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Niles WestTaft

Wolves
1
Eagles
0

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

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Match Stats

Niles West (23-24)

Niles West has not entered stats for this match.

Taft (23-24)

Taft

Field Stats

#Athlete NameMinGoalsAsstPtsStlsCK
Team Totals18
2Olivia Kennedy (Sr)1
3Adi Robinson (Jr)2
4Anela Tagal (Fr)1
5J. Popelka (Fr)1
8Morgan Tucker (Sr)2
11Lilyana Sarli (So)1
14Aria Lipa (So)2
23Maya Piotrowski (Sr)1
31A. Meneses (Sr)2
32Asia Ling (Sr)2
34Ava Balmaseda (Jr)3
Taft

#Athlete NameGShotsSOGSOG %PKGPKAGWGYCRC
Team Totals62.3
2Olivia Kennedy (Sr)111.0
5J. Popelka (Fr)30.0
11Lilyana Sarli (So)111.0
34Ava Balmaseda (Jr)10.0
Taft

Goaltending

#Athlete NameG. MinOT MinOpp SOGGASavesSave %GAA
Team Totals80312.71.000
1Adina Ortiz (Sr)80312.71.000

Match 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.

Players of the Match

Niles West (23-24)

Niles West has not selected any Players of the Match.

Taft (23-24)

Congratulations to #34 Ava Balmaseda for being selected the Taft Girls Soccer Player of the Match.

Niles West vs Taft Soccer Match Info

Wed., May. 15, 2024 @ 7p
IHSA State Regional Semifinals - Lane Stadium
The Taft (Chicago, IL) varsity soccer team lost Wednesday's neutral tournament match against Niles West (Skokie, IL) by a score of 1-0.

Rankings & Records

Niles West (23-24)

NationalILClass
94111864
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %GFGA
10-10-13-27-7-12-31-0.500.6005142

Taft (23-24)

NationalILClass
1,16414174
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-

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 match against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 1-0.

    Box score
  • Niles West won on 5/15/2024
    5/15 @ 7p12Final
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    The Niles West (Skokie, IL) varsity soccer team won Wednesday's neutral tournament match against Taft (Chicago, IL) by a score of 1-0.

    Box score

Team Stat Comparison

Niles WestTaft
-Goals41
-Assists36
-Shots212
-Steals372
-Goals Against Average1.026

Team Leaders

Niles WestTaftNational Avg.
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Goals#5 Juliette Popelka135
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Assists#14 Aria Lipa54
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Shots#5 Juliette Popelka4813
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Steals#14 Aria Lipa4926
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Goals Against Average#2 Olivia Kennedy02.077

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