Live updates: Girls' state soccer semifinals

DES MOINES – Thanks for following today's live updates. Iowa City West advanced to Saturday's 4 p.m. Class 3A state final with a 2-1 win over Johnston. The Women of Troy will meet No. 1 West Des Moines Dowling.

Iowa City Regina's season came to an end at the hands of Nevada for the second year in a row, this time a 3-1 defeat.

Get the full play-by-play of both matches listed below and find much more state tournament coverage at iowaprepsports.com.

Friday's schedule and results:

Class 1ANo. 2 Sioux City Bishop Heelan (19-2) 1, No. 8 Waterloo Columbus (13-6) 0

No. 1 Nevada (19-1) 3, No. 4 Iowa City Regina (16-4) 1

Class 2ANo. 1 Ankeny (15-5) 2, No. 4 North Scott (15-6) 1 (2OT/4-3 PK)

No. 3 Pleasant Valley (18-4) 1, No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes (16-3) 0 (OT)

Class 3ANo. 2 Iowa City West (19-2) 2, No. 9 Johnston (14-7) 1

No. 1 West Des Moines Dowling (17-2) 2, No. 8 West Des Moines Valley (13-8) 1

Unofficial final statsGoals: West 2 (Steigleder 8', Rhodes 52'), Johnston 1 (Thompson 61')

Shots: West 14, Johnston 7

Shots on Goal: West 8, Johnston 5

Corner Kicks: West 4, Johnston 3

Fouls: West 9, Johnston 5

Cards: None

FT: Iowa City West 2, Johnston 1. The Women of Troy exact revenge and are back in the state final for the first time since 2009. West will play Dowling at 4 p.m. Saturday.

78' West is two minutes away from the final. Midfield has done a great job fending off any potential attacks in the final minutes.

75' Nothing too threatening for Johnston in the last five minutes. They will have to send more numbers forward quickly.

On the other field, Valley leads top-ranked Dowling 1-0 midway through the second half.

72' Ball bounces in the box to Morgan Schmitt-Morris, who nearly runs on to it enough before it's tipped out for a corner kick by Carley.

69' Johnston playing with a lot more energy, fueled, too, by its crowd. West will have to match that in the final 11 minutes to not give up an equalizer.

64' Thompson is at it again, beating a tired West back line and putting a shot over the bar.

61' GOAL. Johnston is right back in it. A corner kick falls to Payton Thompson who is able to put it over Ryan. 2-1 West.

54' Payton Pottratz tries to get her name on the scoring sheet, blasting one that Carley tips off the crossbar.

52' GOAL. Referring to the previous line ... except that one. Leah Rhodes finally has an opportunity and makes the most of it. Back on the left side, she takes a through ball into the box and hits the net on the opposite post. 2-0 West.

50' Anna Zimmerman gets some space and launches, but it's easily in the hands of Carley. The vast majority of West's shots have come from distance.

48' Johnston's first forray into the attacking third of the second half is its best chance of the game. Megan Kimrey gets into the box and hits it off the post, where it sits on the goal line waiting for one touch. Ryan gets there first for West.

47' Steigleder spins in the midfield and fires a cracker over the bar. West's halftime message seems to have gotten through.

43' West is awarded a free kick just outside the box and Steigleder's shot is just over the bar.

42' Almost immediately, West gets the first chance of the second half. Steigleder plays a through ball to Emma Cooper, who fires for the top shelf. Carley is there for the save.

41' Back underway on Field 6. Message on the West bench seems to be to push higher and not allow Johnston into the game.

Valley and Dowling, by the way, are scoreless in the 35th minute of the other Class 3A semifinal.

Unofficial halftime statsGoals: West 1 (Steigleder 8'), Johnston 0

Shots: West 7, Johnston 3

Shots on Goal: West 3, Johnston 2

Corner Kicks: West 1, Johnston 1

Fouls: West 3, Johnston 1

Cards: None

HT: Iowa City West 1, Johnston 0. Steigleder's brilliance the difference through 40 minutes.

