Brighton
Friday, June 11th
Portage Central made the return trip to Holt High School to meet
Brighton in the region 1 final. The Brighton Bulldogs came into the match as district 4
champions with an overall record of 16-2-0 and much state
tournament experience. They were division 1 state
runner-up last year and have 12 seniors on their roster.
The experience showed in the first half as Brighton's physical
play set the tone and took the Mustangs out of their normal
game. While the Bulldogs physical play enabled them to
maintain most of the possession in the first half, they were
never able to seriously threaten the goal and the half ended
scoreless. After the half, the Lady Mustangs adjusted and
began to control the ball and pressure the Brighton goal.
The final 15 minutes of the half, PC had constant pressure on
the Brighton goal but were unable to secure a score and
regulation ended 0-0. The first overtime was more of the
same for PC. They maintained constant pressure on Brighton
which finally resulted in a goal by Emily Berner with 2:34 left
which would have ended the game for the PC 1-0 victory.
The PC celebration was short lived as the linesman called a
controversial offsides on the scramble in front of the goal.
Unfortunately, this outstanding game by both teams ended in the
second overtime on another controversial call as Brighton
converted a PK with less than 12 minutes remaining for the 1-0
victory. Congratulations to Brighton who advances to play
Northville in the state semi-final and congratulations to the
Portage Central Lady Mustangs for an outstanding season
including a conference championship, a conference tournament
championship, a district championship and an overall record of
22-1-2! Good luck to our five seniors Meredith Alexander,
Emily Berner, Kate Crawford, Connie Rogers and Caitlyn Vargason.
Forest Hills Northern
Tuesday, June 8th
Portage Central traveled to Holt High School to meet Forest
Hills Northern in the Region 1 semi-final game. The FHN Huskies came into the match as District 1
champions with an overall record of 12-2-4. PC pressured
early when Megan Brown stole the ball in the offensive third and
was awarded a PK as the last FHN defender was called for the
foul in the box as she headed toward goal. Sophomore Emily
Peterson stepped up and confidently converted the PK for what
would prove to be the winning margin in the 2nd minute of the
game. The remainder of the first half was dominated by
defensive play by both teams with PC registering a mere 3 shots
on goal and FHN closing the half with only 4 shots on goal.
The defensive battle continued in the second half as both teams
had their few offensive chances halted by either excellent team
defense or outstanding goalie play. While FHN was able to
hold the PC offense off the score board while only allowing 7
shots on goal for the game, the PC defense was even stronger.
The defensive play of Kate Crawford, Emily Peterson, Lindsay
Peterson, Connie Rogers and Ashleigh Carpentier held FHN to a
single shot on goal during the second half allowing GK Lindsey
Wrege to register her 14th shutout of the season.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (22-0-2) Conference (11-0-0)
West Ottawa
Saturday, June 5th
Portage Central followed a familiar recipe of strong defense and
balanced scoring to to win the District 2 Championship 4-0 over a good West
Ottawa team. PC was able to secure the 1-0 lead in the
10th minute when Ashleigh Carpentier delivered a cross
into the box which Senior Emily Berner volleyed home. The
half ended with the 1-0 score due to outstanding defensive play
by both teams. PC only placed 5 shots on goal and WO was
held to just 1 shot on goal. The second half began
with a continuation of the great defense, but PC was able to net
the 2-0 lead in the 50th minute. Sophomore Emily
Peterson's free-kick from about 15-yard outside the box hit the
crossbar and Freshman Christine Ketteman hit the rebound past
the West Ottawa goalie. The Lady Mustangs continued to
pressure and expanded the lead to 3-0 on an outstanding
combination play in the box between Sophomores Megan Brown and
Anne Rose. In the 66th minute, Brown received a pass at
the top of the box which she touched to Rose who immediately
one-touched back to a cutting Brown who placed the shot into the
lower right corner. The final score of 4-0 was secured
when a streaking Anne Rose was taken down in the box in the 72nd
minute. Sophomore defender Emily Peterson stepped up and
drilled the PK into the lower left corner. GK Lindsey Wrege and
Kelly Carlson combined for PC's 7th shutout in a row and their
15th of the season as the Mustangs won the final shot comparison
