Saturday, April 21, 2007

Pekin 1, Lincoln 0; Pekin 3, Sterling 0

PEKIN - Host Pekin saved its best for last in its inaugural girls' soccer invitational tournament, winning 1-0 over Lincoln Saturday on a late goal from reserve forward Michelle Feicke.The Lady Dragons blanked Sterling 3-0 earlier in the day and now have won four straight games without giving up a goal to improve to 4-5-2 on the season.Lincoln took second place in the tournament, winning the goals allowed tiebreaker with Sterling. Woodruff finished fourth.
Lincoln's best chance to score came just two minutes into the second half. After a Pekin foul, Lincoln forward Beth Rayman bent a ball from the right side towards the upper left corner, but Pekin goal keeper Lindsay Coffey was able to reach up and knock it over the goal.“Lindsay and our defenders - Marissa McGurr, Jessica Allen and Karis Parkin - were superb,'' Pekin coach Edgar Sandoval said. “Lincoln can score in bunches so the fact that we were able to shut them down was a positive.”Against Sterling, Shawna Swisher, Emily LaBanca and Kayla Milam accounted for the Pekin scoring.