2015 A/AA Girls State Championship
River Bluff HS, Lexington SC
Christ Church 0-4 Academic Magnet
Halftime: CC 0-2 AM.
Goals: (AM) Marin Miller 9', Maddy Carens 13', 73'; Alexis Polcyn 67'.
Assists: (AM) Jesse Dooley 2.
Shots: CC 2-20 AM.
Saves: (CC) Taylor Pearman 6; (AM) Chris Sacha 2.
Corner Kicks: CC 1-7 AM.
Fouls: CC 5-6 AM.
Offsides: None.
Cautions: None.
Ejections: None.
Officials: Andy Balfour, Kevin McLear, Devon McCaskill, Scott Mehle, Mark Rennix, Barry Kemp.
Weather: 83 Degrees; Mostly Sunny.
Records: CC (20-4); AM (20-1-2).
2015 AAA Girls State Championship
River Bluff HS, Lexington SC
Dreher 7-3 Hilton Head Island
Halftime: D 5-2 HH.
Goals: (D) Kasey Parker 1', 4', 26', 36', 45'; Naomi Matthusen 20', 77'; (HH) Rebecca Johnston 4', Rebeka Parent 8', Samantha Wammock 72'.
Assists: (D) Kirstin Ellinger 3, Sam Snow, Melinda Ingwersen;
Shots: D 13-5 HH.
Saves: (D) Gracie Barrineau 0; (HH) Wammock 4.
Corner Kicks: D 3-0 HH.
Fouls: D 13-4 HH.
Offsides: D 6-0 HH.
Cautions: (HH) Wammock, 26'; (D) Dreher Bench, 41'.
Ejections: None.
Officials: Don Williams, Kylie Allen, Shaun O'Shea, Ben Price, Michael Steinbar, Barry Kemp.
Weather: 83 Degrees; Mostly Sunny.
Records: D (21-2); HH (21-5).
2015 AAAA Girls State Championship
River Bluff HS, Lexington SC
J.L. Mann 3-2 Wando
Halftime: M 2-2 W.
Goals: (M) Sarah Dixon 9', Elizabeth Stahlman 40', Marian Wolsky 56'; (W) Raymara Barreto 28', Hannah Betfort 32'.
Assists: (M) Claudia Murphy.
Shots: M 9-11 W.
Saves: (M) Moly Lynch 3; (W) Lauren Karinshak 2.
Corner Kicks: M 4-7 W.
Fouls: M 12-11 W.
Offsides: M 1-0 W.
Cautions: None.
Ejections: None.
Officials: Gino Volpe, Nicholas Legut, Bo Sylvia, Zachary Smith, Joel Barber, Barry Kemp.
Weather: 83 Degrees; Overcast.
Records: M (26-1-1); W (19-3).
I don't know where the stats came from for the Girl's AAAA Championship, but there are a few errors. When I saw the stats I said to myself "there is no way Wando outshot Mann" in that match. So I went back and watched the match again online. Below are the stats as I recorded them for the match:
2015 AAAA Girls State Championship
River Bluff HS, Lexington SC
J.L. Mann 3-2 Wando
Halftime: M 2-2 W.
Goals: (M) Sarah Dixon 9', Elizabeth Stahlman 40', Marian Wolsky 56'; (W) Raymara Barreto 28', Hannah Betfort 32'.
Assists: (M) Claudia Murphy 9', (M) Sarah Dixon 40', (M) Meredith Bailey 56".
Shots: M 15-11 W.
Saves: (M) Moly Lynch 5; (W) Lauren Karinshak 4.
Corner Kicks: M 4-7 W.
Fouls: M 14-12 W.
Offsides: M 2-0 W.
Cautions: None.
Ejections: None.
Officials: Gino Volpe, Nicholas Legut, Bo Sylvia, Zachary Smith, Joel Barber, Barry Kemp.
Weather: 83 Degrees; Overcast.
Records: M (26-1-1); W (19-3).
This really was a great match with two girl's soccer heavyweights throwing everything they had at each. Surprisingly, the first half was much more wide open; in the second half things really tightened up defensively. The only shot Mann had on goal in the 2nd half was the goal scored by Marian Wolski on 5 total shots. Wando had only 4 shots in the 2nd half with 2 on goal. Both keepers made one big save in the match with Karinshak's coming early in the game to keep Wando down by only a goal and Lynch's coming in the 61st minute to protect a 3-2 lead.
As for the officiating...fair at best for a few reasons. I thought the foul in the box leading to Wando's 1st goal by PK was a little soft. In a championship match I think that gets called only about 4 out of 10 times. The disallowed goal for offsides that Mann scored the 2nd half was wrong. Had to watch the video frame-by-frame because at full speed it's difficult to tell with the two players moving in opposite direction. A/R was in perfect position to see it though. I initially thought it was offsides as well. After the 3rd Mann goal, fouls flourished. Fouls that had been running even all match, started piling up on Mann with several non-calls on Wando. Prior to the goal for about the first hour of the match, fouls were Wando 9 and Mann 8. In the last 20+ minutes fouls were Mann 6 and Wando 3.