by 22 (18 on goal) to 10 (2 on goal). Central advances to
the regional tournament on Tuesday against the winner of
District 1.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (21-0-2) Conference (11-0-0)
Portage Northern
Thursday, June 3rd
Portage Central traveled across town to face rival Portage
Northern for the third time this year, but the first time on the Huskie's
home field. The Mustang's struck early in the match when
Sophomore Anne Rose received a slot pass from Megan Brown and
beat the Northern goalie for the 1-0 lead less than two minutes
into the match. The rest of the first half play was fairly
even as both teams created quality scoring chances, but the half
ended with PC maintaining their 1-0 lead. Central came out
strong to start the second half and consistently pressured
Northern's goal. The Mustang's were able to increase the
lead in the 47th minute when Senior Emily Berner stole the ball
and proceeded into the Northern box and patiently beat the
goalie for the 2-0 lead. The final three goal margin was
delivered in the 61st minute when Berner passed to Brown who
dribbled across outside the box and lofted a shot into the top
left corner of the net. The Central defense recorded their
6th shutout in a row and their 14th of the year with an
outstanding performance by Junior GK Lindsey Wrege who
repeatedly denied the Northern attack. PC will face West
Ottawa in the District 2 final on Saturday while Portage
Northern completes their 2004 campaign with a final record of
13-5-2.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (20-0-2) Conference (11-0-0)
Kalamazoo Central
Tuesday, June 1st
Portage Central played their last home game of the season as
they hosted Kalamazoo Central in the first round of District 2 playoffs. The Lady Mustangs started early when Sophomore
Anne Rose received a pass from Megan Brown and beat the Giants'
goalie for the 1-0 lead in the 3rd minute. PC continued to
pressure the goal and built the early margin to 2-0 when Brown
scored on an assist by Senior Emily Berner at the 11:24 mark.
In spite of being down early, K-Central would not quit. KC
standout Cassie Dickerson escaped for a break-away, but PC
keeper Lindsey Wrege made an outstanding diving save to deny the
goal and maintain the shutout. The Mustangs secured the
halftime lead of 3-0 when Jesse Noble finished a cross from
Ashleigh Carpentier in the 25th minute. Play was fairly
even the remainder of the half as PC ended with 8 shots (5 on
goal) compared to KC with 5 shots (3 on goal)The Lady Mustangs
returned from the locker room focused for the second half and
dominated time of possession. Rose netted her second goal
of the match with an assist to Ellen Molenaar with 15:18
remaining in the contest. The final margin of 5-0 came as
Ellen Molenaar finished the rebound of a restart by Emily
Peterson at the 10:09 mark. The PC defense was dominate in
the second half as they denied KC any shots while Lindsey Wrege
and Kelly Carlson combined for the 13th shutout of the year.
The Mustangs will face cross town rival Portage Northern for the
third time this year for their second round match on Thursday at
Northern.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (19-0-2) Conference (11-0-0)
Portage Northern
Wednesday, May 26th
The Portage Northern Huskies traveled to Portage Central with hopes
of avenging their early season 1-0 loss to the Mustangs.
With an overall record of 12-3-2, the Huskies had been on a hot
streak by winning their last five games by a combined score of
29-0. Freshman Christine Ketteman put an early end to the
Northern shutout streak as she took a pass from Ashleigh
Carpentier and lobbed a shot over the PN goalie and into the net
for the 1-0 PC lead just 13 minutes into the match.
Northern charged back with an outstanding chance of their own,
but PC goalie Lindsey Wrege made a diving save to her right to
deny the Huskies. The Mustangs took a 2-0 lead in the 31st
minute when Megan Brown struck a solid shot from the top of the
box which beat the PN goalie to the upper left corner with the
assist going to Carpentier for her team leading 22nd. The
2-0 score held for the half as PC out shot their cross-town
rival 12 (7 on goal) to 6 (4 on goal). The final goal of
the game came in the 55th minute as Senior Captain Emily Berner
received a pass from Ketteman outside the box and beat a diving
Northern goalie to provide the final margin of 3-0.
Once again, the PC defense kept the opponent scoreless as GK
Lindsey Wrege registered her 11th shutout of the season. A
short awards ceremony followed the match as both teams were
presented medals for their outstanding league performance.
