Chippewa's defensive activity swarms Hiland, heading to third straight state title game
Chippewa's overall defensive activity was at the forefront of the Chipps (21-0-1) 3-0 victory over Hiland (13-7-3) in the all-Wayne/Holmes County Division V state semifinal matchup in Navarre at Fred Brideweser Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Key points
- There's a reason they make it to state every year." What makes Chippewa such a handful to score against is the way they man-mark you defensively around the field.
- "I thought our defense were well-matched." "Chippewa obviously is a strong, fast and athletic team," said Hiland head coach Matt Beechy.
- Everyone has worked hard." "It just means a lot to go to state back-to-back-to-back," said Ferrell.
They put two good defenders on our two playmakers and they struggled." Scoring for the Chipps was forwards Delaney Marshall and Emme Donnelly in the first half, and the third goal came from Welty in the final 15 minutes of the match.
Additional details
- I feel like we really have a strong defense and that's a real strong point of our team." "We had a plan and they executed it well," said Chippewa head coach Ruth Coney.
- With the ball at her feet in the midfield, Welty took a shot from distance at goal and the ball took a unusual high bounce right over Hiland's goalkeeper in the net.
- "We missed Maryn [West] but we were able to compensate." "Ally was able to get on the ball a little but Italee obviously had a little more trouble," Beechy said.
- Look no further than to Ferrell and her backline mate in Paityn Welty matching up with the Hawks' top two attacking players in Ally Mullet and Italee Mullet.
- "Ally had the benefit of being higher and could be in a 1v1, where Italee would be in the middle of the field and she ended up seeing more than one defender.
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