St. Charles East vs. Geneva, round 2
Teams meet as part of first girls Tri-Cities Challenge
By Chris Walker
St. Charles East finally experienced what it feels like to lose when the Saints dropped a 3-1 overtime game to Barrington during Friday’s Naperville Invitational game.
The team’s only goal came on a penalty kick from Chantel Carranza.
It was the no. 4 Saints' (16-1-0) first loss since they just fell short in the Class 3A state title game last spring, dropping a 1-0 decision to New Trier.
They rebounded for a 3-0 win against Oswego on Monday.
“We had a war against Waubonsie Valley the day before, and I think our legs went out on us and we gave up a couple of shots,” Saints coach Paul Jennison said. “I would hope we could do better if we were totally fresh, but we feel good with how we’ve done against some good teams that have gone deep in the playoffs.”
Geneva (7-8-2) has to be considered one of the best teams in the state that has a losing record.
The Vikings are coming off of a 4-0 win against Lincoln-Way Central on Friday in a consolation pool of the Naperville Invitational. Mary Landry contributed a pair of goals and Emily Hauser and Jaden Ciesielski also scored for the Vikings.
“We’ve got such a young team so I’ve been trying to talk them about it not being about wins and losses with the strength of our schedule, “ Geneva coach Megan Owens said. “They always seem to want immediate results, and I’m trying to stress that we’re working toward the postseason.”
Earlier this year Carrie Ostergard made the leap from the freshman team to varsity to take over in goal and appears to be settling into the major transition.
“Obviously that’s a big adjustment,” Owens said. “She’s impressed us and is gaining more confidence as the season goes on.”
Owens has been pleased with how the Vikings have played especially lately.
“We’ve had some good, competitive scores against some good teams,” she said. “We took Hinsdale Central to two overtimes and we’ve played East already and lost 2-1, which I think is pretty good against a team having that kind of season.”
The game was played on April 11 in the Augsburg-Drach tournament at St. Charles East.
The Saints are not taking Geneva lightly in the rematch.
“Obviously they’re physical and hard-working and determined to go for the ball,” Jennison said. “They’ve been very dominant in the conference over the years and been a state power. We’re excited to go out there and build on the season we’ve had. Anytime you face a local rival you know it’s going to be emotional.”
Batavia and St. Charles North will play at 5 p.m. to start the inaugural Tri-Cities Challenge, which has become a popular fixture for the boys in the fall.
As part of the accompanying fundraising aspect of the evening, money will be raised for cancer research and awareness.
Teams meet as part of first girls Tri-Cities Challenge
By Chris Walker
St. Charles East finally experienced what it feels like to lose when the Saints dropped a 3-1 overtime game to Barrington during Friday’s Naperville Invitational game.
The team’s only goal came on a penalty kick from Chantel Carranza.
It was the no. 4 Saints' (16-1-0) first loss since they just fell short in the Class 3A state title game last spring, dropping a 1-0 decision to New Trier.
They rebounded for a 3-0 win against Oswego on Monday.
“We had a war against Waubonsie Valley the day before, and I think our legs went out on us and we gave up a couple of shots,” Saints coach Paul Jennison said. “I would hope we could do better if we were totally fresh, but we feel good with how we’ve done against some good teams that have gone deep in the playoffs.”
Geneva (7-8-2) has to be considered one of the best teams in the state that has a losing record.
The Vikings are coming off of a 4-0 win against Lincoln-Way Central on Friday in a consolation pool of the Naperville Invitational. Mary Landry contributed a pair of goals and Emily Hauser and Jaden Ciesielski also scored for the Vikings.
“We’ve got such a young team so I’ve been trying to talk them about it not being about wins and losses with the strength of our schedule, “ Geneva coach Megan Owens said. “They always seem to want immediate results, and I’m trying to stress that we’re working toward the postseason.”
Earlier this year Carrie Ostergard made the leap from the freshman team to varsity to take over in goal and appears to be settling into the major transition.
“Obviously that’s a big adjustment,” Owens said. “She’s impressed us and is gaining more confidence as the season goes on.”
Owens has been pleased with how the Vikings have played especially lately.
“We’ve had some good, competitive scores against some good teams,” she said. “We took Hinsdale Central to two overtimes and we’ve played East already and lost 2-1, which I think is pretty good against a team having that kind of season.”
The game was played on April 11 in the Augsburg-Drach tournament at St. Charles East.
The Saints are not taking Geneva lightly in the rematch.
“Obviously they’re physical and hard-working and determined to go for the ball,” Jennison said. “They’ve been very dominant in the conference over the years and been a state power. We’re excited to go out there and build on the season we’ve had. Anytime you face a local rival you know it’s going to be emotional.”
Batavia and St. Charles North will play at 5 p.m. to start the inaugural Tri-Cities Challenge, which has become a popular fixture for the boys in the fall.
As part of the accompanying fundraising aspect of the evening, money will be raised for cancer research and awareness.