Both PC and PN begin Districts competition on Tuesday when
Central hosts Kalamazoo Central and Northern hosts Zeeland.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (18-0-2) Conference (11-0-0)
Stevensville Lakeshore
Monday, May 24th
Top seeded PC played host to 4th seeded Stevensville
Lakeshore in the semi-finals of the SMAC conference tournament. The
match-up was the third time the opponents have met this season. PC won the
two previous meetings, both played at Lakeshore’s home field, 3-0 and 2-1
respectively. The Lady Mustangs wasted little time getting started as Anne
Rose hit Ashleigh Carpentier streaking down the left sideline and Carpentier
hit a great shot to beat the Lakeshore goalie to the far top corner for the
goal. PC continued to dominate play throughout the first half and was
rewarded in the 35th minute with a 2-0 lead when Megan Brown
received a pass from Carpentier at the top of the box and struck a solid
shot into the back of the net. The half ended with PC holding a 2-0 lead
with a shot advantage of 16 (7 on goal) to 3. The second half was marked by
an outstanding performance from the Central defense. Goalkeeper Lindsey
Wrege registered her 10th shutout of the season with the
assistance of great defensive play by Emily Peterson, Lindsay Peterson, Kate
Crawford and Caitlin Buckstaff. The final score was 2-0 with the Mustangs
placing 9 of their 22 shots on goal compared to holding Stevensville to 6
total shots with 4 on goal. Portage Central will host 2nd seeded
cross-town rival Portage Northern in the conference tournament final
Wednesday.
Portage
Central Record
Overall (17-0-2) Conference (10-0-0)
Marshall
Wednesday, May 19th
The lady Mustangs hosted Marshall in the second round of
SMAC tournament play Wednesday with a decisive 4-0 victory.
The first Mustangs goal came in the 11th minute when Ashleigh Carpentier
served a ball into the box that Megan Brown touched and Christine Ketteman
finished. Ketteman's goal would be the only goal in the first half. The
Mustangs out shot Marshall 17-1 during the first 40 minutes of play. When
play resumed in the second half, PC got fired up as Anne Rose beat the
keeper on with a ball served to her by Brown in the 46th minute. Just
six minutes later, Brown would get her third assist of the evening when she
found Ketteman again to make the score 3-0. The final goal would be
tallied when Carpentier connected off a pass from Emily Peterson.
Goalkeeper Lindsey Wrege would post her 9th shutout of the year after making
an outstanding save in the first half. The Mustangs placed a total of
21 shots on goal to Marshall's one shot on goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (16-0-2) Conference (9-0-0)
Benton Harbor
Monday, May 17th
The Benton Harbor Wildcats traveled to Portage Central in
the first round of SMAC tournament play. The game ended in the
50th minute of play when the mercy rule was imposed. Each Mustang
player tallied a goal to record a final score of 19-0.
Portage Central Record
Overall (15-0-2) Conference (8-0-0)
Fruitport
Friday, May 14th
The Lady Mustangs traveled to Fruitport and came home with
their second 2-1 road victory of the week. The first half ended in a
0-0 draw as the majority of the play remained in the midfield. While
PC out shot the home team10-5 i the half, they were only able to place two
on goal. The Mustangs came out strong to start the second half, but
they soon found themselves in uncharted waters, trailing for the first time
this season, as Fruitport converted off a corner-kick scramble for the 1-0
lead. The Mustangs regrouped and continued to play strong as Junior
Jesse Noble tied the game in the 65th minute with the assist credited to
Meredith Alexander. With a mere 10 minutes left in the contest, Noble
was fouled while dribbling up the sideline. The come-from-behind
victory was secured when Junior Ashleigh Carpentier delivered her team
leading 16th assist into the box where Megan Brown headed it home for the
2-1 lead. The final shot count had PC with 28 (13 on goal) compared to
Fruitport with 8 (1 on goal).
Portage Central Record
Overall (14-0-2) Conference (7-0-0)
Stevensville Lakeshore
Monday, May 10th
The Lady Mustangs secured home field for the SMAC tournament
with a hard fought 2-1 victory against Lakeshore on a wet and windy night in
Stevensville. While PC had won a decisive victory 3-0 when these teams
met earlier this season, Stevensville had upset on their mind tonight.
