The Simon Kenton Lady Pioneers lost to the St. Henry Lady Crusaders 3-0 in the 9th Region finals Thursday Evening. This is the 3rd straight year the SK ladies have lost to St. Henry in the regional finals.
There was another large crowd of SK fans at the game including a nice representation from the football team, ladies basketball team and the boys soccer team.
The SK ladies seemed to come out a little flat this evening and initially gave St. Henry a little too much respect offensively as the Crusaders scored less than 2 minutes into the game. St. Henry would score another goal at the 11 minute mark to go up by 2. That seemed to almost relax both teams as SK started stringing more passes together and starting doing some good things offensively. While both teams had good scoring chances in the first half, neither team could find the back of the net. The half finished with St. Henry ahead by 2.
The second half opened up with the SK ladies determined to get a quick goal to cut the lead in half. But even though they had several scoring opportunities they could not seem to get that one goal they needed to get things going. St. Henry's defense continued to bend throughout the half but never broke. St. Henry only had a few scoring opportunities in the second half but did manage to convert on one of those opportunities to go up by 3, which held up for the final.
Kennedy Vercheek and Jessie Cooper were named to the all region tournament team.
The SK ladies finished the season with a 10-5-6 record which is the fewest loses by a girls varsity team in school history. Great Job Ladies and Good Luck to our seniors!
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