NETHERLANDS — Hudsonville unity Christian girls soccer coach Randy Heethuis compared Friday night's 1-0 victory against Grand Rapids Christian in the Southern part 3 regional semi-finals in a championship match between a pair of Lions.
How true, but the knockout punch that proved a soft little jab.
It was the 10th regional title in a row for the Crusaders, who continue their pursuit for a seventh consecutive State Championship. The semifinals will play next Wednesday against Hillsdale State Orchard view.
Southern Christian put dynasty section at risk. The game remained scoreless minutes waning before Kendall dice appended a chip shot over the goalie Ollandis weapons of sailors with Tara Grasman 4: 39 left in regulation.
"To be honest with you, Southern Christian outplayed us for parts of this game, and we were a little frantic, we had a small dispersed," said Heethuis, whose team is ranked No. 1 in section 3. "We were very lucky to connect with a pass and Kendall was shot count.
«Here is the nice about Kendall: played sparingly in areas, but this pretty much is lost several weeks. This has been battling a bad shin syriggia and to step in and be able to score a goal, which ought to be a great emotion for that. We are extremely grateful that he makes. "
Heethuis was right about this.
"No, I don't have," said dice, when asked if she remembered ever score a larger goal.
Section (25-1-1) will play either Orchard view hope college or in Manistee. Orchard view (17-5-1) won 3-2 Ludington on Friday to advance. The winner of Wednesday's semifinal will take on the winner of the Detroit country day-Flint powers Catholic semifinal in next Saturday's Championship game.
The sailors (14-6-3) were limited to three shots at goal. However, the sailors marched downfield, right after the Crusaders took and was one of the best opportunities in the game before the goalie deflected the shot Holly VanNoord away with his hand to keep the lead.
"Our role has been our hearts, and I'm very proud," Southern Christian coach Jason Boersma said. "It is a great program, and we know what is. I think our girls believed that will to win. It is a little difficult to see it end this way.
"(Dice) had a great finish. There was only a slight miscommunication between broom and goalie. Broom was thought to intensify and goalie to kick it and thought it was goalie to head it. Jessie (Lockwood) as Sweeper and Tara as a goalie have played fantastic all season. We are out there for us. "
Heethuis said victory never gets old.
"Every team is different, every year is different," Heethuis said. "These girls just came out and settled. It was a game between two lions, and came down to deliver a knockout punch, and the Kendall did. "
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