The Mustangs struck early when Sophomore Megan Brown received a cross from
Ashleigh Carpentier and drove home the 1-0 lead just 1:57 into the match.
The remainder of the first half play was back-and-forth until Brown hit
Ketteman who scored for the 2-0 lead at 33:05. The 2-0 score held for
the half thanks to an outstanding save by PC goalie Lindsey Wrege to knock a
lined shot over the cross bar. The second half play remained even
until Lakeshore closed the gap to 2-1 on a breakaway in the 49th minute.
A revitalized Lakeshore team continued to pressure resulting in Wrege making
another outstanding save to secure the 2-1 win for the Mustangs. The
final statistics were very even with each team registering 14 shots with PC
placing 7 on goal compared to Lakeshore's 6 on goal. These teams will
not meet again this year unless both are able to reach the conference
tournament finals.
Portage Central Record
Overall (13-0-2) Conference (7-0-0)
Okemos
Saturday, May 8th
The Lady Mustangs enjoyed their best offensive production of
the season as five different girls netted goals with Senior Captain Emily
Berner leading the way with a second half hat-trick. A talented, yet
injury depleted, Okemos got an early indication of the Mustang offense when
Megan Brown scored off an assist by Christine Kettemen just 6:35 into the
contest for the 1-0 lead. Anne Rose netted the second goal at the
16:22 mark unassisted as she dribbled through the middle and beat the
opposing goalie to her right. Kettemen tallied the 3-0 lead just two
minutes later as she hit home a corner kick by Ashleigh Carpentier.
The first half ended with PC leading 3-0 and registering 11 shots (6 on
goal) while not allowing a shot by Okemos. The PC corner kicks
continued to pay off in the second half as Emily Berner scored header goals
on two consecutive corners by Ashleigh Carpentier at 35:38 and 29:29 marks.
Berner delivered her hat-trick less than four minutes later when she hit a
pass from Rose off the crossbar and into the goal for the 6-0 PC lead.
The final Mustang goal was a perfectly placed shot by Carpentier with the
assist going to Brittany Crawford. Okemos was able to avoid the
shutout when the converted on a PK with 0:35 remaining in the contest.
Portage Central finished the game with 28 shots (14 on goal) while Okemos
tallied 5 shots (4 on goal).
Portage Central Record
Overall (12-0-2) Conference (6-0-0)
Battle Creek Lakeview
Monday, May 3rd
The Mustangs hosted BC Lakeview for the second time within
two weeks. With Lakeview placing first in the Eastern Division of the
SMAC, the winner of this contest would have the upper hand for securing the
top seed in the upcoming conference tournament. While this would
normally be incentive enough, PC was also honoring their five seniors
Meredith Alexander, Emily Berner, Kate Crawford, Connie Rogers and Caitlyn
Vargason. An inspired defensive effort led the Mustangs with Lindsay
Wrege registering her eighth shutout of the season assisted by Emily
Peterson, Lindsay Peterson, Crawford, Caitlin Buckstaff and Aubrey Brown.
They held Lakeview to only two shots for the evening with only one reaching
Wrege. The first of the PC goals was scored by Anne Rose with an
assist to Megan Brown less than 14 minutes into the contest. Ashleigh
Carpentier gave PC the 2-0 lead with a blistering shot from outside the box
with the assist going to Alexander. While PC out shot BC 17-1 in the
first half, the halftime score remained a close 2-0. The second half
consisted of more Mustang dominance with many scoring opportunities, but a
stingy Lakeview defense and a couple superb saves kept the game close.
The lead was extended to 3-0 when Brown received a pass from Carpentier and
placed a shot into the corner. This remained the final score as PC
registered 31 total shots with 16 on goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (11-0-2) Conference (6-0-0)
West Ottawa
Thursday, April 29th
After already defeating two conference foes this week to
clinch the SMAC Central, the Mustangs hosted West Ottawa for a challenging
non-conference match. The Mustangs played well early as they were able
to utilize strong combination play for several quality scoring chances.
