Girls soccer: Waseca ends Cards' season

WASECA -- A goal just before halftime propelled Waseca past Willmar 3-0 Monday in the first round of the Section 2A playoffs.

"We generated a lot of offense in the first half," said Willmar coach Chelsea Brown. "We played neck-to-neck with them, but that fluke goal took the wind out of (us)."

The No. 6-seeded Bluejays (9-7-1) scored again midway through the second half before scoring during a battle in front of the Willmar (3-13-1) net late in the match.

"We don't even know who scored their last goal because Jordan (Martins) made a beautiful save and then she got pushed into the net," said Brown. "The girls played with a lot of heart this year and they are the true definition of a team."

Martins made 10 saves for Willmar as Waseca outshot the No. 11 Cardinals 13-5.

The Cardinals will have plenty of experience coming back next year as 15 players on this year's 24-man roster were underclassmen.

Waseca 3, Willmar 0

Willmar......................................0 0 -- 0

Waseca.....................................1 2 -- 3

FIRST HALF - Was: Katelyn Miller (unassisted) 39:00

SECOND HALF - Was: Hannah Quast (unassisted) 66:00 ... Was: name not available (unassisted) 77:00

SHOTS ON GOAL - Willmar: 5 ... Waseca: 13

GOALIE SAVES - Willmar: Jordan Martins 10 ... Waseca: Bailey Wolff 5