Warriors Advance to Sectional Soccer Final

A come from behind 4-3 overtime semifinal victory Tuesday over St. Viator propelled the Deerfield High School soccer team into its first ever Sectional championship game at 11 a.m. Saturday against Lake Forest in Lake Villa.

The Warriors overcame a 3-1 second half deficit with just over 16 minutes left in the game to send it into overtime before Emily Kellow scored the game winner on an assist from Samara Haas five minutes into the extra period.

Earlier: Warriors Wear Regional Soccer Crown

Warrior goaltender Bailey Bradford and defenders Claire Mulert, Haley Greer, Maddy Otto and Jesse Holloway kept St. Viator off the board for the remainder of extra time. “(They) made it stand up,” Coach Rich Grady said.

After taking a 1-0 lead in the first half on Trishie Schweinfurth’s unassisted goal, Deerfield kept the edge heading into intermission before St. Viator went ahead, 3-1, with less than 20 minutes to play.

The Lions ended the Warriors 2012 season in the Sectional semifinal. Deerfield did not let history repeat itself. “The Warriors refused to concede the game,” Grady said after the Lions surged ahead, 3-1.

Things started to turn around when Kellow was fouled in the penalty area with 16:18 remaining and Schweinfurth kicked the penalty shot into the net to put her team within one. Six minutes later there was a scramble for a loose ball in front of the St. Viator goal. Mulert found it and sent it into the goal to tie the game.

Warriors Win Regional Volleyball Opener

Deerfield’s second seeded volleyball team began its post season with a 25-19, 25-20 victory over Lake Zurich Tuesday in the Lake Zurich Regional.

Jordan Fine, Zach Hara and John Harlan led the way for the Warriors. Fine dished out 25 assists as Hara had eight kills and Harlan seven. Harlan had eight digs and Hara five. Fine added four digs, a kill and an ace.

Also contributing to the victory were Eli Schmidt and Kenison Ready. Schmidt had six kills and three digs while Ready scored on four kills and added a dig.

The Warriors play for the Regional championship against Zion-Benton at 7 p.m. today in Lake Zurich.

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