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Photos: Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Dallas Center-Grimes in Iowa Class 2A girls' state soccer semifinals
Mustangs advance to title game with 3-1 win
Jun. 2, 2022 4:16 pm, Updated: Jun. 2, 2022 4:32 pm
Cedar Rapids Xavier fell to Dallas Center-Grimes, 3-1, in the Class 2A Iowa high school girls’ state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines on Thursday, June 2, 2022.
Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) kicks the ball in attempt to get a goal, but misses in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier soccer staff Brylee Bastian hugs Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) after losing to the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs during the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Ellie Koechner (10) and Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Olivia Cyr (2) battle it out for control of the ball in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Alexa Gill (14) knocks the ball away from Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) as she dribbles the ball down the field in the second half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Kylie Knief (11) runs to knock the ball away from Xavier Saints midfielder Maria Trotta (17) as she dribbles the ball in the second half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Alexa Gill (14) and Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) battle to get control of the ball in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Hannah Renz (16) reaches out to block Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) as she dribbles the ball down the field in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) tries to block Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Alexa Gill (14) as they both run to get control of the ball in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs forward Avery Korsching (4) reaches her foot out to knock the ball away from Xavier Saints forward Alyssa McAleer (18) in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Hannah Renz (16) gets struck in the face after Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) kicks the ball to midfield in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) and Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) celebrate with Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) after Bean scored the first goal of the game in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Hannah Renz (16) runs to get the ball away from Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) as she dribbles it towards the Mustangs goal in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs midfielder Elena Bartak (9) reaches out to block Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) as she runs to gain control of the ball in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs forward Avery Korsching (4) tries to kick the ball away from Xavier Saints forward Alyssa McAleer (18) as she gets control of the ball and runs it down the field in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints forward Alyssa McAleer (18) kicks the ball away from the Saints side during the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) heads the ball and turns it towards the Mustangs goal in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Mary Kate Moeder (25) shoots the ball towards the Mustangs net and gets the first goal of the game in the first half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints forward Alyssa McAleer (18) reacts after the Mustangs score another goal brining the score to 3-1 in the second half of the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
An Xavier assistant coach hugs Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) after losing to the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs during the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Ellie Koechner (10) and Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) hold up the semifinal trophy to the crowd after falling to the Mustangs during the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints midfielder Mary Clare Bean (5) gets emotional after losing to Dallas Center-Grimes 3-1 after the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints forward Jessica Lyon (19) gets emotional after losing to Dallas Center-Grimes after the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier soccer players take a moment to hug each other after losing to Dallas Center-Grimes during the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Xavier Saints Brielle Bastian (6) gets emotional while hugging Head Coach Chris Higgins after losing to Dallas Center-Grimes during the class 2a girls state soccer semifinals at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines, Iowa on Thursday, June 2, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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