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TaftHighland Park

Eagles
2
Giants
3

The Highland Park (IL) varsity soccer team won Saturday's home non-conference match against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 3-2.

12Final
Taft022
Highland Park123
Final score provided by K. Straka.
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Match Stats

Taft (23-24)

Highland Park (23-24)

Taft

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals810226298
2Olivia Kennedy (Sr)8021
3Adi Robinson (Jr)701121
4Anela Tagal (Fr)351
5J. Popelka (Fr)65122
8Morgan Tucker (Sr)601211
10Jaylene Mercado (Jr)6023
11Lilyana Sarli (So)501
13V. Wyszynski (Fr)151
14Aria Lipa (So)80113
17Emily Bafia (Sr)151
22Lejla Drndar (So)804
31A. Meneses (Sr)401
32Asia Ling (Sr)803
34Ava Balmaseda (Jr)8052
Highland Park

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals80339
1Sage Morris (Sr)80
7Elliot Shields (So)12
13Mia Evans (Sr)24
21E. Risko-Juarez (Sr)11
22Audrey Alberts (Jr)22
Taft

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals274.61
4Anela Tagal (Fr)1.0
5J. Popelka (Fr)121.5
8Morgan Tucker (Sr)1221.0
11Lilyana Sarli (So)111.0
22Lejla Drndar (So)1
34Ava Balmaseda (Jr)1.0
Highland Park

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals31
7Elliot Shields (So)1
13Mia Evans (Sr)21
Taft

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80633.53.000
1Riley Cholewa (Jr)40422.54.000
1Adina Ortiz (Sr)40211.52.000
Highland Park

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals800.000
1Sage Morris (Sr)800.000
Taft

#Athlete NamePK SavesPKASOWinLossTie
Team Totals2
1Riley Cholewa (Jr)1
1Adina Ortiz (Sr)1

Highland Park has not entered any goaltending stats.

Match Story

Illinois High School Soccer - Highland Park nudges Taft

April 6, 2024: Highland Park, IL 60035

The Highland Park Giants soccer team scored 3 points and limited the visiting Taft Eagles to 2 in the Giants non-league victory on Saturday.

Next, the Giants face the Palatine Pirates (Palatine, IL) in a non-league contest, on Monday, April 8. Highland Park will attempt to better on its 4-3 season record. The Pirates enter the contest with a 3-1 record after their 6-0 league loss to Barrington (Barrington, IL).

The Eagles now have a 4-4 record. They take the field next when they host Ridgewood for a non-league contest on Monday, April 8. Taft will face a Rebels team coming off a 9-1 non-league loss to Hinsdale South (Darien, IL). The Rebels record now stands at 3-3.

Players of the Match

Taft (23-24)

Congratulations to #11 Lilyana Sarli for being selected the Taft Girls Soccer Player of the Match.

Highland Park (23-24)

Highland Park has not selected any Players of the Match.

Taft @ Highland Park Soccer Match Info

Sat., Apr. 6, 2024 @ 10a
Highland Park, Wolters Field
The Highland Park (IL) varsity soccer team won Saturday's home non-conference match against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 3-2.

Rankings & Records

Taft (23-24)

NationalILClass
1,16414174
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
10-9-23-27-22-6-21-1.524.6004623

Highland Park (23-24)

NationalILClass
6829251
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
10-10-12-2-15-4-14-51-1.500.5004646

Team Scoring Averages

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Taft		1.11.12.2
Highland Park		1.21.02.2

Team Stat Comparison

TaftHighland Park
41Goals47
36Assists36
212Shots-
372Steals-
1.026Goals Against Average0.000

Team Leaders

TaftHighland ParkNational Avg.
#5 Juliette Popelka13Goals#13 Mia Evans105
#14 Aria Lipa5Assists#3 Noa Cooper94
#5 Juliette Popelka48Shots
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13
#14 Aria Lipa49Steals
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26
#2 Olivia Kennedy0Goals Against Average#1 Sage Morris02.077

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Taft2-2Highland Park2-1
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
3/13/24Maine WestTaft(W) 1-04/18/24Highland ParkMaine West(W) 9-0
3/18/24Niles WestTaft(L) 1-04/16/24Highland ParkNiles West(L) 2-0
5/15/24Niles WestTaft(L) 1-0
4/22/24TaftMaine East(W) 4-04/30/24Highland ParkMaine East(W) 9-2

Record Breakdown

Taft (23-24)

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