Roundup: local teams fall in league matches
Published 10:52 am Friday, May 5, 2017
Niles, Dowagiac, Cassopolis and Brandywine were all on the losing end of conference soccer matches Wednesday.
The Vikings were blanked by arch rival Lakeshore 8-0 in SMAC West Division action, the Chieftains were blanked by host Allegan 6-0 in Wolverine Conference play, while the Rangers and Bobcats fell to Michigan Lutheran and Lake Michigan Catholic in BCS Athletic Conference action.
Niles soccer
The Niles soccer team has now been shut out in its last seven matches.
Visiting Lakeshore became the seventh straight team to hold the Vikings scoreless as it defeated Niles 8-0 in SMAC West Division soccer action Wednesday.
The Lancers grabbed a 3-0 halftime lead and then scored five times in the second half to end the match via the mercy rule.
Natalie Stampfly had three goals for Lakeshore, which also got goals from Sarah Dubbert, Cassie Pallet, Johnna Hafling, Grace Glowacki and Marissa Faust.
Kailey Yack had a pair of assists for the Lancers.
Lakeshore outshot Niles 23-2 in the match. Avy James stopped 15 shots for the Vikings.
Dowagiac soccer
Dowagiac’s Grace Younger stopped 37 of the Tigers’ 47 shots on goal.
Cassopolis soccer
Michigan Lutheran’s Kira Diaz-Martin scored four goals and Emily Witkowski three as the Titans blanked the Rangers 8-0.
Madison Suseland stopped 10 of Michigan Lutheran’s 17 shots on goal.
Brandywine soccer
Ann Marier Nuter scored the lone goal of the night for Lake Michigan Catholic in the 1-0 win over the Bobcats.
Brandywine and the Lakers both had six shots on goal.
LAKESHORE 8, NILES 0
At Niles
Halftime score
Lakeshore 3, Niles 0
Lakeshore goals
Natalie Stampfly (3), Sarah Dubbert, Cassie Pallet, Johnna Hafling, Grace Glowacki, Marissa Faust.
Lakeshore assists
Kailey Yack (2), Sarah Dubbert, Johnna Hafling, Lexy Gustafson, Cassie Pallett.
Shots on goal
Lakeshore 23
Niles 2
Saves
Lakeshore 2 (Kyra VanAntwerp)
Niles 15 (Avy James)
ALLEGAN 6, DOWAGIAC 0
At Allegan
Halftime score
Allegan 2, Dowagiac 0
Allegan goals
BrookAnn Hitchcock (2), Dana Shek, Anna Hestera, Joey Hunziker, Haylie Curtiss.
Allegan assists
Hitchcock, Taylar Jackson (2).
Shots on goal
Dowagiac
Allegan 47
Saves
Dowagiac 37 (Grace Younger)
Allegan 0 (Kara Bishop)
MICHIGAN LUTHERAN 8, CASSOPOLIS 0
At St. Joseph
Halftime score
Michigan Lutheran 4, Cassopolis 0
Lutheran goals
Kira Diaz-Martin (4), Emily Witkowski (3), Courtney Ritter.
Lutheran assists
Grace Adams (2,) Ritter, Witkowski.
Shots on goal
Cassopolis 1
Michigan Lutheran 17
Saves
Cassopolis 10 (Madison Suseland)
Lutheran 1
LAKE MICHIGAN CATHOLIC 1, BRANDYWINE 0
At St. Joseph
Lake Michigan goal
Ann Marier Nuter (Kelley Golden assist)
Shots on goal
Brandywine 6
Lake Michigan 6
Saves
Brandywine 5
Lake Michigan 6