 Lady Lancers beat Goshen 2-1.
Liz Van Wormer netted in the second half to break a 1-1 deadlock, leading to the sixth straight victory for the Lady Lancers (10-1, 2-0 Crossroads League).
Grace quickly broke Goshen’s defense and scored in the seventh minute. Sacia Hanson found space for a shot in the penalty box, but it ricocheted off the crossbar. The rebound fell to JJ Aalbue, who beat the goalkeeper with a shot. Aalbue has now scored in six straight matches.
Goshen quickly brought the game even in the 11th minute, scoring off a perfectly placed header that was just beyond the reach of a diving Liz Aalbue; Liz Aalbue was forced into action as goalkeeper with both Lady Lancer goalies sidelined with injuries.
The Lady Lancers came close to taking the lead back in the 14th minute when a shot from Cassidy Wasson forced a difficult save.
Grace controlled the ball for the rest of the half but failed to find the back of the net again.
The start of the second half was a midfield battle with neither team able to gain the upper hand.
When the Lady Lancers did gain possession, they were relentless with their pressure. Grace put four shots on goal in a six-minute span. Grace threatened to take the lead in 65th minute, but Joana Schimmel put her shot just wide of the net.
Grace broke the tie in the 75th minute after Van Wormer headed in a goal. Hanson used a strong individual effort to break free of her defender and sent a cross right to Van Wormer for the game winner.
Grace survived one final push from the Maple Leafs as Liz Aalbue made a fantastic save late to preserve the 2-1 victory for the Lady Lancers.
The win moves Grace into a tie with Indiana Wesleyan atop the conference.
For the match, Grace held a dominant 22-7 advantage in shot attempts; Goshen only had two attempts on goal. Grace also tried nine corner kicks.
GRACE MEN 2, GOSHEN 0
Grace’s men’s soccer team may have been outshot on Saturday, but it didn’t matter when two of those shots came from Marcelo Talamas.
Talamas scored twice in the span of three minutes, lifting to the Lancers to a 2-0 victory over Goshen at 1st Source Bank Field.
The junior forward has now scored 11 goals in 10 matches to lead the Lancers (7-1-2, 1-0-1 Crossroads League).
Grace head coach Arron Patrick faced his former team for the first time, and the Talamas goals certainly helped ease some nerves of not only the head coach, but the Grace side looking to maintain momentum in the Crossroads League.
The match started tamely as the sides settled into conservative styles. Goshen built a stingy wall of defense, allowing the Lancers to dominate possession but limiting goal-scoring opportunities.
Grace did not record its first shot until 20 minutes into the match. Omar Gonzalez had a breakaway but misfired. Seconds later Ulisses Miranda tried to redirect a loose ball, but his effort was saved.
Goshen countered effectively; the Maple Leafs (4-6, 0-2 CL) were able to find several threatening chances in the half off the counter.
Gonzalo Salo made three saves in the half, including a few impressive stops to keep Goshen off the scoreboard.
Talamas checked into the game as a substitute with 20 minutes remaining, and he made an immediate impact.
A minute after subbing into the game, Talamas tried a shot that was saved. His next two shots won the game.
In the 30th minute, Jordan Jayapuram and Miranda connected quickly in the middle of the field, and Miranda found Talamas with a leading pass. Talamas calmly dribbled around the goalkeeper and passed the ball into the empty net.
Three minutes later, he scored again. Ze Maria Goncalves backheeled a pass toward a speeding Talamas. A Goshen defender tried to pass the ball back to his goalkeeper, but Talamas alertly intercepted it. On his first touch, Talamas deftly chipped the charging goalkeeper from 20 yards away for a 2-0 lead.
Grace went into halftime with a 2-0 lead, despite taking just five shot attempts.
Ten minutes into the second half, Talamas almost headed in a cross from Goncalves, but his hard effort was saved. Miranda also had a quick attack that whizzed just beyond the far post.
Goncalves and Jordan Jayapuram were active in the second half; the pair nearly connected on numerous chances, but the Maple Leafs’ goalkeeper showed good instincts to snuff out any opportunities.
Goshen did its best to claw back into the match, trying 11 shots after halftime. But the Maple Leafs could not solve Salo’s goaltending. The freshman made four more saves after halftime to earn the clean sheet.
The final five minutes provided loads of action. Miranda spotted the goalkeeper off his line and tried a curled effort from beyond the penalty box, but his shot bounced off the crossbar.
Goshen countered, and Ollie Smith had space for a clean shot in the box, but Salo parried the effort wide.
One minute later, Togo Narusawa and Henrique Cerruti combined for a quick build-up. The play ended up with Gonzalez, but his attempt was saved.
Goshen ended the match with an 18-11 edge in shots and 6-1 edge in corner kicks.
Salo made seven saves in the victory; Ivan Santagiuliana, Gabriel Dos Santos, Philipp Arnold and Togo Narusawa helped secure the shutout victory.