Spartans blank Packers
Published 10:07 pm Tuesday, September 10, 2019
- Austin’s Eliana Bentley runs past Rochester Mayo’s Emma Gast in Art Hass Stadium Tuesday night. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
The Austin girls soccer team was a step short to the ball one too many times as the Packers lost to Rochester Mayo 1-0 at Art Hass Stadium Tuesday night.
The Packers (2-4 overall, 1-3 Big Nine) kept up a good push against the Spartans for much of the night, but they were only able to muster three shots on goal. Mayo (2-3 overall, 2-0 Big Nine) took the lead the rest of the way when Layna Erredge scored a transition goal with 20:01 left in the game.
The goal came on Mayo’s 11th shot of the night as Austin keeper Robin Weaver finished with 14 saves to keep the Packers in it.
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Austin’s Morgan Raymond battles for posession with Rochester Mayo’s Ella Mitchell in Art Hass Stadium Tuesday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com
“I think tonight it went to the team that won the 50-50 balls. We were a little slow getting to them. I thought our passing was good and the opportunities we had were good, but the success didn’t come,” Austin head coach Jake Levisen said. “Robin had a big game in goal again tonight.”
Austin’s best scoring chance came in the first half when Eliana Bentley had a breakaway chance thwarted by Mayo keeper Abby Goodman.
Levisen said the Packers still have a lot of fight left in them.
“We want to keep the intensity going,” he said. “They know they can do it, they’ve just got to get there and I know they can. The determination is there and I know it will happen in time.”
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Austin’s Carly Snee, right, battles with Rochester Mayo’s Lynnsey Hady in Art Hass Stadium Tuesday. Rocky Hulne/sports@austindailyherald.com