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| 10.23.04 - The #6
seeded Foresters recorded their first ever MCC tournament victory
with a 2-0 upset win over the #3 seeded Bethel College Pilots. Just
nine minutes into the game, Kara Fultz drew the defense with a run
down the right side of the field and then slotted a pass to Heather
O’Keefe. O’Keefe in turn found a wide open Sarah Kaufman on the
left side who made it a 1-0 game. The Pilots had their best
opportunity of the game a few minutes later when Lisa Franke drilled
a hard shot that keeper Katie Stiffler was just barely able to
deflect up and off the crossbar. In the second half, HC looked to
take advantage of the strong wind and increased its lead when the
Pilot defense misplayed the ball at midfield. Kaufman pounced on the
break and beat the keeper to make it 2-0 in the 53rd
minute. From there the Pilots turned up the pressure to get back in
the game, but were unable to break through. “This was a
great win today,” said Coach Datema. “We felt we let one
slip away during the regular season against Bethel when they tied
the game with just over a minute to play and then beat us in
overtime. “We really wanted another opportunity to play
them. Bethel put unbelievable pressure on us after we went up 2-0
and we were fortunate to hold them scoreless. Ashley Gonterman had
an outstanding game. Besides containing Bethel’s Lisa Franke, she
also had to clear the ball several times after the Pilots had beaten
our keeper.” The win advances HC to the semi-final round
where they will head to Michigan to take on the #2-seeded Spring
Arbor University Cougars on Wednesday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m.
The win moves the Foresters to 8-8 on the season. |
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