Esko-Carlton Girls Soccer Opens Season With 3-2 Win

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Aug 26

Kerry Rodd-NSO

ESKO – Things didn’t exactly start the way the Esko-Carlton girls soccer team had planned in their game against Proctor on Thursday afternoon. Just 10-minutes into their first game of the season the Eskomos, who are playing with a new goaltender this season, found themselves down 1-0 after a penalty shot. E-C managed to pull themselves together and rebounded to win 3-2.

E-C goalie, Rachel Ofstie, who is a junior, was making her first high school start in place of longtime goalie Emily Johnson who graduated last year. Minutes into the game the Rails had a player taken down allowing for a penalty kick by Maria Palen and suddenly it was a 1-0 lead for Proctor.

The Eskomos bounced back from their early adversity by notching a goal in the 18th minute by Alyssa Rodlund with Hillary Anderson picking up the assist. Shortly after the Rodlund goal Esko had a chance for the lead when they were awarded a penalty kick of their own. Proctor’s goalkeeper came out and stopped a ball that was just beyond the goal box, but helped her own cause by stopping the penalty kick and the score was 1-1 at halftime.

Caitlin Lilly gave the Eskomos a 2-1 lead in the 58th minute with Brooke Schramm assisting and just three minutes later it was 3-1 after a goal by Anderson for the Eskomos with Tori Zime assisting.

Proctor fought back with a goal in the 67th minute, but the Eskomo defense and the goaltending of Ofstie held the Rails in check the rest of the way to take the early season win.

Kerry Rodd can be reached at kerry@northlandsportsonline.com