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Girls Varsity Soccer beat Northview 2-1
11.0 months ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Win: 2 - 1
On Wednesday evening, the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles hosted Northview for the second round of the conference tournament after both teams lost their first-round games. This was the second time GRC played Northview this season with a 3-1 result for the Eagles during the first match. Northview got off to a fast start with a goal in the ninth minute coming off a long throw in their offensive third. The Eagles created a lot of opportunities in the first half finding the crossbar a few times, but ultimately the first half ended with GRC trailing 0-1.
The second half started much how the first ended with the Eagles controlling a lot of possession but struggling to find a goal. That changed with less than 20 minutes to play when Stella Sheldon won a ball in the middle of the field, took a few touches and played a beautiful ball past Northview’s back line for Emma VanGoor who found herself 1v1 with the Northview goalie. The goalie came out and VanGoor played it past her on the ground making the game 1-1. GRC kept the pressure on wanting to end the game in regulation and not send it to OT. With less than four minutes to play, Kaitlynn Trook found Kate LaRue on the right side who beat her defender and played a ball into the box. She found teammate Lydia Ydenberg who took one touch, shot and scored for the freshman’s first goal of the season. The Eagles held on for the last four minutes and won 2-1.
The Eagles will travel to Lowell on Friday for a 5:30pm game which will complete the conference tournament. Lowell beat their second-round opponent, Greenville. The Eagles will then be off for a week until next week Friday when they host the first round of the district tournament.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Unity Christian High School
11.0 months ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: 0 - 2
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Portage Northern High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: 0 - 4
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Portage Northern High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 4 - 2
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Forest Hills Northern High
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: 0 - 5
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 2 - 1
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. South Christian High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. NorthPointe Christian School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 2 - 0
Girls Varsity Soccer beat Northview 2-1
11.0 months ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Win: 2 - 1
On Wednesday evening, the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles hosted Northview for the second round of the conference tournament after both teams lost their first-round games. This was the second time GRC played Northview this season with a 3-1 result for the Eagles during the first match. Northview got off to a fast start with a goal in the ninth minute coming off a long throw in their offensive third. The Eagles created a lot of opportunities in the first half finding the crossbar a few times, but ultimately the first half ended with GRC trailing 0-1.
The second half started much how the first ended with the Eagles controlling a lot of possession but struggling to find a goal. That changed with less than 20 minutes to play when Stella Sheldon won a ball in the middle of the field, took a few touches and played a beautiful ball past Northview’s back line for Emma VanGoor who found herself 1v1 with the Northview goalie. The goalie came out and VanGoor played it past her on the ground making the game 1-1. GRC kept the pressure on wanting to end the game in regulation and not send it to OT. With less than four minutes to play, Kaitlynn Trook found Kate LaRue on the right side who beat her defender and played a ball into the box. She found teammate Lydia Ydenberg who took one touch, shot and scored for the freshman’s first goal of the season. The Eagles held on for the last four minutes and won 2-1.
The Eagles will travel to Lowell on Friday for a 5:30pm game which will complete the conference tournament. Lowell beat their second-round opponent, Greenville. The Eagles will then be off for a week until next week Friday when they host the first round of the district tournament.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Unity Christian High School
11.0 months ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: 0 - 2
The Eagles took on Unity Christian Monday night for the last game ever at Gainey Athletic Facility. The away team held majority of the ball but resolute defending kept the team level for 20 minutes. A slotted through ball saw the visitors open up the scoring 00-1 going into half.
The second half opened up with a quick opportunity from Emma VanGoor that went just over the bar. A massive second half from Senior Phoebe Craker kept the score 0-1 until the last few minutes when the Eagles conceded off of a corner kick which saw the game finish at 0-2
Girls Varsity Soccer tie Lowell 0-0
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Lose: 0 - 0
Grand Rapids Christian Girls Soccer hosted Lowell Wednesday night. The hosts were able to honor their seniors before the game.
Phoebe Craker
Olivia May
Dani Barton
Kaitlyn Aupperlee
Reagan VanderHeide
Emma VanGoor
Katelyn LaRue
The game kicked off with a good spell from the visiting team seeing the Eagles repel the majority of attacks on goal. The Eagles had the better of the opportunities seeing a goal flash inches wide by freshman Stella Sheldon, and a few volleys inside the box that were safely handled by the Red Arrows keeper.
