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By Associated Press
POSTED: 02:44 p.m. EST, Nov 08, 2008
COLUMBUS: Middletown Fenwick senior Alexis Heard scored with eight minutes left in the game and Akron's Archbishop Hoban missed a game-tying penalty kick with 1:12 remaining as the Falcons won the Division II girls soccer state championship 1-0 today at Columbus Crew Stadium.
Third-ranked Fenwick (19-4-0) had never advanced past the district tournament before this season, but went 7-0 in the postseason and outscored its opponents 16-2 along the way.
Second-ranked Hoban (21-2-1) brought an 18-game winning streak into the state championship game and had shut out its last nine opponents, outscoring them 39-0.
Entering the championship game, Hoban had been shut out only once, in its fifth game of the regular season against Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, a 0-0 tie.
Neither team had many scoring chances in the first 60 minutes of the game, but Fenwick slowly began to gain the majority of possession and, in the 72nd minute, found the back of the net.
Fenwick freshman defender Selby Smith collected the ball on the midfield line and kicked it high and over several Hoban defenders toward Heard, who tapped it to her left, spun away from a defender and sent a left-footed shot into the right side of the net.
Hoban immediately stepped up its pressure, resulting in a Fenwick foul inside the 18-yard box with 1:12 left in the game. Hoban junior Juliana Libertin's penalty kick went wide right, however, and Fenwick did not allow another chance at overtime.
Hoban outshot Fenwick 14-7 and had more corner kicks, 4-2. There were seven shots on goal combined, with Hoban having four.
Fenwick junior goalkeeper Mary Turvy had four saves, two in each half. Hoban senior keeper Francesca Gironda had two saves, both in the first half.
COLUMBUS: Middletown Fenwick senior Alexis Heard scored with eight minutes left in the game and Akron's Archbishop Hoban missed a game-tying penalty kick with 1:12 remaining as the Falcons won the Division II girls soccer state championship 1-0 today at Columbus Crew Stadium.
Third-ranked Fenwick (19-4-0) had never advanced past the district tournament before this season, but went 7-0 in the postseason and outscored its opponents 16-2 along the way.
Second-ranked Hoban (21-2-1) brought an 18-game winning streak into the state championship game and had shut out its last nine opponents, outscoring them 39-0.
Entering the championship game, Hoban had been shut out only once, in its fifth game of the regular season against Cleveland Villa Angela-St. Joseph, a 0-0 tie.
Neither team had many scoring chances in the first 60 minutes of the game, but Fenwick slowly began to gain the majority of possession and, in the 72nd minute, found the back of the net.
Fenwick freshman defender Selby Smith collected the ball on the midfield line and kicked it high and over several Hoban defenders toward Heard, who tapped it to her left, spun away from a defender and sent a left-footed shot into the right side of the net.
Hoban immediately stepped up its pressure, resulting in a Fenwick foul inside the 18-yard box with 1:12 left in the game. Hoban junior Juliana Libertin's penalty kick went wide right, however, and Fenwick did not allow another chance at overtime.
Hoban outshot Fenwick 14-7 and had more corner kicks, 4-2. There were seven shots on goal combined, with Hoban having four.
Fenwick junior goalkeeper Mary Turvy had four saves, two in each half. Hoban senior keeper Francesca Gironda had two saves, both in the first half.
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