MONROE – Monroe had the answer.
Moments after Stanwood tied the score, Keena Hopkins scored her second goal and the game-winning goal in the 73rd minute, to capture a 2-1 victory over the Spartans in a Western Conference North Division girls soccer game at Monroe Stadium Tuesday night.
“It was a great back-and-forth battle between two good teams,” Monroe coach Kathleen Potthast said.
Hopkins’ goal came off a passed ball on the ground by Chelsea Bumbaugh, who has verbally committed to the University of Washington. Hopkins’ original shot caromed off the Stanwood goalkeeper back to Hopkins’ feet and she put it into the back of the net.
Stanwood’s Monique Thees tied the score 1-1 in the 72nd minute with a 25-yard shot into the upper-left side of the net over the outstretched arms of Monroe’s goalkeeper Kayla Wangner.
After a scoreless first half, Sarah Elledge crossed the ball from the right side of the field to the foot of Hopkins, who tallied her first goal in the 68th minute.
Monroe travels to play Mount Vernon (a 2-1 loss on Tuesday to Snohomish) on Thursday at Mount Vernon High School at 7 p.m.
At Monroe Stadium
Goals-Stanwood: Thees. Monroe: Hopkins 2. Assists-Monroe: Bumbaugh, Elledge. Goalkeepers-Stanwood: Ludwig. Monroe: Wangner. Records-Stanwood 0-1-0 in division and overall. Monroe 1-0-0, 1-0-0.
Lake Stevens 3, Arlington 1: At Lake Stevens, after Arlington’s Kristen Allen’s eighth-minute goal, Monica Beard, Alyssa Licht, and Brittany Clayberg scored for the Vikings in a Wesco North league-opening victory.
At Lake Stevens H.S.
Goals-Lake Stevens: Beard, Licht, Clayberg. Arlington: Allen. Assists-Lake Stevens: Isaman, Zueger. Arlington: Galusha. Goalkeepers-Lake Stevens: Osborn. Arlington: unreported. Records-Arlington 0-1-0 in division and overall. Lake Stevens 1-0-0, 1-0-0.
Cascade 1, Marysville-Pilchuck 0: At Everett, Kelsey Lundberg scored the only goal of the game to lead the Bruins to the Wesco North victory. Bruins’ All-Wesco goalkeeper Brittany Gegax recorded the shutout.
At Everett Memorial Stadium
Goals-Cascade: Lundberg. Goalkeepers-Cascade: Gegax. MP: not reported. Records-Marysville-Pilchuck 0-1-0 in division and overall. Cascade 1-0-0, 1-0-0.
Snohomish 2, Mount Vernon 1: At Snohomish, the Panthers broke in their brand new surface with a Wesco North win over Mount Vernon.
At Snohomish H.S.
Goals- Mt. Vernon: Torres. Snohomish: Trumbull, Clark. Assists-Snohomish: Politte. Goalkeepers- Mt. Vernon: not reported. Snohomish: Lee, Goverde. Records-Mt. Vernon 0-1-0 in division and overall. Snohomish 1-0-0, 1-0-0.
Everett 5, Lynden 0: At Lynden, Seagull freshman Brittney McMullen knocked home two goals in the first 14 minutes and Mikelle Bigelow chipped in with two assists as Everett blanked the Lions in a non-league game.
At Lynden
Goals-Everett: McMullen 2, Hawkinson, Peebler, own goal. Assists-Everett: Bigelow 2, Rife. Goalkeepers-Everett: Brinster, Nesting. Lynden: Kiefer, Salminen. Records-Everett 1-0-0 overall. Lynden 0-1-0.
Shorewood 4, Sehome 2: At Shoreline, Lauren Sego and Tess Bartlett each notched a goal and an assist to lead the Thunderbirds to a non-league victory.
At Shoreline Stadium
Goals-Shorewood: Albin, McCormick, Bartlett, Sego. Sehome: Hunt, Tarelton. Assists-Shorewood: Sego, Bartlett, Moreland. Sehome: none. Goalkeepers-Shorewood: Butterfield. Sehome: Bader. Records-Shorewood 1-0-0 overall. Sehome 0-1-0.