They were rewarded in the 20th minute as Sophomore Anne Rose received a pass
from Megan Brown, made a move around the visiting goalie, and delivered the
1-0 lead for her team. After even play on both sides, the half ended
with the 1-0 PC lead and the Mustangs winning the shots-on-goal battle 7-1.
The Mustangs began the second half with more solid combination play.
In the 48th minute, Rose flicked a ball onto Brown who dribbled into the box
and delivered a ball to Jesse Noble who connected for the 2-0 PC lead.
The Mustangs took a commanding 3-0 lead with 20 minutes remaining as Senior
Captain Emily Berner finished a cross in the box by Anne Rose. West
Ottawa continued to fight until they were able to get on the board with a
goal at the 70:36 mark. The final score was 3-1 with PC registering 19
shots (14 on goal) and West Ottawa tallying 13 shots (7 on goal).
Portage Central Record
Overall (10-0-2) Conference (5-0-0)
Mattawan
Wednesday, April 28th
The Mustangs came into Wednesday's evening game knowing that
a win against Mattawan (3-0-1) would secure them a first place finish in the
Central division of the SMAC and Portage Central came through with a 3-1
win. The wind became a factor in yet another match that the Mustangs
would play in this season, with strong gusts making any play in the air
difficult. The conditions would benefit the Wildcats the first half
but PC maintained good possession. The first goal of the evening would
take place 19 minutes in as Anne Rose brought the ball up field and passed
to Megan Brown for a strong shot on the keeper. The Mattawan goal made
a nice stop, batting the ball to the ground but the loose ball in front of
the goal was quickly cleaned up by Caitlyn Vargason to put PC on the board.
The Mustangs would take a 1-0 lead into halftime. In the second half,
the Mustangs would have the wind advantage but the Wildcats rallied.
Mattawan got a shot off to tie up the match in the fifty-third minute.
Portage stepped up to the challenge and scored at 69:15 when Brown found
Christine Ketteman to give the advantage once again to the Mustangs.
Ashleigh Carpentier scored her third goal of the season when she finished a
ball served in by Brown. The Mustangs out shot the Wildcats 18-9 for
the match, 9-3 on goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (9-0-2) Conference (5-0-0)
Kalamazoo Central
Monday, April 26th
Portage Central visited the new soccer complex of SMAC
central team, Kalamazoo Central to become 4-0 in conference play Monday
night. The Mustangs tallied their first goal in the third minute of play
when Megan Brown hit Emily Berner in front of the goal to begin the
scoring. The next goal would be set up by a Kalamazoo Central hand ball
that occurred in the box after a PC corner kick. Brown took the penalty
kick, finding the corner to make it 2-0. Ashleigh Carpentier brought down
the ball that assisted Caitlyn Vargason. Vargason scored her first goal of
the season in the fifteenth minute of the game. Another Mustang to put a
score on the board was Meredith Alexander when she received a ball from
Jesse Noble. The last goal of the first half came from Noble as she
finished a ball into the net, the assist came from Brown. The halftime
score was 5-0 Portage Central. The defense continued their strong play as
the second half began allowing only two shots from the Maroon Giants. The
Mustangs final goal came in the 79th minute of the game as Vargason was
driving into the box with the ball and was tackled from behind giving the
Kalamazoo Central player a red card and awarding PC with a penalty kick.
Alexander stepped up to take the shot and scored her second goal of the
evening. The final score was 6-0. Lindsay Wrege added another shutout to
her record.
Portage Central Record
Overall (8-0-2) Conference (4-0-0)
Battle Creek Lakeview
Friday, April 23rd
Portage Central delivered their best team performance of the
season tonight against Battle Creek Lakeview of the SMAC East. The
Mustangs began the game with great intensity and were rewarded quickly.
