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Girls Soccer Wins 2A State Title! Defeats Lemont in Championship Game Posted on Saturday, June 6, 2009 @ 2:40 pm On graduation Saturday, it was the seniors that helped propel the Warriors to the 2009 IHSA Class 2A State Title! Jen Lee scored a goal in the first half, which gave the Warriors a 1-0 halftime lead; then in the second half, Leah Fortune and Jen both scored to give the Warriors a 3-0 victory over the Indians of Lemont High School. Sun Times Article
Soccer Continues March to 2A Title Defeat Sycamore for Place in Championship Game Posted on Friday, June 5, 2009 @ 7:58 pm In a strong performance by the girls, the Wheaton Academy Soccer Team defeated Sycamore 5-2 in the State Semi-Final game. Lexi Sharkey, Ally Witt (2 goals), Leah Fortune, and Crystal Thomas provided the scoring. The title game will be at North Central College on Saturday at 1pm against Lemont High School. Come and cheer the ladies on as they look to win their second championship in the past 5 years! Chicago Tribune Article
STATEBOUND! Girls Soccer Wins Super-Sectional Game! Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 7:29pm For the first time in 5 years, the girls soccer team has advanced to the state final round in Naperville, IL. On Tuesday night, the Warriors defeated Lake Villa 4-0 to earn a date with Sycamore High School on Friday at 11am. If the girls win on Friday, they would play for the Class 2A Championship on Saturday afternoon at 1pm. Ally Witt, Sydney Sharkey, and Lexi Sharkey (2 goals) provided the scoring for the Warriors, and Emily Mulder had 4 stops in a shutout victory over Lake Villa. Daily Herald Complete Recap Soccer Advances to Super Sectional Win Sectional Over Rival St. Francis Posted on Monday, June 1, 2009 @ 5:59 am The Wheaton Academy Girls Soccer Team defeated St Francis by a score of 4-1 Friday night to claim the IHSA 2A Sectional Title. Led by Becca Long's two second-half goals, the Warriors bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to dominate the final 70 minutes of play. After allowing a 10th minute goal by St Francis striker Andy Matichak, Wheaton Academy only allowed one shot on goal for the remainder of the match. The defense, led by Jenn Lee, Lindsey Burke, Kerrin Clancy, Christi Dithrich, and Caley Kopp have been outstanding in the second half of the season, holding teams to less than 4 shots on goal. The Warriors will continue their run Tuesday night in a Super-Sectional matchup with Lakes High School. Kick-off is scheduled for 5pm at Barrington High School. The match was written up in the Sun-Times and the Daily Herald WA To Play in Sectional Championship Girls Soccer Defeats Payton 9-5 Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2009 @ 7:40 am The Wheaton Academy Girls Soccer team will advance to the Class 2A Sectional Final after defeating Payton High School 9-5 Wednesday night. The Warriors controlled the run of play for the majority of the match, despite trailing 1-0 after 13 minutes. Payton scored the first goal of the game on a penalty kick, which was their only shot of the first half. The Warriors responded immediately, as Leah Fortune beat a collection of defenders to knot the score within a minute Payton's goal. WA caught fire for the remainder of the half, and drove their lead up to 5-1 by halftime. The second half saw some balance in the action, as both teams converted 4 goals to drive the final score up to 9-5. The Warriors move to the Sectional Final match for the first time since their State Championship run in 2004. The Final will be played Friday night at 7pm at Wheaton Academy. Goals (assists): Fortune, Fortune (Crystal Thomas), Meghan Grant, Fortune (Grant), Thomas (Jenn Lee), Lee, Kristen Wittmuss (Ally Witt), Fortune, Wittmuss (Fortune) Girls Wins Regional Dominate Competition in 2 Games Posted on Saturday, May 23, 2009 @ 9:45 pm The Wheaton Academy Girls Soccer team finished their dominance of the Class 2A Trinity Regional tournament with a 6-0 victory over host Trinity High School on Saturday at Triton College. The Warriors took an early lead when Ally Witt and Alexa Sharkey created a 2v1 situation against Trinity's last defender. Witt slipped a through ball in front of Sharkey, who beat the keeper to give WA a 1-0 lead. Witt added to the lead a few minutes later by beating two defenders down the right wing after receiving a pass from Crystal Thomas. Thomas then proceeded to score