Page 18 - 2008-09 Soccer State Finals Program

Last Year’s State Finals in Review

Indianapolis Cathedral Claims First IHSAA Soccer Title

Indianapolis Cathedral won its first IHSAA Girls Soccer defender Anna Ventimiglia was credited with the assist after
State Championship, defeating Penn 4-2 in the champion- an effective setup pass.
ship match at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis. The Cathedral The Fighting Irish extended their lead to 2-0 after junior
win snapped a 12 game winning streak by the Penn (21-3). Anna Parsons notched her first goal of the season in the
The Fighting Irish (16-0-2) were on the scoreboard first 26th minute. The goal was setup by Jennifer Collins 3rd
in the 13th minute thanks to a put back goal from senior assist of the season.
midfielder Alex Hall, her 1st of the season. Sophomore Cathedral added a third first half goal in the 37th
minute on Natalie Warner’s 2nd goal of the season. The
goal came on a corner kick from Jennifer Collins, giving
sophomore her 2nd assist of the game, 4th of the season,
and The Fighting Irish a 3-0 halftime lead.
Cathedral quickly lengthened its lead to 4-0 in the
second half as sophomore Mariah Whitaker scored her 14th
goal of the year in the 42nd minute of the match.
Penn cut the lead in half with goals in the 57th and 60th
minutes by freshman Allison Scholtes and junior Sarah
Blaase. The goals were assisted by senior Ashley Sill and
junior Paige Stroinski.
Cathedral posted an 17-8 advantage in shots for the
match. The Fighting Irish’s junior keeper Erica Maginn had
4 saves in the match.
Coach Marc Behringer’s Fighting Irish advanced to the
final match with a 1-0 shutout of Center Grove (20-4) in
Saturday’s semifinal match. Coach Mike Luber’s Kings-
men advanced to the final match with a 1-0 victory over Fort
Wayne Bishop Dwenger (18-3-2) in the semifinal round.
Indianapolis Cathedral’s Katie Zupancic received the
IHSAA Mental Attitude Award following Saturday’s finale.

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