Knights edge Bravettes, 3-2
Flathead's Mia Stephan (11), center, celebrates with Ally Pollan (10) and Kyrie Gislason (16) after her goal in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Kidsports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Carter Bullins (36) works the ball into the box in the first half against Missoula Hellgate at Kidsports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Fiona Coulter (15) centers a ball past MIssoula Hellgate defender Jaden Lumpkin (4) in the first half at Kidsports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Flathead's Landen Saraceno (10) scores a goal on a penalty kick in the first half against MIssoula Hellgate at Kidsports Complex on Saturday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
Chloe Andersen’s go-ahead goal late in the second half lifted the Hellgate Knights to a 3-2 victory over the Flathead Bravettes on Saturday in Western AA soccer.
Mia Stephan scored twice, giving Flathead a 2-0 lead in the first. Riley Lumpkin cut the deficit to 2-1 before the half and then tied the score in the 51st minute. Andersen’s goal at 64 minutes completed the comeback.
“Great game,” Flathead coach Zach Brenneman said. “We played really hard for 80 minutes against a good team and came close to rallying back at the end.”
Mykel Lee picked up an assist on Stephan’s second goal.
Hellgate 1 2 — 3
Flathead 2 0 — 2
F — Mia Stephan 11:00
F — Stephan (Mykel Lee) 26:00
H — Riley Lumpkin 35:00
H — Lumpkin 51:00
H — Chloe Andersen 64:00
Shots — Hellgate 7, Flathead 3; Goalie saves — Hellgate 4, Flathead 7; Corner kicks — Hellgate 9, Flathead 0; Fouls — Hellgate 11, Flathead 6.
BOYS
Hellgate 7, Flathead 1
The Hellgate Knights topped the Flathead Braves 7-1 in Western AA soccer on Saturday, but the game could have been closer than the score would indicate, if not for some attrition on the Flathead side.
Flathead struck first in the 23rd minute and held a 1-0 lead until Hellgate struck 15 minutes later. The Knights added another goal in the 39th minute to take a 2-1 lead into the half.
Hellgate scored five goals in the second half after several Flathead players were injured.
Still, first-year coach Alejandro Calderon was pleased with the Braves’ play.
“Great game overall,” Calderon said. “Nice to see we can compete against one of the best teams in the state.
Shots — Hellgate 12, Flathead 3
Full statistics were not available.