38' From The Gazette's Susan Harman: "(Regular starter) Heelah Nadler hasn't played for West, guessing her ankle injury from yesterday is factor."

36' Johnston has one of its better half-chances of the evening as a bouncing ball in the box hits Sam Birmingham before it's deflected away.

29' Johnston finding more of the ball, but West hasn't allowed much. West bench imploring the Women of Troy to hit winger Leah Rhodes, who has now moved to the right side.

21' Not much action for either side after the opening few minutes. West has still been the more controlling and dangerous team but has had trouble servicing the box.

14' Johnston really can't match West's speed and technical ability right now. Dragons getting forward a bit but having trouble getting the ball.

8' GOAL. Phenomenal move and blast from Regan Steigleder into the upper left '90 to put the Women of Troy in front.

7' Iowa City West has controlled the midfield early. Johnston will have to work harder to take that away like it did when beating Cedar Rapids Kennedy yesterday.

2' Regan Steigleder gets off the first shot of the game for West from distance, and it's a decent look, but right at Linsey Carley.

Class 3A semifinal between Iowa City West and Johnston about to get started. Johnston beat West 3-1 in late May. Keep it here for updates.

Starting lineups:

Iowa City West1 Tia Saunders (Jr.)

2 Katie Olson (Jr. 1g, 3a)

3 Anna Zimmerman (Jr., 1g, 4a)

4 Regan Steigleder (So., 22g, 8a)

6 Claire McDonnell (Jr., 1g, 3a)

8 Lexi Shaffer (So.)

10 Marissa Frisbie (Jr., 2g, 5a)

13 Emma Cooper (So., 24g, 5a)

22 Payton Pottratz (Jr., 7g, 10a)

0 Caitlyn Ryan (Jr. GK)

Johnston5 Audrey Rieck (Jr., 3g)

7 Jady Polson (Sr., 2a)

10 Megan Kimrey (Jr., 13g, 1a)

11 Abby Gorsche (Sr., 6a)

12 Kristin Hart (So., 3a)

14 Shayna Stubbs (Jr., 5g, 9a)

15 Emily Lehman (Sr., 3g)

18 Paige Siren (So., 1g)

34 Payton Thompson (11g, 6a)

40 Katelyn Bonnett (Fr., 4g, 2a)

Linsey Carley (Jr. GK

Unofficial final statsGoals: Nevada 3 (E. Cassabaum 17', Stephenson 20', 37'), Regina 1 (Gaarde 58')

Shots: Nevada 16, Regina 18

Shots on Goal: Nevada 9, Regina 10

Corner Kicks: Nevada 0, Regina 2

Fouls: Nevada 4, Regina 2

Cards: None

FT: No. 1 Nevada 3, No. 4 Iowa City Regina 1. The Cubs advance to the Class 1A state final at the expense of the Regals for the second year in a row.

75' Regals running out of time, and chances. Tired legs out there, needing two goals in five minutes.

70' Stein comes up with a big sprawling save as Stephenson looks for a hat trick on the breakaway. Regina staying in it.

69' A Regina corner and follow-up ball from Gaarde test Storrer, but the Cubs clear the danger.

66' The winner here will meet Sioux City Bishop Heelan, 1-0 winners over Waterloo Columbus, in Saturday's final. If the Regals want that to be them, they'll have to start serving more balls in the box.

65' Stephenson wins a free kick for Nevada inches outside the box but drills her shot off the wall.

60' Wick lets off another good hit that is caught by Storrer. Regina crowd really getting into it now.

58' GOAL. Now the Regals pull one back. Lauren Gaarde busts through the back line and finishes. 3-1 Nevada.

57' Regina is unlucky again. Wick unleashes a cracker that rattles off the crossbar. Abusada can't get enough on the follow-up header to beat Sporrer.

55' The give and go on the counter doesn't work exactly how Nevada wants it to, but Kati Cassabaum still gets a shot off that lofts just over the bar.

49' Leading scorer Jenny Wick gets some space for the first time in the second half and fires one on goal that Sporrer catches.

48' Defender Lizzy Deprenger breaks through for the Regals and delivers a good hit, but it's over the bar.

