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Last Year’s State Finals in Review

MATER DEI REPEATS AS GIRLS STATE SOCCER CHAMPION

In (almost) a carbon copy of the 2017 Class 1-A girls final, The teams played even during the first 40 minutes before
Evansville Mater Dei repeated as state champions with a Folz picked up a pass from Ellsa Bonnell and beat Wheeler
1-0 victory over previously-unbeaten Wheeler. keeper Alaina Hill for what proved to be the game winner.
Maddie Folz’s goal in the 56th minute gave the Wildcats Sabrina Henderson faced nine Wheeler shots – seven
the only score they would need to finish off their fourth in the second half to record the shutout for the Wildcats,
appearance in the state finals in the last five seasons. A who finish 16-4-1. Hill had five saves off of 10 shots for the
year ago, coach Amy Weber’s squad also took a 1-0 victory Bearcats.
over Wheeler – although that title game needed overtime to
settle the matter. Coach Bryan Wheeler’s Bearcats finish 22-1 this season
and 43-2 over the past two season with both losses coming
to Mater Dei in the state title game.

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