Cruise control: Kiser, Delventhal both score 5 goals as Wildkats down Loyola, 13-0
<p>Columbia Falls senior McKenzie Kiser (right) drives toward the net under pressure from Loyola junior Caelin Miltko during their Class A state soccer first-round playoff match on Saturday afternoon in Columbia Falls.</p>
COLUMBIA FALLS - Maybe it was a statement. Maybe the Wildkats were winning one for their coach. Or maybe the Columbia Falls girls soccer team is just that good.
The Wildkats opened the Montana Class A Championship Series with a resounding 13-0 win over the Missoula Loyola Breakers Saturday afternoon.
The Kats will now travel to face three-time defending champion Billings Central. The Rams dropped Corvallis 4-0 Saturday. The winner will go on to play in the state championship match.
McKenzie Kiser, a senior, did on Saturday what she has done throughout a year in which she scored 22 times - pile up goals.
She booted in five goals in the second half to lead the Wildkats. Kiser also provided assists on three other scores.
Her teammate Danielle Delventhal, a junior, was similarly on top of her game. Delventhal scored the team's first four goals and added another in the second half.
Delventhal had 25 goals in the regular season and helped lead the Wildkats to their first conference championship in five years.
The team's other goals were scored by Cedar Jordt and Tayler Gress. Both Jordt and Gress also had assists in the game.
Columbia Falls' defense didn't allow a single shot on goal and attempted 31 shots as a team.
The Wildkats were coached by Columbia Falls' boys soccer coach Peter Browne. Kats coach Greg Trenerry had to travel out of the area because of a death in his family.
Browne said Trenerry will be back at the helm during the semifinals.
The Wildkats improved their overall record to 11-1-1.
Billings Central (11-1-0) is the only other Class A team with only one loss.
Missoula Loyola 0 0 - 0
Columbia Falls 5 8 - 13
COLUMBIA FALLS - Danielle Delventhal (Cedar Jordt), 12:00; Delventhal (McKenzie Kiser), 19:00; Delventhal (Kiser), 24:00; Delventhal (Tayler Gress), 35:00; Jordt (Melissa Livingston), 38:00; Kiser, 42:00; Kiser, 49:00; Delventhal (Kiser), 54:00; Kiser, 58:00; Kiser (Melissa Sandefer), 59:00; Kiser (Madison Sandefer), 65:00; Kiser (Katie Donner), 68:00; Gress (Kira Kamrud), 73:00.
Shots on goal - Loyola 0, Columbia Falls 31
Corner kicks - Loyola 1, Columbia Falls 9
Goalie saves - Loyola 13 (Heather Huguet), Columbia Falls 1 (Andrea Getz 1)
Fouls - Loyola 4, Columbia Falls 6
Cards - none
Whitefish 2, Laurel 0
LAUREL - Natalie Gayner scored both goals with assists from Megan Danczyk and Kayla Simmes to lead Whitefish past Laurel in quarterfinal play.
"An awesome game," Whitefish coach Wendy Farrens said.
"My hat's off to the defense ... they were all over the field. The backline did an incredible job."
Gayner scored at 26 minutes and 68.
"She stepped up, into her role and put two away," Farrens said.
"(Goalie) Piper Greenwood had an awesome day. She stepped up and came up with some big saves."
Greenwood stopped seven shots on goal by Laurel (7-4-3).
Whitefish (8-4-1) advances to semifinal play on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Hamilton.
Whitefish 1 1 - 2
Laurel 0 0 - 0
WHITEFISH - Natalie Gayner (Megan Danczyk), 26:00; Gayner (Kayla Simmes), 68:00
Shots on goal - Whitefish 7, Laurel 7
Corner kicks - Whitefish 2, Laurel 1
Goalie saves - Whitefish 7 (Piper Greenwood), Laurel 1 (Katrina Baumgartner)
Fouls - Whitefish 4, Laurel 5
Cards - None
Hamilton 4, Polson 0
HAMILTON - Bri Huggans scored twice and dished out two assists as the Southern Class A champs downed the Polson Pirates.
Hamilton had 21 shots on goal and Polson had nine.
Marisa Binder made nine saves for Polson, but the Pirates offense couldn't get on the board.
Polson 0 0 - 0
Hamilton 3 1 - 4
HAMILTON - Jill Toews (Bri Huggans), 15:00; Huggans (Casey Shifflett), 17:00; Shifflett (Huggans), 35:00; Huggans (Karissa Pfantz), 58:00
Shots on goal - Polson 9, Hamilton 21
Corner kicks - Polson 3, Hamilton 6
Saves - Polson 14 (Marisa Binder 9), Hamilton 9 (Marina McGourty 2, Martiah Rall 7)
Fouls - Polson 3, Hamilton 5
Cards - none
Billings Central 4, Corvallis 0
The defending champions got four scores from four different players to top Corvallis and move on to the semifinals.
Corvallis 0 0 - 0
Billings Central 3 1 - 4
BILLINGS CENTRAL - Aubree Trunkle (Sammy Elliott), 2:00; Allie Lucas (Kayla Lucas), 11:00; Elliott (K. Lucas), 34:00; Holly Davison 67:00.
Shots on goal - Corvallis 0, Billings Central 12
Goalie saves - Corvallis 9 (Roxy Rademacher), Billings Central 0 (Hadley Ryan)