The second half was a total change. The Eagles started winning all of the 50/50 balls on the ground and out of the air, pinning the visiting team into their own half. The only chance the away team produced was a breakaway that saw Senior Goalkeeper Olivia May save a sure goal at full stretch. A late save near post from the visitors by a shot by Emma VanGoor was the last chance of the game seeing the game end at 0-0.
The Eagles are back in action next week with games against Forest Hills Central and Byron Center.
Girls Varsity Soccer beat Greenville 6-1
1 year ago
| Carolyn Groendyk
Eagles Win: 6 - 1
On Monday afternoon, the Grand Rapids Christian Eagles traveled to Greenville to kick off their week. After a few early chances, the Eagles scored their first goal in the twelfth minute building from the back. Kate VandenBerg played a great ball just past midfield to Julia Timmer who beat her defender and found herself 1v1 with the Greenville keeper and found the back of the net. Five minutes later, the Eagles had a corner kick that resulted in a Greenville hand ball in the box. Kaitlynn Trook stepped up to take the penalty and buried it in the lower left corner putting the Eagles up 2-0. In the twenty eighth minute, Stella Sheldon won a ball in the Eagles offensive half and played a through ball to Emma Van Goor on the left side. Emma placed the ball far post for the Eagles third goal of the game. The half ended 3-0.
The Eagles got off to a quick start in the second half when Kate LaRue won a ball in the middle, drove forward on the dribble and and found the back of the net from just inside the eighteen. A few minutes later, Stella Sheldon turned on her defender around half field and dribbled up the field to put a shot on goal where it deflected off the Greenville keeper. Emma Van Goor was there to clean up and put the Eagles up 5-0. The Eagles final goal would complete the hat trick for Emma VanGoor when she won the ball in the middle of the field, beat a couple defenders and found the right side netting to make it 6-0. In the final minutes of the game, Greenville cleaned up an Eagles error making the final score 6-1.
The Eagles will be back in action for senior night at Eagles Stadium on Wednesday evening against Lowell. Kick off is at 7:30pm.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Northview High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 3 - 1
The Grand Rapids Christian Eagles returned to conference action on Monday evening traveling to Northview. The first five minutes of the game saw back and forth action before Kate LaRue won a 50/50 ball off a punt from the Northview goalie. She played the ball forward where Julia Timmer beat her defender and put the ball in the back of the net for the first goal in the seventh minute. Just a minute later, Stella Sheldon controlled the ball in the middle of the field and played a ball behind the Northview back four to Emma Van Goor on the left side. As the Northview keeper came out, Emma Van Goor took a touch outside and found the far post to put the Eagles up 2-0.
In the twentieth minute, the Eagles were called for a hand ball in their defensive third. A Northview defender played a dangerous ball into the box connecting with her teammate’s head to find the back of the goal and tightening the game up to 2-1. Responding quickly, the Eagles scored just a couple minutes after with Ella Wolters dribbling forward from the back line and finding Van Goor again up the left side. Van Goor played a ball in front of the face of the goal where Dani Barton was perfectly positioned to find the back of the net to make the score 3-1. The second half saw a lot of opportunities for the Eagles with the Northview goalie making several saves to keep the score 3-1 which is how the game ended.
The Eagles will host East Grand Rapids in their next match at 7:30pm on Wednesday evening at Eagles Stadium.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Portage Northern High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: 0 - 4
The girls soccer teams headed down to the Portage Invitational on Saturday for a hot day of soccer on the turf! It was an eventful day for the Eagles, with both Varsity and JV teams having two games each.
The Varsity squad kicked off against a very strong Portage Central team in their first game, and although the scoreboard would suggest otherwise, held their own against a formidable opponent. The Eagles came out with some great possession and the ball was on both sides of the field for most of the game. The Mustangs opened up the score at the 8-minute mark with an incredible shot from 30 yards out, and they created several chances throughout the first half that keeper Olivia May handled with ease.
The Eagles launched an attack early on in the 2nd half with a great run and pass from Emma VanGoor that set up co-captain Katelyn LaRue with a chance at goal inside the box that was ultimately broken up by the defense. Portage Central put in a 2nd goal from a beautiful through ball that put their right winger 1-on-1 with Olivia May as she slotted it past. Despite a solid spell of possession and a couple of chances after being down 2 goals, a breakdown in midfield defense led the Mustangs to another goal 10 minutes later. Another 10 minutes went on and the Eagles gifted the Mustangs a penalty kick, which they finished.