Burlington-Edison 8, Lynnwood 0: At Lynnwood, Burlington-Edison goalkeepers Michelle Wesen and Christy Stewart recorded the shutout in the non-conference game.
At Lynnwood H.S.
Goals-Burlington-Edison: not reported. Goalkeepers-Burlington-Edison: Wesen and Stewart. Lynnwood: not reported. Records-Burlington-Edison 0-1-0 overall. Lynnwood 1-0-0.
Mountlake Terrace 8, Anacortes 0: At Anacortes, Laurelle LaCosse scored two goals and had an assist to lead Mountlake Terrace to the non-conference victory.
At Anacortes H.S.
Goals-MT: LaCasse 2, Hollenbeck 2, Torrescano, Bradlee, Runkel, Higgins. Assists-MT: LaCasse. Goalkeepers-MT: Hanson. Anacortes: not reported. Records-Mountlake Terrace 1-0-0 overall. Anacortes 0-1-0.
Squalicum 4, Kamiak 2: At Mukilteo, Whitney Olson scored two goals to lead Squalicum to the non-conference victory. Kendall Stanley and Sophie Milton each scored a goal for Kamiak.
At Kamiak H.S.
Goals-Squalicum: Olson 2, Cline, Morse. Kamiak: Stanley, Milton. Goalkeepers-Squalicum: Sandberg. Kamiak: Epstein and Stupey. Records-Squalicum 1-0-0 overall. Kamiak 0-1-0.
Jackson 2, Skyline 2: At Everett, Jackson sophomore Kristi Kingma booted the game-tying goal at the 73-minute mark and assisted on Dani Oster’s goal as the Timberwolves and Spartans played to a season-opening non-conference tie.
At Everett Memorial Stadium
Goals-Jackson: Kingma, Oster. Skyline: Franklin, Dove. Assists-Jackson: Kingma, Jondal. Skyline: none. Goalkeepers-Jackson: Wood. Skyline: Cook. Records-Skyline 0-0-1 overall. Jackson 0-0-1.
Meadowdale 3, Sammamish 0: At Edmonds, freshman Ashley Correa scored two unassisted goals and goalkeepers Brooke Hormon and Ali Schiesser combined for the shutout in Meadowdale’s non-conference victory.
At Edmonds Stadium
Goals-Meadowdale: Correa 2, Gourlie. Assists-Meadowdale: Overturf. Goalkeepers-Meadowdale: Hormon and Schiesser. Sammamish: not reported. Records-Sammamish 0-1-0 overall. Meadowdale 1-0-0.
Lakewood 4, Blaine 3: At Lakewood, sophomore Jeneca Hoidal scored twice and assisted on the game-winning goal in the Cougars non-conference victory over Blaine.
At Lakewood H.S.
Goals-Blaine: Nix, Richardson, Baldwin. Lakewood: Hargrove, Hoidal 2, Spah. Goalkeepers-Blaine: not reported. Lakewood: Bartlett. Records-Blaine 0-1-0 overall. Lakewood 1-0-0.
Archbishop Murphy 9, Vashon 0: At Everett, Ashley Reinig and Emma Nelson each scored three goals to lead Archbishop Murphy to the non-conference victory.
At Kasch Park
Goals-Archbishop Murphy: Reinig 3, Nelson 3, Allen 2, Vonderhofen. Goalkeepers-Archbishop Murphy: Bell and Engel. Vashon: Avolio-Toly. Records-Vashon 0-1-0 overall. Archbishop Murphy 1-0-0.
Bothell 1, Newport 0: At Bothell, Sarah Hein assisted on Lindsey Bredice’s goal in the 46th minute to lead Bothell to the non-league victory.
At Bothell H.S
Goals-Bothell: Brendice. Assists-Bothell: Hein. Goalkeepers-Newport: Croft. Bothell: Kenyon, Barclay. Records-Newport 0-1-0 overall. Bothell 1-0-0.
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