After Anne Rose was fouled 10 yards outside the box, Sophomore Emily
Peterson delivered a perfect restart into the top left corner of the goal
for the 1-0 lead at the 4:10 mark. PC continued to control the ball
and the game until they extended their lead to 2-0 in the 15th minute when
Megan Brown delivered a cross into the box which Ashleigh Carpentier knocked
down to Emily Berner who drove home the shot. While the Lady Mustangs
continued to pressure the goal, the half ended with the score 2-0 and PC out
shooting their opponent by a margin of 12-1 with five on goal. The
pressure continued well into the second half as the Mustangs created several
good chances on goal, but the Lakeview goalie continued to make outstanding
saves to keep her team in the game. Junior Moira Feeney extended the
PC lead with 7:06 remaining in the match with her first goal of the year as
she connected on a Carpentier cross. At the 1:50 mark, all-state
forward Brie Ballard was able to break through an outstanding PC defense to
tally the loan goal for Lakeview. The game ended with a 3-1 PC
victory as the Mustangs total shot margin was 31-3! An great job by
the entire team, especially the defense lead by an outstanding performance
by Freshman Lindsay Peterson.
Portage Central Record
Overall (7-0-2) Conference (3-0-0)
Loy Norrix
Wednesday, April 21st
The Mustangs continued their conference schedule with a trip
to the newly developed soccer facility at Loy Norrix. PC dominated
time of possession in the first half, but a strong defensive effort by Loy
Norrix combined with a stingy goal post and crossbar, kept the Mustangs off
the board until the 5:14 mark when Junior Ashleigh Carpentier beat the
goalie with an assist to Megan Brown. The Mustangs found a boost of
energy from the goal and continued to pressure which resulted in Christine
Ketteman hitting Brown with a perfect pass as she cut across the box and
delivered the second PC goal of the night. The half ended with the
Mustangs up 2-0 and holding a shot advantage of 18-0. The Lady
Mustangs continued their possession dominance in the second half, but the
Loy Norrix defense held PC off the board for a final score of 2-0.
Lindsay Wrege recorded her sixth shutout of the young season as PC
maintained a 37-1 shot advantage with 19 placed on goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (6-0-2) Conference (3-0-0)
Portage Northern
Monday, April 19th
A large crowd turned out at Portage Central to watch a SMAC
match against the Northern Huskies. As to be expected, this rivalry
was a closely contested game to the finish. The first half was a
defensive struggle as both teams failed to generate much offense.
While Northern enjoyed the wind advantage, PC was able to register an
advantage in shots by 6-3, but only one PC shot was on goal compared to all
three for Northern. The half ended scoreless. The second half
wind was to the advantage of the Mustangs and they used it to maintain most
of the pressure throughout the half. Although the shots advantage
continued to widen for PC, it appeared that the game was heading to a
scoreless tie and into overtime until the 75th minute when Ashleigh
Carpentier stole the ball from PN and hit Emily Berner in the midfield.
Berner connected on a strike toward the lower left corner of the goal.
While PN goalie Mollie Brooks made an outstanding effort to get a hand on
the shot, the ball found the back of the net to provide Central the 1-0
victory. The final shots margin was 18-6 with each team placing five
on goal. The defense played another outstanding game helping Lindsay
Wrege register her 5th shutout in seven games.
Portage Central Record
Overall (5-0-2) Conference (2-0-0)
Three-For-One
Saturday, April 17th
Grand Haven
The first match of the day paired two of the strongest
programs in West Michigan. The first half was a very defensive game as
PC controlled most of the play, but was unable to generate many quality
chances at goal. The half ended in a 0-0 draw as the two team combined
for only nine shots with PC out-shooting Grand Haven by a margin of 6-3.
Portage Central continued to control the play in the second half and put
much more pressure on goal resulting in many quality chances. PC was
denied the chance for the win twice by the crossbar, once on a penalty kick.
The game ended 0-0 with PC out-shooting Grand Haven 20-5. An
outstanding performance by the defense led by Emily Peterson, Lindsay
Peterson, Kate Crawford and Jesse Noble. Lindsey Wrege registered her
third shutout of the young season.
Traverse City Central
PC started their second game of the day with a flurry.
The scoring began with Christine Ketteman finishing a corner kick by
Ashleigh Carpentier in the fourth minute to give the Mustangs an early 1-0
lead. The scoring continued less than five minutes later when Ketteman
received a pass from Carpnetier and fed Emily Berner in the box who beat the opposing goalie
with a solid strike for the 2-0 margin. PC continued to control play
until late in the half when Carrie Buckel of Traverse City broke free and
closed the margin to 2-1 with a solid finish. It was a scoreless
second half until TCC was able to tie the score 2-2 with less than five
minutes remaining. While PC pressured for the final four minutes, the
two teams played to a 2-2 tie with PC out-shooting TCC 19-5.