Although the score wasn't pretty, our team showed well against what will likely be the strongest opponent of the season, ranked D1 #2 in the state.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Portage Northern High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 4 - 2
The girls' second game was against Vicksburg, where the Eagles won their 4th game of the season.
The Eagles got a bit of a wake-up call in the 5th minute when a free kick was played directly through the middle and the Bulldog attacker lobbed it over GK Phoebe Craker's head. But the Eagles fires back within 60 seconds with a goal of their own, built off a through ball from Freshmen Stella Sheldon to Emma VanGoor who crossed it to Julia Timmer for the tap-in from the 6. Seniors LaRue and Aupperlee linked up on another chance 5 minutes later, to no avail. More chances came to the Eagles freshmen Sheldon and Lydia Ydenberg, before Sheldon hit one upper 90 from 25 out to give the Eagles the lead. Yet, the Eagles received another surprise a minute later when another long ball made its way through to their lone forward who managed to get past 3 defenders and slot the ball in the back of the net.
A fire was lit at halftime and the Eagles stepped foot on the field in the 2nd half with a mission to dominate the remainder of the game. The half opened right away with a great opportunity created off a through ball from Ydenberg to Aupperlee who found Timmer in the box, who just put it over the bar. After several corners, a couple of shots from defenders Molly Hassenrik and Ava Barton, and an absolute bone crusher off the crossbar from LaRue... the 2nd half scoring opened up with an absolute bender from VanGoor. To finish it off, on the 9th corner kick of the half, Kaitlynn Trook received a nice little bounce-back ball that she smashed right at the goal to make it 4-2.
A solid performance from the Eagles as we are now in the thick of our season's schedule!
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Forest Hills Northern High
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: 0 - 5
The Eagles took on Forest Hills Northern on their first game back from spring break. The home team conceded a floating cross that found its way into the back of the net early. The Huskies quickly fired back with a break away that saw them take a 2-0 lead going into halftime.
The second half changed as the Eagles were not able to gain control of the game and saw the Huskies net 3 more bringing the final to 5-0.
The Eagles are looking to bounce back with a double header Saturday morning at the Portage Invitational.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. Grand Rapids Catholic Central
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 2 - 1
The Eagles took on Catholic Central at a neutral site Monday night. The game saw the first half trade blows with opportunities falling both team’s way. Eagles defenders Ella Wolters, Molly Hassenrik, and Lilah Poel repelled every attack that came their way. First half goalkeeper Olivia May saved a sure goal that was moving towards the top corner to keep things level going into half.
The second half saw a shift in the team’s mentality which started to control even facet of the game. Scoring was opened by Senior Kaitlyn Aupperlee after she finished a great cross from her classmate Emma VanGoor. The Cougars were able to pull one back bringing the game back to a deadlock. The Eagles continued to pile on pressure until Freshman Stella Sheldon opened her Varsity scoring count with a 25 yard top corner strike with 2 minutes left on the clock. The team was able to hold off the final few pushes towards goal to secure the 2-1 victory.
The Eagles host Thornapple Kellogg at Eagles Stadium Wednesday at 7:30PM in the final game before spring break.
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. South Christian High School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Lose: -
Girls Varsity Soccer vs. NorthPointe Christian School
1 year ago
| Ryan Snyder
Eagles Win: 2 - 0
The Eagles kicked off the Spring 2023 soccer season on Wednesday night against NorthPointe Christian on a mild night for mid-March. At the first whistle, the Eagles were ready to go and quickly started attacking with a lot of pressure on NorthPointe’s defense. Midway through the first half, Emma VanGoor beat her defender up the left sideline and placed a shot on goal. The NorthPointe goalie made a save, and the ball ended up bouncing inside the six where Julia Timmer quickly found the back of the net for the first goal of the season putting the Eagles up 1-0 which is how the half ended.
The second half continued much like the first with the Eagles putting a lot of pressure on the NorthPointe defense and the NorthPointe goalie making several saves. Emma VanGoor continued to find success up the left side and found her first goal of the season after a scramble at the goal line. NorthPointe finished the game attacking with a few opportunities leading to a big breakaway save in the last ten minutes from the Eagles Phoebe Cracker. In the end, the Eagles secured their first win of the season with the game ending as the rain started to fall with a final score of 2-0.