47' Regals try a combination on a goal kick, looking for a cross, but it only amounts to a goal kick.

45' Regina gets opened up again, but this time the defense recovers enough to bother Stephenson into a mishit.

43' Ronnfeldt puts a ball in the box and Anna Ziniel 's shot hits the post. Nourah Abusada follows but can't get enough on it.

41' Play is beginning again. Regina faces an immense task, looking to score three goals against the top-ranked team in the state in 40 minutes.

Unofficial first half stats:Goals: Nevada 3 (E. Cassabaum 17', Stephenson 20', 37'), Regina 0

Shots: Nevada 6, Regina 8

Shots on Goal: Nevada 4, Regina 3

Corner Kicks: None

Fouls: Nevada 2, Regina 1

Cards: None

On the other field, Sioux City Bishop Heelan leads Waterloo Columbus 1-0 at the start of the second half.

HT: No. 1 Nevada 3, No. 4 Iowa City Regina 0. The Regals have been the more technical side, but it hasn't mattered. The Cubs' speed and athleticism has been the difference.

39' Lauren Ronnfeldt works her way to the end line and puts in a dangerous ball that bounces off a few heads, but it lands safely in the mits of Sporrer.

37' GOAL. Abby Stephenson nets her second of the game to put the Cubs up 3-0 on a great strike from the top of the box that goes over Stein's outstretched hand.

34' A big collision outside the box leaves Nevada's Elli Cassabaum down. She's able to walk off the field on her own with a bit of a limp.

31' Nevada gets another wonderful chance on a bit of give and go, but Kati Cassabaum's shot goes just wide.

26' Regina is awarded a free kick on the right side of the field and defender Kennedy Brown gets a good head on it, but it smacks off the crossbar.

20' GOAL. Speed kills. Regina pushes numbers forward and gets burned. Stephenson takes a ball at midfield and sprints past two defenders plus the keeper, dribbling it in to make it 2-0 Cubs.

17' GOAL. Nevada's first shot of the game puts it up 1-0. Elli Cassabaum sneaks through the back line, takes a through ball from Abby Stephenson and slots it home.

13' Nevada's game plan appears to be to use its speed, but the Regals' back line has remained disciplined.

9' Regina has gotten a few more shots off, but nothing that's threatened goal. Nevada defenders packing it in when the Regals have the ball and it's led to a couple deflections.

5' It's been all Regina so far. A long shot is stopped by Sporrer, but she can't hang on and Lauren Gaarde nearly gets there in time for the rebound.

1' Kickoff, and we're underway between Nevada and Regina. Heelan has already gone up 1-0 on Columbus in the seventh minute of the other game.

Starting lineups:Nevada3 Abby Stepehenson (So., 29g, 15a)

4 Michaela Matuska (Sr., 5g, 5a)

6 Kaylee Kruschwitz (So., 2g, 2a)

7 Holly Coogler (So., 4g, 4a)

13 Mara Rhodes (Sr., 1g)

16 Abby Bremer (Jr., 1g, 2a)

22 Raegan Saunders (Sr.)

24 Erin Sellberg (Jr., 10g, 7a)

26 Kati Cassabaum (Jr., 15g, 8a)

27 Lexi Kruschwits (Sr.)

35 Clara Sporrer (Jr. GK, 78s)

Regina6 Andrea Adam (So., 6 g, 1a)

8 Morgan Welter (Sr., 2a)

10 Kennedy Brown (Jr., 3g, 3a)

12 Anna Ziniel (Fr., 2g, 2a)

14 Lauren Gaarde (Fr., 13g, 5a)

19 Angela Klein (Sr., 3a)

21 Greyson Dumont (Fr., 3a)

22 Lizzy Deprenger (Jr., 4g, 4a)

23 Jenny Wick (Jr., 29g, 13a)

0 Hanna Stein (Sr. GK)

At Field 9 for No. 1 Nevada and No. 4 Iowa City Regina in the Class 1A semifinals. The Cubs had no trouble dispatching Bondurant-Farrar 4-0 yesterday, while the Regals held off Union 3-2.

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