SARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals. The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders. The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end. “They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.” The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season. Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save. The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area.
Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum. The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1. Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch. Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half. “The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.” Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222363","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"424","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute. “That goal was a killer,” said Carter. Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half. As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes. Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury. Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222361","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"480","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"456"}}]] Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game. The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past. The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis. Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson. Tweets by @DLNewspapersSARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals. The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders. The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end. “They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.” The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season. Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save. The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222359","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"317","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum. The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1. Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch. Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half. “The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.” Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense.
Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute. “That goal was a killer,” said Carter. Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half. As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes. Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury. Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222361","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"480","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"456"}}]] Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game. The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past. The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis. Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson. Tweets by @DLNewspapersSARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals. The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders. The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end. “They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.” The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season. Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save. The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222359","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"317","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum. The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1. Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch. Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half. “The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.” Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222363","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"424","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]] Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute. “That goal was a killer,” said Carter. Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half. As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes. Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury. Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field.
Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game. The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past. The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis. Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson. Tweets by @DLNewspapersSARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals.The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders.The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end.“They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.”The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season.Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save.The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area.
Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum.The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1.Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch.Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half.“The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.”Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222363","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"424","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute.“That goal was a killer,” said Carter.Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half.As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes.Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury.Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222361","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"480","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"456"}}]]Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game.The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past.The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis.Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson.Tweets by @DLNewspapersSARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals.The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders.The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end.“They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.”The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season.Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save.The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222359","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"317","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum.The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1.Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch.Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half.“The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.”Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense.
Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute.“That goal was a killer,” said Carter.Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half.As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes.Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury.Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222361","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"480","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"456"}}]]Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game.The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past.The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis.Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson.Tweets by @DLNewspapersSARTELL - The No. 1-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres tilted the field against the No. 2 Detroit Lakes Lakers and dictated play in a 4-2 playoff victory sending the Sabres to the Section 8A finals.The Sabres used the 3-5-2 formation to clog up the middle of the field and while Kyley Foster and Jade Olson were able to penetrate the defense at times, they were routinely attacking against multiple defenders.The Sabres kept the Lakers at bay for much of the game spending a vast majority of the 80 minutes in the Detroit Lakes’ end.“They’re very, very good at defending,” Detroit Lakes Head Coach David Carter said. “They’ve not let many goals in.”The Lakers two goals matched a high for goals allowed by Sartell-St. Stephen. The Sabres (12-3-4) allowed two goals for only the third time this season.Freshman midfielder Megan Sieben opened the scoring in the 18th minute scoring on an excellent corner pass from senior Abby Spanier for the 1-0 Sabre lead. Laker keeper Payton Carlblom had little chance to make the save.The lead lasted five minutes until the Lakers were awarded a penalty kick for a handball call against the Sabres in the penalty area.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222359","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"317","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Laker PK specialist Addie Kay Johnson stepped up and scored easily to knot the game at one goal each creating a big shift in momentum.The Sabres gave the Lakers little time to enjoy the goal as Bria Ferns broke into the open seconds later scoring at 23:13 to put the Sabres back up 2-1.Johnson evened the game on a left-footed corner kick assist that found Kyley Foster in front of the net. Foster tied the score at two with a header goal at 30:32 beating Sabre keeper Allie Hemmesch.Hemmesch shut the Lakers down when she had to in the second half.“The keeper was really good,” Carter said. “They stacked the middle up. They’re passing was good. We tried to get in their face and break it up a little bit but we were unable to.”Detroit Lakes played a more physical brand of soccer in the second half trying to push through the Sabre defense.[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"1222363","attributes":{"alt":"","class":"media-image","height":"424","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"480"}}]]Abby Spanier scored the eventual game-winner on a free kick sending the ball over the outreached arms of Carlblom early in the second half in the 43rd minute.“That goal was a killer,” said Carter.Sartell-St. Stephen seized momentum for the third time in the game and pressed offensively keeping Detroit Lakers on their collective heels the first 20 minutes of the second half.As time ticked down, the Lakers played desperately to tie the score forcing defenders up and gaining time in the attack zone. The Sabres fought through injuries needing substitutions for three Sabres who left the game in the final 40 minutes.Junior Tessa Hager was helped off the field after suffering a leg injury.Senior Mac Nies was down for five minutes after a collision near the sideline and Spanier was down holding her left ankle before being helped off the field.
Carlblom made three important second half saves to keep the Lakers within striking distance before Sabre sophomore Jaylia Ellis sealed the victory scoring with 21:05 remaining in the game.The Section semifinals have not been kind to Detroit Lakes in the recent past.The Lakers finish their 2014 season with an overall record of 13-4-2 matching last season’s effort. The 2013 Lakers also lost in the Section semifinals to St. Cloud Cathedral 2-0 and Sartell-St. Stephen defeated the Lakers 1-0 in the 2012 semis.Tuesday’s loss snapped an eight-game winning streak and ends the Laker careers of seniors Kyley Foster, Lindsey Heinecke, Annie Mettert, Jade Olson, and Addie Kay Johnson.Tweets by @DLNewspapers
