19th Straight Regional Title (24th overall)

Game 16: Region I Regional Finals (14-0-2)
19 May at Saint Thomas Aquinas vs. Topeka Seaman (7-0)





We came out with energy, possessing well, but we did not get many quality shots off in that first half. Seaman probably had something to do with that.  Watts scored two goals within 26 seconds of one another and that is where we stood at half—ahead 2-0.

Second half the ball found the net five more times, and we had some very nice builds. We had a nice Scherzer to Rylance goal; we got an O'Keefe t-ball to Abby, and a flurry of putbacks on a corner that resulted in a Marnster goal.

Every field player played, and played well. 

Except for a couple of minutes late in the match Seaman did not really have any opportunities, but they had several in a couple of sequences with just under four to play.

The Saints will host Spring Hill (10-0 winner over Sumner) on Tuesday in the State Quarterfinals with a trip to the Final Four on the line!

Two final-four teams from last year, Southwest, Carroll will not be returning as they fell in the regional finals.





STATS:

First Half:

Saints: Shots: 17 (7) Corners: 2 (Abby Hansen, Holton)

23:26 Watts (placed a low shot from 20 through the keeper off the Grego through-ball)

23:00 Watts (drives it over the keeper from 35!)

Vikings: Shots: 0 Corners: 0

Second Half:

Saints: Shots: 20 (13) Corners: 4 (O'Keefe, Cabantac, Kammerer, Herhusky)

38:26 A. Hansen (Watts throws it into Abby, gets it back before returning it to her for a beautiful left-footed ball to the back post)

28:40 Marn (The corner gets played back on by Rylance and shot twice (first by A. Hansen, and then Cabantac)  before the Marn finish)

29:07 A. Hansen (O'Keefe's drives to the baseline before t-ing it)

18:02 Del Popolo (wins the loose ball before one-touching it to the right corner)

12:10 Rylance (Sandvig hits it through to Alexis who dribbles deep into the box to deliver the T-ball for Andie)

Vikings: Shots: 3 (3) Corners: 0

Women of the Match: Maggie and Alexis




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