Austin 17U girls soccer team closes season with a win
Published 10:01 pm Thursday, June 30, 2016
- Austin’s Christina Hernandez moves the ball up the field against New Ulm Thursday night at Wescott Athetlc Complex. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
The Austin 17U girls soccer team closed out its season with some fireworks of its own just a few days before the Fourth of July.
Austin hammered out 30 shots on goal as it topped New Ulm 3-0 at Wescott Athletic Complex Thursday.
Austin’s Emily Hegna plays the ball during the first half against New Ulm at Wescott Athletic Complex Thursday night. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Austin’s Maya Wuertz scored in the fourth minute of the game to put her team up 1-0 and Aliyah Lockie scored a goal in each half to provide a cushion.
“I think we improved as a team,” Wuertz said of the team’s summer effort. “We grew together and we picked up on certain skills. Tonight we had a lot of shots and we had fun.”
Austin almost came up with a big time goal when Erin Bickler’s shot from 50 yards out was deflected away from the net by New Ulm’s keeper at the last possible second.
Austin’s Kallie Bumgarner moves the ball ahead against New Ulm Thursday night at Wescott Athletic Complex. Eric Johnson/photodesk@austindailyherald.com
Maya Hoium picked up the shutout in net for Austin with eight saves.
Paige Raymond said that Austin (4-3-3 overall) wanted to go out on a high note and Thursday’s win put them over the .500 mark for the year.
“We wanted to finish the season strong,” Raymond said. “The summer was really important so we could get used to playing with each other before the fall.”