a hat trick for the Warriors, finishing two crosses from Leah Fortune and one from Witt. Witt added her second goal of the match in the second half, finishing on an open net created by Rachael Nasralla beating two defenders at the top of the box. Emily Mulder and Kristen Morency combined for the shutout in the match, with Morency making two saves late in the match to preserve the clean sheet. Those two shots were the only two allowed by the Warriors in Regional play. The Warriors advance to the Sectional Semi-Final against Payton High School. The match will be played Tuesday night at 7pm at Wheaton Academy. Girls Soccer Starts Regionals Strong To Play for Championship on Saturday Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 5:30 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team began Regional play Monday night with a convincing 9-0 win over Regional opponent Noble Street Charter at Triton College. The Warriors saw 8 different goal scorers in the match, and gained the 9 goal lead within the first 28 minutes of play. Wheaton Academy will compete for the Regional Championship Saturday at noon at Triton College. Their opponent will be the winner of the Guerin/Trinity match, which will be played Tuesday afternoon. The Warriors allowed zero shots on goal in the match. Lady Warriors Win Wheaton Cup Kick Off Regionals on Monday Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2009 @ 5:28 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' soccer team completed their sweep of the Wheaton Cup Friday night with a 3-0 Senior Night victory over St. Francis. This marks the first time in the history of the competition that Wheaton Academy has won the Cup. The Warriors took the lead early, when Crystal Thomas found Leah Fortune just inside of the box for their first connection of the night. Fortune beat the keeper with a low, driven ball to give Wheaton Academy a 1-0 edge after just 5 minutes of play. The Warriors wasted little time adding to their lead, as Thomas again found Fortune who beat two defenders and put her shot off of the bottom of the crossbar from 24 yards out. In the second half, the pair connected for a third time- Thomas beating two defenders inside the box and laying a ball at Fortune's feet 8 yards out for the final goal of the night. The Warriors saw other chances from Meghan Grant, Kristen Wittmuss, and Katelyn Rougas just miss their marks. Defensively, the Warriors only allowed 4 shots on goal on the night. Led by Christi Dithrich's solid play, the defensive unit of Jenn Lee, Lindsey Burke, Caley Kopp, and Kerrin Clancy gave St Francis's lone striker very little room to work. Emily Mulder had 4 saves in the match for WA. A reception to honor the three seniors (Fortune, Lee and Becca Long) was held immediately after the match. The Warriors begin Regional play Monday at Triton College against Noble Street Charter School. A Regional Championship this week would bring the ladies home for the Sectional Tournament next week. Warriors Tie Andrew HS
Posted on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 @ 6:14 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer team drove their unbeaten streak to 8 games with a 1-1 draw at Andrew High School Tuesday evening. The Warriors lacked their typical edge in the first half, and went down 0-1 by the break. The girls came alive to start the second half, and Meghan Grant equalized the match with a goal from 12 yards out. It looked as though the Warriors would blow the game wide open as they continued to press and quickly put two shots just over the crossbar. Ten minutes into the second half, the flow of the game disappeared, as frequent whistles, throw-ins, and goal kicks seemed to consume the remaining time. Neither team was able to get much going over the final 30 minutes of the game. The Warriors will look to get back to their winning ways Thursday night at 6:30pm against West Chicago. The match will be played at Wheaton Academy. Warriors Defeat Falcons Win First Two Games of Wheaton Cup Posted on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 @ 6:00am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team began their final week of the regular season Monday with a 4-1 win over Wheaton North. The Warriors took control of the match 20 minutes into the first half, as freshman midfielder Sydney Sharkey beat Wheaton North's outside back and found Leah Fortune, who beat the keeper from three yards out. The Warriors wasted