The Lady Vikings went to Laquey and picked up a 3-0 win on Thursday night. The Vikings did not play their best soccer of the season, struggling at times to finish and connect passes on a surface they weren’t accustomed to, but will need to find a way to play better soccer this weekend at the Kickapoo tournament. Melanie Allen scored the first goal when she took the ball on the right side of the field and shot a beautiful far-post ball that made it past the keeper and into the net for a 1-0 lead. Shelby Stewart also scored, as well as getting a nice assist to the birthday girl as Stewart lofted a ball over the defender and straight to Jessica Maerz, who was able to hit a volley straight into the back of the net. Caylin Manary got the shutout in the net.

Scoring Summary: Shelby Stewart 1g 1a, Jessica Maerz 1g, Melanie Allen 1g, Caylin Manary- shutout

The Junior Varsity match is now 4-3-1 after tying what was officially the Laquey JV (but since there were only 17 Laquey players present for the match, it was essentially the Varsity squad again). The Parkview ladies had chance after chance to finish goal scoring opportunities but just couldn’t put one away. The PHS defense again held strong, keeping the shutout and only allowing 1 shot on goal throughout the entire match. Keepers Sydnie Pilkinton and Julie Ryan combined for the shutout in goal.

Joe George’s photos of the match can be found here.

The other night’s scores can be found at www.sgfsoccer.com.