Back home at Engelmann

This weekend we were back in action at Engelmann Stadium. We played Western Illinois on Friday and Detroit on Sunday. Our Friday game was under the lights and while Western Illinois wasn’t ranked, we knew we couldn’t look past them. We came out with a lot of energy but couldn’t get a goal in the first half. We out-shot them and really had them pinned in the half but couldn’t get a goal. So in the second half we were determined to get a couple goals. Apple got the scoring started when she was taken down in the box and calmly put away the PK. Then Laurel scored two great goals back-to-back. The first goal was a header off a pinpoint cross from Apple. Her next goal, she put away a great cross from Kelsey Holbert. The final goal of the half was Kenzie putting away a PK that Mary drew from a great run from the back into the box. The game ended 4-0 and we were very happy with the second half that we were able to put up so many goals. The defense played awesome and got another shut out.

Our game on Sunday was a wet one. It poured the entire game and stopped the minute the game was over. The parents and fans were awesome and sat through the whole thing.

Detroit had broken into the top 10 in the region so we knew that they were going to be good. They were a big, physical team and we knew we would have to match that. About 10 minutes into the game Kiki sent a great ball into the box and that I was able to easily head in for the early 1-0 lead. The half ended 1-0 but we needed more goals because Detroit was a good team. They tied the game up in the 60th minute but we didn’t panic. We just kept pushing knowing that we would have another opportunity to score. That we did, Kelly Lewers beat two defenders and sent a great low shot that their keeper made a save on but Apple was there to tap in the rebound. Overall we were happy with the game because we were able to match them physically and really scrapped to get this win. It showed that we can win games no matter what the weather or how the other team likes to play.

Another 2-0 weekend so we are sitting happy in Milwaukee! Next week we take on Wright State on Saturday so there should be a good Steinhauser crowd there!!!!!!