no time adding to their lead, as Ally Witt assisted two goals over the course of the next 10 minutes. Witt found Fortune and Alexa Sharkey to take the lead to 3-0. Crystal Thomas closed out the first half scoring for WA, getting on the end of a Leah Fortune direct kick to push the lead to 4-0. Wheaton North wrapped up the scoring for the match with a goal 10 minutes in to the second half. Becca Long and Jenn Lee controlled the middle of the field for the Warriors, and Christi Dithrich, Lindsey Burke, and Kerrin Clancy locked down North's trio of strikers- allowing only three shots on goal. Emily Mulder had two saves in net. The Warriors move to 13-3-1 on the season, and play at Andrew Tuesday night. Warriors Defeat Tigers Strong Outing Against Wheaton Warrenville South Posted on Saturday, May 6, 2009 @ 9:38 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team is beginning to click! Playing in only their third game of the season with their entire roster, the Warriors defeated Wheaton-Warrenville South on the road Tuesday night by a score of 2-1. Wheaton Academy's game plan included a high pressure start to the match, and they delivered, as Ally Witt scored the opening goal in the first minute of play. Witt outran a WW-S defender and slipped a Crystal Thomas pass into the back of the net. Neither team backed down, and the majority of the match was fought through the middle third of the field. Both squads produced solid scoring chances late in the first half, but WA held a 1-0 lead at the break. The second half saw an even faster pace, as both teams continued to play attacking styles. Leah Fortune put away the game-winner for the Warriors when she got on the end of a Christi Dithrich through ball, and beat the keeper with a classy finish. The Tigers never let down, as they scored a goal with 45 seconds remaining in the match to bring the score to 2-1. WWS scored a second goal before the final whistle, but the goal was ruled to have been scored after the clock had run out. The final minute of the match will be a great lesson for the Warriors about playing through the final whistle. The ladies are back in action Wednesday night against Chicago Christian. Kick-off is at 6:30 at HOME. Warriors Setback at Benet Resume Play on Thursday Posted on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 @ 11:30 pm The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer team suffered a 2-0 defeat at Benet Academy Monday night. The Warriors came out strong, controlling every aspect of the first four minutes of play. Benet scored their first goal on a rebound in the fifth minute. The majority of the game was played through the middle of the field, and Benet did not add their second goal until WA pushed all 10 field players forward for a corner kick in the final minute of the match. Benet countered and scored with 30 seconds remaining in the second half to put the game out of reach. Emily Mulder recorded 13 saves for the Warriors. The girls are back in action Tuesday night with a home PSL match against Chicago Christian at 6:15pm. Girls Soccer Continues Winning Ways Defeat Westminster Christian Posted on Thursday, April 17, 2009 @ 6:45 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team continued their undefeated run in the PSL with a 9-1 victory over Westminster Christian Academy Thursday night. Alexa Sharkey opened the scoring for the Warriors, and Ally Witt added three first-half goals en route to a 7-0 lead at the break. The Warriors play their next next at Benedictine University against Benet Academy Monday night.Goals: Sharkey, Witt (3), Jenn Lee, Katelyn Rougas, Crystal Thomas, Kristen Wittmuss (2). Assists: Thomas, Sydney Sharkey, Hayley Teevans (2) Warriors Defeat Lyons Township Lee Scores Lone Goal for the Warriors Posted on Saturday, April 11, 2009 @ 8:33am Jenn Lee scored the lone goal in the second half of Wheaton Academy's 1-0 victory at Lyons Township Thursday night. The Warriors put on their most consistent performance of the season, playing a solid match from start to finish. WA controlled the tempo for the majority of the game, and created a handful of quality scoring opportunities. Defensively, Wheaton Academy contained a collection of very creative Lyons attackers to keep the clean sheet. The game-winner came as a result of quick combination play down the left flank. Rachael Nasralla made a great run down the left wing, receiving a through ball from Crystal Thomas. Nasralla crossed