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The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Niles West (Skokie, IL) by a score of 1-0.

Game Details: IHSA State Regional Semifinals - Lane Stadium

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Game Story

Illinois High School Soccer - Taft can't get by Niles West

May 15, 2024: Skokie, IL 60077

In Wednesday's non-league battle, the host Niles West Wolves soccer squad scored a close 1-0 win over the Taft Eagles.

The Wolves (10-9) will now prepare for their battle against Lane Tech (Chicago, IL). The Champions go into the non-league battle with a 18-2 record. In their last battle, Lane Tech nipped Maine East (Park Ridge, IL), 9-0, in a non-league battle.

Rankings & Records

Niles West (23-24)

NationalILClass
94812164
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
10-10-13-27-7-12-31-0.500.6005142

Taft (23-24)

NationalILClass
1,16113671
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
10-9-23-27-22-6-21-1.524.6004623

Team Scoring Averages

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Niles West		1.3.72.42.0
Taft		1.11.12.2-

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Head-to-Head

  • Niles West won on 3/18/2024
    3/18 @ 5p12Final
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    The Niles West (Skokie, IL) varsity soccer team won Monday's away non-conference game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 1-0.

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  • Niles West won last week
    5/15 @ 7p12Final
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    The Niles West (Skokie, IL) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's neutral tournament game against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 1-0.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Niles WestTaft
-Goals46
-Assists41
-Shots226
-Steals408
-Goals Against Average1.073

Team Leaders

Niles WestTaftNational Avg.
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Goals#5 Juliette Popelka135
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Assists#5 Juliette Popelka74
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Shots#5 Juliette Popelka4813
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Steals#34 Ava Balmaseda5425
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Goals Against Average#2 Olivia Kennedy02.048

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Niles West5-4Taft4-5
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/15/24Marine Leadership AcademyNiles West(W) 3-04/24/24Marine Leadership AcademyTaft(W) 5-1
4/2/24Maine SouthNiles West(L) 3-23/11/24Maine SouthTaft(L) 4-1
4/4/24Lane TechNiles West(L) 3-14/26/24TaftLane Tech(L) 3-0
5/17/24Niles WestLane Tech(L) 6-1
4/12/24Payton College PrepNiles West(L) 2-24/17/24TaftPayton College Prep(L) 2-0
5/2/24TaftPayton College Prep(L) 2-0
4/16/24Highland ParkNiles West(W) 2-04/6/24TaftHighland Park(L) 3-2
4/18/24Niles WestMaine East(W) 8-04/22/24TaftMaine East(W) 4-0
4/19/24Lincoln ParkNiles West(W) 7-14/9/24Lincoln ParkTaft(W) 4-0
4/25/24Maine WestNiles West(W) 10-03/13/24Maine WestTaft(W) 1-0

Record Breakdown

Niles West (23-24)

Taft (23-24)
10-10-1
Overall
10-9-2
3-2
League
4-3
6-7-1
Non-League
5-3-2
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
5-4
Common Opponent
4-5
7-7-1
Home
7-2
2-3
Away
2-6-2
1-0
Neutral
1-1
0-1
Playoff
0-0
10-10-1
In-State
10-9-2
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0