DEFOREST - The Monroe boys soccer team couldn't finish on shots in the second half and lost a hard-fought non-conference game 2-0 to DeForest Tuesday.
DeForest got goals from Reid Falbo and Carter Schultz to knock off the Cheesemakers. The Norskies out-shot the Cheesemakers 16-12.
"It was an even match as far as possessions and shots," Monroe coach Tony Vasquez said. "We spent most of the second half at their end. We just couldn't finish. They all fought hard. No one gave up."
Monroe senior goalkeeper Austin Murphy had 14 saves. With the loss, Monroe drops to 1-2.
Monroe hosts Platteville at 5 p.m. Friday at Honey Creek Park and then plays at Dodgeville Saturday. Vasquez still wants to see the Cheesemakers make improvements before they get into the conference portion of the schedule.
"We want them to keep playing confident and understanding we need to play our kind of soccer," Vasquez said. "We know the style we have to play to be successful. It's playing physical and not playing one-on-one. It's sharing the ball."
Sugar River 2, Cambridge 1
BELLEVILLE - The Sugar River soccer team escaped with a thrilling 2-1 win over Cambridge-Deerfield in the Capitol Conference opener.
Sugar River senior Dylan Hustad scored the game-winning goal with four seconds to go to give the Raiders the win. The game-winner was set up on an assist by senior Nehemiah Noriega.
"It was in dramatic fashion," Sugar River coach Jake Ziehr said.
Sugar River (3-1, 1-0 Capitol Conference) came back from a 1-0 deficit. Noriega scored a game-tying goal in the 61st minute on an assist from Miguel Santos Braceros.
Sugar River will play at Whitewater on Thursday.
DeForest got goals from Reid Falbo and Carter Schultz to knock off the Cheesemakers. The Norskies out-shot the Cheesemakers 16-12.
"It was an even match as far as possessions and shots," Monroe coach Tony Vasquez said. "We spent most of the second half at their end. We just couldn't finish. They all fought hard. No one gave up."
Monroe senior goalkeeper Austin Murphy had 14 saves. With the loss, Monroe drops to 1-2.
Monroe hosts Platteville at 5 p.m. Friday at Honey Creek Park and then plays at Dodgeville Saturday. Vasquez still wants to see the Cheesemakers make improvements before they get into the conference portion of the schedule.
"We want them to keep playing confident and understanding we need to play our kind of soccer," Vasquez said. "We know the style we have to play to be successful. It's playing physical and not playing one-on-one. It's sharing the ball."
Sugar River 2, Cambridge 1
BELLEVILLE - The Sugar River soccer team escaped with a thrilling 2-1 win over Cambridge-Deerfield in the Capitol Conference opener.
Sugar River senior Dylan Hustad scored the game-winning goal with four seconds to go to give the Raiders the win. The game-winner was set up on an assist by senior Nehemiah Noriega.
"It was in dramatic fashion," Sugar River coach Jake Ziehr said.
Sugar River (3-1, 1-0 Capitol Conference) came back from a 1-0 deficit. Noriega scored a game-tying goal in the 61st minute on an assist from Miguel Santos Braceros.
Sugar River will play at Whitewater on Thursday.