Midland Dow
Once again, Portage Central started fast in their
final game of the day. Freshman Christine Ketteman scored with
assists going to Megan Brown and Ashleigh Carpentier less than two minutes into the
match. The Mustangs continued to control the play in the first
half and gained a 2-0 advantage when Senior Emily Berner received a
pass from Jennie Perrin outside the box and delivered a strike for
her second goal of the day at the 20:41 mark. PC out-shot
their opponent 13-2 in the first half. The Mustangs started
even faster in the second half as Ketteman received the kickoff and
immediately hit Megan Brown in stride. Brown dribbled through
the middle of the Dow defense and scored. While PC continued
to control the pace for the remainder of the match, the final score
was 3-0 with the Mustangs holding a 22-6 shot margin.
Lindsey Wrege registered the shutout in the goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (4-0-2) Conference (1-0-0)
Battle Creek Central
Thursday, April 15th
After over a two week layoff, the Mustangs returned to
action with a decisive 5-0 conference victory at Battle Creek Central.
The first goal was scored in the second minute of the game as Ashleigh
Carpentier penetrated deep into the left corner and delivered a great cross
in front of the goal that Megan Brown volleyed home. This duo teamed a
second time in the 13th minute with a virtual instant replay. Although
PC continued to dominate play the rest of the half by out-shooting BC
Central 16-0, they finished the half with the 2-0 lead. The second
half started much like the first with Carpentier assisting Brown for her
hat-trick goal. As PC continued to mount the pressure, Christine
Ketteman slotted a ball in the box to Connie Rogers for her first goal
of the season to give PC a 4-0 lead 10-minutes into the second half.
The final goal of the game came from Brittany Crawford as she finished a
rebound of a blistering shot by Anne Rose. Portage ending the game
out-shooting Battle Creek by a margin of 34-0. Lindsay Wrege and Kelly
Carlson combined for the shutout in goal.
Portage Central Record
Overall (3-0-0) Conference (1-0-0)
GRFH Central
Tuesday, March 30th
Portage Central held on to win their home opener against
a very strong Forest Hills Central team 2-1. Megan Brown headed home a
ball lofted into the box by Emily Berner in the tenth minute to give PC the
early lead. After a 15-minute delay due to lightning, FHC appeared to
take control of play until the 39th minute when Anne Rose flicked a restart
from Emily Berner onto Megan Brown who finished for a 2-0 PC halftime lead.
Although Forest Hills Central pressured PC most of the second half, a solid
effort by the defense only allowed a single goal with Molly Gerst scoring in
the 51st minute.
Portage Central Record
Overall (2-0-0) Conference (0-0-0)
Stevensville Lakeshore
Friday, March 26th
Portage Central opened their 2004 campaign with a 3-0
non-conference road victory at Stevensville Lakeshore. Ashleigh
Carpentier tallied the first goal of the season at 9:12 by finishing a
perfect corner kick service by Meredith Alexander. This was the only
goal of the first half in spite of PC out shooting their opponents 13-1.
The mustangs extended the lead to 2-0 with a header goal by Megan Brown in
the 52nd minute with an assist to Christine Ketteman. The final goal
was scored in the 75th minute as Ketteman received a pass from Emily Berner
on the left side an beat the opposing goalie with a shot inside the far
post. Total shots ended at 19-4 with Lindsey Wrege registering
the shutout for the Mustangs.
Portage Central Record
Overall (1-0-0) Conference (0-0-0)
Dear BJ Snow and the entire Portage Central Soccer
Organization,
On behalf of our athletes and
our entire Special Olympics soccer program, I would like to
thank you for inviting us to be a special part of your home
game on Thursday. Our athletes thoroughly enjoyed being
included in such a neat evening. It was a very big deal to
them to have the opportunity to play on an official field,
not to mention playing under the big lights. Thank you also
for the generous offer of treating our players to
refreshments after our scrimmage. We really appreciate your
continued support of our local organization.
Thank you, and the best of luck
to you in the rest of your season.
Jennifer Wisti
Area Director
Special Olympics Michigan - Kalamazoo County
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