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Mt. Pleasant soccer teams shut out at Notre Dame
Andy Krutsinger
May. 18, 2021 1:42 pm
BURLINGTON — The Mt. Pleasant soccer teams certainly had their hands full on Monday night. The Panthers traveled to Burlington to take on a couple of tough Notre Dame squads, and neither team was able to get anything going.
The Mt. Pleasant girls, which will host Notre Dame in the first round of the regional tournament, fell 3-0 to the formerly state-ranked Nikes. The Panther boys faltered 10-0 to the No. 1 team in Class 1A.
In the girls’ game, the Nikes scored two goals in the first period and put up one more in the second.
Mt. Pleasant had just six shots on the day, three of which went on goal.
Andrea Lopreato ended the day with three shots, two of which went on net. Abby West had one shot on goal.
Emma Pieper spent all 80 minutes at the goalkeeper spot. She saved 14 of 17 shots she faced.
The Mt. Pleasant boys trailed just 3-0 after the first half. Notre Dame poured in seven more in the second period.
The Panther boys gave up 32 shots on goal in the loss, and 18 of those were on net.
The Mt. Pleasant girls are now 8-2 overall after winning their first eight games of the season. They will try to get back on the winning track Thursday in Mediapolis.
The Mt. Pleasant boys are now 2-12. They will play at Clear Creek-Amana Thursday for the first round of the Class 2A Substate 5 tournament.
Elly Manning (pictured) and the Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team fell 3-0 at Notre Dame on Monday night. (file)