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Hinckley-Big Rock co-op, Serena co-op girls soccer play to 2-2 deadlock · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Hinkley Big Rock co Op Serena co Op girls soccer
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  play to two two deadlock. Written by Brian Hoxey, This
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  article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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  you by Everlett. The Hinkley Big Rock Slash Shomanak Slash
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  Lelland and Serena Slash Newark slash Earlville co Op Girls'
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  soccer teams each played solid throughout Thursday's match in Serena.
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  The host Huskers held a one goal lead at halftime,
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  but the Royals scored the tying goal in the opening
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  moments of the second half from the there. While each
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  side had its chances, neither could find the back of
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  the net again, and the match ended in a two
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  two tie. I feel like as a team we've come
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  a long way this season, said Elizabeth Fasquez and Earlville Junior.
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  We've made so much improvement. It took a while for
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  all us to figure things out, but we're getting there.
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  We would have obviously liked to win today, but I
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  thought we played really well. Both teams are now three
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  to six three on the season. I thought we played
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  well today, said Hannah Leakas, an HBr senior. Communication is
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  something we've been really talking about at practices, and I
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  think we did a good job in that area. Another
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  big thing we've talked about is passing the ball into
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  open spaces for teammates. It's something we've really improved on
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  as the season has gone along. The Huskers grabbed the
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  early lead in the fourteenth minute on Vazquez's fifth goal
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  of the season. The defense had pushed up a little
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  bit after a goalkick, but one of my teammates stole
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  the ball and kicked it forward, Vasquez said. I just
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  started sprinting toward it and was able to get to
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  it first. I took a couple dribbles, but then I
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  saw the keeper was rushing out toward me. I just
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  made a quick kick and somehow the ball went under
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  her as she was sliding out to stop it. The
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  Royals responded six minutes later, tying the match on a
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  highlight reel goal by Evelyn White. I was running down
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  the center of the field and the ball deflected right
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  to me in stride, said White, a Somnok freshman. I
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  didn't think any defenders were in front of me, so
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  I kicked it right away. As it turns out, there
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  was a defender there, but fortunately it deflected off her
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  changed direction and the keeper wasn't able to react. It
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  was just one of those moments where you're in the
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  right place at the right time. S slash and slash
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  E recaptured the advantage with just under two minutes remaining
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  in the opening half, as Kendra Lewanski scored off and
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  assist from Monica Sotello. There was a big scramble in
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  front of the net, and finally Monica came up with
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  the ball, said Lewansky, a Serena sophomore. She made a
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  great pass to me on the right wing and I
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  was able to get a good shot off. It was
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  one of those moments when I really wasn't expecting the
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  ball to come toward me, and all of a sudden
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  it was. I'm just happy I was able to make
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  a goal after a really great pass. HBr slash slash
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  L tied the match for good six minute's into the
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  second half as Leaka scored on a twenty five yard strike.
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  I had the ball on my left foot, then dribbled
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  back to my right. I had a defender coming at
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  me and not much time to really think, Leakas said,
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  I just shot it. I saw the keeper jump for
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  it and I thought she had it, but I guess
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  I put enough on the shot to get it over her.
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  I was pretty excited to see that it actually went in.
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  Royals keeper Rachel Dean, a Leland junior, made five saves,
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  while the Huskers Caitlyn Hoffman, a Serena freshman, recorded three saves.
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  The hosts held an eleven nine advantage in overall shots
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  and five four lead in corner kicks. S slash n
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  slash E is back in action Tuesday at Saint Bede,
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  while HBr Slash slash L is off until their regional
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  opener against host Mendota on March eighteenth,