the ball from just outside of the box to find Jenn Lee 10 yards out. Lee finished with first time strike to the near post, beating a diving Lyons goalkeeper. Emily Mulder had six saves in the match for the Warriors. WA moves to 5-2-1 on the season. NEXT GAME: HOME vs Westminster next Thursday. WA Opens Conference Play Defeat Timothy Christian 3-0 Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 @ 5:12am The Wheaton Academy girls' soccer team opened conference play Tuesday night with a 3-0 win at Timothy Christian. WA outshot Timothy 36-1 in the match, but seemed to have trouble finding the back of the net. Alexa Sharkey opened the scoring, and added an assist on the second goal. Ally Witt scored the second goal of the night, and Crystal Thomas finished the scoring in the second half with a neatly placed shot just inside of the post. Emily Mulder recorded 1 save in the match on Timothy's lone shot. The most notable moment of the match, however, came just after the whistle blew, when players and coaches from both teams joined at midfield for prayer. Rather than having a large group prayer after the game, the Warriors split off and prayed individually for each of the girls from Timothy Christian. This was a great testimony of what Christ-centered athletics can look like. The Warriors will certainly look for future opportunities to share their faith with their opponents. The ladies are back in action Thursday afternoon at Lyons Township. Pepsi Showdown Concludes Warriors Finish 2-2 Posted on Monday, April 6, 2009 @ 5:38 am The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team finished the Pepsi Showdown with a record of 2-2-0. After winning their first two matches and advancing to the tournament quarterfinals, WA came up short in their final two matches of the tournament. Missing as many as 7 varsity players, the Warriors fought hard against two very strong opponents (Homewood-Flossmoor and New Trier). WA begins conference play this week with a match at Timothy Christian on Tuesday. Their next home game will be a non-conference matchup with Westminster Christian next Thursday. Leah Fortune was named to the Pepsi Showdown All-Tournament Team. Fortune scored 2 goals and assisted 2 in the tournament. Becca Long added 2 goals, and Alexa Sharkey contributed 2 goals and 1 assist. Pepsi Showdown Begins Warriors Defeat Larkin Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 @ 5:20 am Wheaton Academy opened the Pepsi Showdown Thursday afternoon with a 2-0 win over Larkin. Becca Long gave the Warriors the lead late in the first half, scoring from 10 yards out after receiving a pass from Alexa Sharkey. After the break, Sharkey added to the lead, getting on the end of a Rachael Nasralla cross to beat the keeper from 8 yards out. The Warriors outshot Larkin 32-1 in the match, and kept their third clean sheet in as many games. Emily Mulder recorded one save in the shutout. Wheaton Academy plays in the second round of the Pepsi Showdown Saturday at 3:30pm at Oak Park-River Forest. Warriors Tie Vikings Play to Scoreless Tie Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 @ 6:07am Wheaton Academy played Geneva to a 0-0 draw at Geneva Wednesday night. Geneva came out strong and caught WA on their heels for the first 15 minutes of the match. The Warriors settled in by halftime, and controlled the run of play for much of the second half. Geneva had two good chances thwarted by WA defenders, while Wheaton Academy created a number of second half chances only to see Geneva's Katelyn Allen collect 6 second half saves (8 in the game). WA outshot Geneva 8-2 in the match. Emily Mulder recorded the shutout for the Warriors with two saves. It was the team's second shutout in as many games. Girls Win Opener Set Tone for Season in 10-0 Victory Posted on Saturday, March 21, 2009 @ 12:45pm The Wheaton Academy Girls' Soccer Team opened their season Friday with a 10-0 victory over St. Edwards. The Lady Warriors opened the scoring early in the match with a goal by Leah Fortune in the 7th minute. WA displayed a balanced attack, as nine different players found the back of the net for goals. Emily Mulder recorded the shutout as WA allowed zero shots on goal in the match. The girls are back in action Wednesday, March 25 at Geneva. Goal Scorers: Fortune (2), Crystal Thomas, Sydney Sharkey, Jenn Lee, Alexa Sharkey, Ally Witt, Caitlyn Rougas, Lindsey Burke, Hayley Teevans.
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