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Unbeaten Panthers wrap up SEC championship
Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team cruises to 8th-straight win, clinches title
Andy Krutsinger
May. 9, 2021 4:15 pm
MT. PLEASANT — The Mt. Pleasant girls soccer team needed just one more win to clinch the Southeast Conference championship, and the Panthers left no doubt about it on Thursday evening.
Mt. Pleasant ran past Fort Madison 5-2, to complete the season sweep of the Bloodhounds and win its eighth game in a row.
The Panthers scored three goals in the first half to take a 3-1 lead into the break. Mt. Pleasant won the second half 2-1.
It was another banner day for sophomore forward Andrea Lopreato. She scored four times on just seven shots on goal to lead the team to victory.
The only other Panther goal of the game came from Abby West. Elly Manning and Anna Ostby each finished the game with one assist.
Emma Pieper faced 10 shots on goal and saved eight of them.
Along with the 8-0 overall record, the Panthers are 7-0 in conference play. The Mt. Pleasant defense has given up two or fewer goals in every game this season.
The Panthers have one more SEC game on the schedule. Mt. Pleasant will look to finish off a perfect conference record when they head to Washington Monday evening to take on the Demons.
Washington faced Mt. Pleasant its toughest game of the year on April 22, when the Demons took the Panthers to overtime on their own home field. Monday’s game will be at Washington.
Mt. Pleasant’s Regan Seberg boots the ball downfield during the Panthers’ 5-2 win over Fort Madison on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of MPTV Closeup)
Mt. Pleasant’s Elly Manning (right) plays the ball while being defended by Fort Madison’s Mary Kate Bendlage (left) on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of MPTV Closeup)