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Niles WestTaft
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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 Stats

Niles West (23-24)

Niles West has not entered stats for this game.

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

Recap Video

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.

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    Players of the Game

    Niles West (23-24)

    Niles West has not selected any Players of the Game.

    Taft (23-24)

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

    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

    12FinalSO
    Niles West    		1.3.72.42.0
    Taft    		1.11.12.2-

    Niles West Videos

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    Head-to-Head

    • Niles West won on 3/18/2024
      3/18 @ 5p12Final
      Niles West101
      Taft000

      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.

      Box score
    • Niles West won last month
      5/15 @ 7p12Final
      Niles West011
      Taft000

      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
    -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 Kennedy02.062

    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