Pekin 3, Dunlap 1

DUNLAP — The Pekin girls soccer team capped off their best season ever with a 3-1 Mid-Illini Conference win at Dunlap Thursday.
Shawna Swisher got the Dragons on the board with a goal just seven minutes into the game off a Sarah Zuercher assist. Zuercher then found the back of the net with less than a minute to go in the first half to put Pekin up, 2-0.
“We spent a big chunk of practice the other day scrimmaging where every pass had to stay on the ground,” said Pekin coach Edgar Sandoval. “I think it really helped us refocus and got us playing the way we were playing at our peak a few weeks ago.”
Zuercher pushed the lead to 3-0 with a goal off an assist from Lauren Cash, giving Zuercher 18 goals on the year, just two off the team single-season record.
The Eagles got on the board with about four minutes to go on a beautifully placed shot by Dunlap’s Jenna Haste, but it was too little too late.
“They dominated us for two years, so to sweep them this year is very satisfying,” Sandoval said.
“It is one of many great milestones this team has reached.”