By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden's girls soccer team was coming off a loss entering Tuesday's Centennial League road game against Topeka High.
But that 1-0 defeat to undefeated Class 5A power St. James Academy actually seemed to provide momentum for the Wildcats, who bounced back with a 3-0 shutout win over the Trojans at Hummer Sports Park.
Hayden junior Reese Huscher (14) battles for a loose ball in Tuesday's 3-0 win over Topeka High. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
"I think we did some good things (against St. James) and I think we worked on it a little bit and I think they saw the result of some of the effort and I think they took it on themselves,'' Hayden coach Klaus Kreutzer said. "And credit to us, we had three freshman starting today, so I liked that.''
Hayden freshman Sawyer Wrench (17) defends Topeka High senior Alexa Aguirre (13) in Tuesday's 3-0 Wildcat win. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
Hayden, which improved to 4-4-0 overall and 2-0-0 in the Centennial League, got the only goal it would need with 5:59 left in the opening half when junior Carsyn Broxterman scored off an assist from junior Reese Huscher.
Junior Ella Foster (1) celebrates her second-half goal with teammates in Tuesday's 3-0 Centennial League soccer win over Topeka High. [Photo by Rick Peterson/TSN]
The Wildcats added a pair of insurance goals in the second half, with junior Ella Foster finding the back of the net with 28:27 left and junior Avey Uhl scoring the final goal of the night at the 21:45 mark
Junior Lauren Borjon picked up the shutout in goal for Hayden while Topeka High fell to 4-6-1 overall and 0-3-0 in the league.
Tuesday's win was the first of three games on the week for the Wildcats, who will host Baldwin on Thursday and travel to Spring Hill on Friday.
"We haven't played that many games but the next three weeks we've got three games a week,'' Kreutzer said. "This is our first one and actually this is the first time we've had the whole team back healthy and that makes a difference, too.''
HAYDEN 3, TOPEKA HIGH 0
Hayden (4-4-0, 2-0-0) 1 2 -- 3
Topeka High (4-6-1, 0-3-0) 0 0 -- 0
Hayden -- Goals: Carsyn Broxterman, Ella Foster, Avey Uhl. Assist: Reese Huscher. Shutout: Lauren Borjon.
