Cyclone girls soccer season ends with overtime loss

Kuemper scores in eighth minute of sudden death to beat HCHS 4-3

 HARLAN -- The Harlan Community girls soccer team started out well in each half Tuesday night but could not land the finishing punch in a seesaw battle against Kuemper Catholic.
 The result was a 4-3 overtime loss to the Knights in a Class 1-A, Region 2 quarterfinal match at Merrill Field, ending the Cyclones’ season with a record of 5-13.
 HCHS, which trailed 2-1 at halftime, scored twice in the first nine minutes of the second half and maintained a 3-2 lead for nearly 20 minutes before the Knights tied the score with 11:34 left in regulation, then claimed victory on Grace Steffes’ goal in the eighth minute of sudden-death O.T.
 Avenging a 4-0 regular-season loss to Harlan just 12 days earlier - when Kuemper was without three starters - the Knights improved to 6-8-1 and will now face 14th-ranked Underwood (11-4) on Friday night in Harlan. The Eagles also won in overtime Tuesday, surviving an upset scare at Missouri Valley, 2-1.
 For HCHS, it was a heartbreaking end to a season that saw the team show improvement at times and win three more games than a year ago.
 “I think they gave it what they had,” said Cyclone head coach Jared Boysen of his team.

Girls Soccer Regional Quarterfinal • May 30 • at Harlan
Kuemper Catholic 4, HCHS 3 (OT)
SCORING SUMMARY
HCHS: Kylee Hinz goal (unassisted) - 1st half, 5th minute (35:00 left).
Kuemper: Brooklyn Bakke goal - 1st half, 8th minute.
Kuemper: Mara Slattery goal - 1st half, 22nd minute (18:33 left).
HCHS: Kylee Hinz goal (unassisted) - 2nd half, 44th minute (36:23 left).
HCHS: Haley Arkfeld header goal (Jenna Brelje assist) - 2nd half, 49th minute.
Kuemper: Mara Slattery goal - 2nd half, 69th minute (11:34 left).
Kuemper: Grace Steffes goal - OT, 88th minute (2:33 left).
STATISTICS
 Total Shots: HCHS 12 (Kylee Hinz 4, Haley Arkfeld 4, Megan Andersen 2, Jaden Anastasi 1, Kelli Christensen 1), Kuemper 20.
 Shots on Goal: HCHS 8 (Arkfeld 2, Andersen 2, Hinz 2, K. Christensen 1, Anastasi 1), Kuemper 14.
 Goalie Saves: HCHS 10 (Kenzie Jones 10), Kuemper 5.
 Corner Kicks: HCHS 5, Kuemper 10.
 Yellow Cards: HCHS 1 (Haley Arkfeld), Kuemper 1 (Brooklyn Bakke).
 

 
 

 

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