Girls soccer roundup: Kamiakin routs Chiawana 5-0

A half-hour went by before the Kamiakin High School girls soccer team broke a scoreless tie in Saturday’s Mid-Columbia Conference match at Chiawana.

After that, the rout was on.

Lexi McQueary scored with 31 minutes gone in the first half, and the Braves went on to beat Chiawana 5-0.

Rilee Castilla had two goals and an assist for the Braves, who are 2-0 in MCC play. The Riverhawks fell to 1-1.

Kamiakin coach Chris Erikson credited the Chiawana trio of Alexis Stephenson, Braydey Hodgins and freshman Summer Yates for making things hard on the Braves early.

“They were very strong, and we had to defend hard in the first half,” Erikson said. “They were a big part of it. That Summer Yates is tough. You can’t get the ball away from her, but Alexis Stephenson flies down the field.”

Erikson said the Braves were able to capitalize on some Chiawana mistakes as the match wore on.

“They’re a more formidable team than the score reflects,” Erikson said.

Kamiakin’s Kelci Young stopped all six shots she faced.

“Our keeper did an excellent job,” Erikson said. “She was brilliant. She made a lot of solid choices. Very smart, makes good decisions. That helped turn the tide.”

Scoring—1, K, Lexi McQueary (Sarah Burns), 31:25. 2, K, Kaylee Kraft (Rilee Castilla), 39:00. 3, K, Castilla (McQueary), 44:05. 4, K, Castilla (Kraft), 48:10. 5, K, Mikayla Hunter (Kayla Gunther), 75:00. Shots—K 14, C 6. Saves—K, Kelci Young 6. C, Cydni Cottrell 5.

Southridge 3, Kennewick 2: Kelly Brown helped the Suns (2-0 MCC) overcome the crosstown rival Lions (0-2).

Klarissa Barajas scored in the seventh minute to put Kennewick up 1-0. In the 58th minute, Brown knocked in her first goal of the game. She gave Southridge the lead in the 69th.

The Suns’ McKaley Goffard scored on an assist from Emily Dirham four minutes later. Kennewick’s Hannah Templeton capped the scoring in the 89th.

“For us, it was a huge accomplishment keeping it so close to a team like Southridge,” Kennewick coach Matt Kessie said. “We played our hearts out.”

Kennewick’s Olivia Blank stopped 13 shots.

Scoring—1, K, Klarissa Barajas, 7:00. 2, S, Kelly Brown, 58:00. 3, S, Syd Sanders (Brown), 69:00. 4, S, McKaley Goffard (Emily Dirham), 73:00. 5, K, Hannah Templeton (Barajas), 89:00. Shots—S 20, K 9. Saves—S, Tiara Valadez 2. K, Olivia Blank 13.

Hanford 3, Walla Walla 2 (SO): Haley Golden’s goal in the shootout was the difference as the host Falcons beat the Blue Devils.

Goals by Tatum Nielson and Jacquie Deichman helped Hanford pull even with 10 minutes left in regulation. The Falcons (1-1 MCC) won the shootout 3-2 with Maddy Bingham making three big saves.

Scoring—1, WW, Ana Gutierrez, 22:50. 2, WW, Erika Perez, 36:00. 3, H, Tatum Nielson, 60:55. 4, H, Jacquie Deichman (Dani Mendoza), 70:00. Shootout goals (Hanford 3-2)—WW, Maddie Sirmon, Emily Gilmore. H, Dani Mendoza, Georgia Coleman, Haley Golden. Shots—WW 3, H 22. Saves—WW, Emily Gilmore 6. H, Mariah Brush 0, Maddy Bingham 0.

Richland 3, Pasco 0: Samantha Heilman chalked up a goal and an assist for Richland, and Gracelyn Fine and Maddie Graves combined for the shutout in goal in a road win over Pasco.

Scoring—1, R, Tate Kautsky (Samantha Heilman), 39:00; 2, R, Karsyn Suhadolnik (Olivia Podhaisky) 48:00; 3, R, Heilman (Josie Corbin) 51:00. Shots—R 16, P 3. Saves—R, Gracelyn Fine 2, Maddie Graves 1 (65:00). P, Carrie Nolan 13.

Cle Elum 1, Kiona-Benton 0: Ki-Be’s Leandra Ramirez had three saves, but a goal by host Cle Elum in the 73rd minute sank the Bears in nonleague action.

Scoring—1, CE, Holly Terrill, 73:00. Shots—KB 8, CE 4. Saves—KB, Leandra Ramirez 3. CE, Courtney Brown 8.

Othello 4, Toppenish 1: Kimberlee Garza scored twice and had an assist to lift the host Huskies to a nonleague win over the Wildcats.

Scoring—1, O, Kimberlee Garza (Nikki Velasquez), 37:00; 2, O, Velasquez (Garza), 46:00; 3, O, Garza (Kaylee Martinez), 60:00; 4, T, Rosaura Torres, 62:00; 5, O, Martinez (Velasquez), 77:00 Shots—T 4, O 30. Saves—T, Denise Rodriguez 10. O, Jenelle Garza 2.

This story was originally published September 13, 2014 at 10:00 PM with the headline "Girls soccer roundup: Kamiakin routs Chiawana 5-0."