MONROE - Any goal is cause for celebration.
The Monroe girls soccer team had a lot to celebrate after sophomore forward Chelsea Haffele and junior forward Kylee Ritschard scored first half goals to propel the Cheesemakers to a 2-0 shutout of Stoughton Thursday at Honey Creek Park.
Ritschard's cross set up Haffele who punched in a goal at the near post that went right past Stoughton's goalkeeper at 20 minutes, 10 seconds to give the Cheesemakers a 1-0 lead.
"I knew if I just kept making those runs I would eventually get it in," Haffele said.
Monroe senior goalkeeper Gail LaVoie had 11 saves and earned the shutout. Neither team scored when going with the wind.
"Sometimes the wind can be a factor in the game," Monroe coach Miriam O'Neill said. "With the wind, you have to keep the ball as low as you can. You play a little reckless with your shots thinking it will be easy to get it in the back of the net."
Monroe senior Alyssa Studer set up the Cheesemakers' second goal with an indirect kick. Haffele then found Ritschard at 32:43 to give the Cheesemakers a 2-0. It was a lead they never relinquished. With the win, Monroe improves to 3-1 overall and 1-1 Badger South.
"Alyssa has just great field vision," O'Neill said. "She's great on those free kicks. Kylee and Chelsea instinctively work off each other. That's how they score."
After working a pair of scoring combinations to perfection in the first half, the Cheesemakers missed several second half scoring opportunities with the ball sailing over the goal.
"It's always nice to have those combinations to work up to," O'Neill said. "That's the way you would like to see them play."
Haffele understands the Cheesemakers missed some scoring opportunities.
"I just thought if I kept on shooting the wind would help," she said. "I thought we would score a couple more goals in the second half with the wind."
O'Neill was impressed with LaVoie's decision making as the goal keeper.
"Gail made some really nice and key saves," O'Neill said. "There was one where she punched it out over everyone's heads. It's hard for the keeper to decide whether they should catch it or punch it. We would like for them to catch it. She made all the right decisions."
Haffele said the Cheesemakers focused on having the midfielders defend the middle.
"That's where most of the goals are scored," she said of the middle inside the box. "If we keep them out of the middle, that will reduce their chances of scoring."
The Monroe girls soccer team had a lot to celebrate after sophomore forward Chelsea Haffele and junior forward Kylee Ritschard scored first half goals to propel the Cheesemakers to a 2-0 shutout of Stoughton Thursday at Honey Creek Park.
Ritschard's cross set up Haffele who punched in a goal at the near post that went right past Stoughton's goalkeeper at 20 minutes, 10 seconds to give the Cheesemakers a 1-0 lead.
"I knew if I just kept making those runs I would eventually get it in," Haffele said.
Monroe senior goalkeeper Gail LaVoie had 11 saves and earned the shutout. Neither team scored when going with the wind.
"Sometimes the wind can be a factor in the game," Monroe coach Miriam O'Neill said. "With the wind, you have to keep the ball as low as you can. You play a little reckless with your shots thinking it will be easy to get it in the back of the net."
Monroe senior Alyssa Studer set up the Cheesemakers' second goal with an indirect kick. Haffele then found Ritschard at 32:43 to give the Cheesemakers a 2-0. It was a lead they never relinquished. With the win, Monroe improves to 3-1 overall and 1-1 Badger South.
"Alyssa has just great field vision," O'Neill said. "She's great on those free kicks. Kylee and Chelsea instinctively work off each other. That's how they score."
After working a pair of scoring combinations to perfection in the first half, the Cheesemakers missed several second half scoring opportunities with the ball sailing over the goal.
"It's always nice to have those combinations to work up to," O'Neill said. "That's the way you would like to see them play."
Haffele understands the Cheesemakers missed some scoring opportunities.
"I just thought if I kept on shooting the wind would help," she said. "I thought we would score a couple more goals in the second half with the wind."
O'Neill was impressed with LaVoie's decision making as the goal keeper.
"Gail made some really nice and key saves," O'Neill said. "There was one where she punched it out over everyone's heads. It's hard for the keeper to decide whether they should catch it or punch it. We would like for them to catch it. She made all the right decisions."
Haffele said the Cheesemakers focused on having the midfielders defend the middle.
"That's where most of the goals are scored," she said of the middle inside the box. "If we keep them out of the middle, that will reduce their chances of scoring."
