Stats & Game Results

 

 

The 2nd ranked unbeaten Northville Mustangs came into the Jungle and found themselves down 1-0 at halftime, but rallied two late goals in the game to beat South Lyon 2-1. 

 

The battle of South Lyon continued on the soccer pitch tonight with the Lions scoring two second half goals for a 2-0 win.

 

The first half saw the Lions dominate possession and out shooting the Cougars 17-0.  But the Cougars keeper was up to the task making every save and keeping them in the game and a 0-0 halftime score.  The second half went the same way, but 10 minutes in Freshman Andrea Pesch and Courtney Horaney combined passes and found Junior Colleen Sullivan who fired a shot in the right side netting for a 1-0 Lions lead.  Then with 43 seconds left in the game, Pesch crossed the ball to Horaney who got the insurance goal and the 2-0 Lions win.  Sophmore Caitlyn Kort was in goal for the shutout (4th of the season).  South Lyon moves to 6-8-3 on the season and 1-6-2 in the KLAA Central. 

South Lyon traveled to Livonia Stevenson to play yet another KLAA Central power and match them goal for goal in the first half, but gave up a goal with 19 seconds left in a 2-1 loss.

 

Stevenson came out strong and got a goal from their senior captain Kayla Kimble in the 7th minute of the game.  South Lyon tied the game up in the 20th minute when Sophmore Celina Pollard found Freshman Andrea Pesch who tied the game up at 1.  After chances for both teams and physical play in the midfield the score stayed the same until the last minute of play when Stevenson scored off a corner kick with 19 seconds left in the game. 

 

South Lyon is now 5-7-3 overall and 0-5-2 in the KLAA Central.  They play Novi on Saturday and South Lyon East at home on Monday. 

The 8th ranked Salem Rocks traveled to the Jungle and had to score a goal late in the game to earn a 1-1 tie against the Lions. 

 

South Lyon came out strong in the first half and hit the post twice, but could not convert and the half ended scoreless.  The second half the Lions were able to convert halfway through when Freshman Andrea Pesch assisted a goal to Senior Kortney Koenig for a 1-0 lead.  It took Salem all the way to the last 3 minutes before they were able to tie the score off a corner kick.  Freshman goalkeeper Courtney Horaney made her first start in goal and made 7 saves on the night.  South Lyon is now 5-6-3 overall and 0-4-2 in the KLAA Central.  They play #5 Novi on Tuesday at Novi.

Varsity
The Lions traveled to Northville on a rainy Monday night to take on the 3rd ranked team in the state.  The Lions held tough in the first half keeping the Mustangs off the board and a 0-0 tie.

 

Livonia Stevenson traveled to the Jungle to take on South Lyon in a KLAA Central soccer matchup.  Livonia scored once in the first and twice late in the second for a 3-0 win.  Sophmore goalkeeper Caitlyn Kort made 13 saves to keep the game close for the Lions who are now 5-5-1 overall and 0-3 in the KLAA Central.  South Lyon plays South Lyon East at 6pm this Thursday at South Lyon East. 

Varsity
The South Lyon girls soccer team hosted the 10th ranked division 1 Novi Wildcats on Thursday and gave up 3 goals in the first half on way to a 4-0 defeat. 

 

Novi scored 3 goals in the first 17 minutes of play to open up the game.  After that, both teams settled in and battled back and forth.  Novi scored their 4th goal with 52 seconds left to win 4-0.  South Lyon is now 5-4-1 overall and 0-2 in the KLAA Central. 

The South Lyon girls soccer team traveled to the Salem to take on the 9th ranked Rocks on Tuesday and battled to a 2-1 score at halftime, only to succumb to a 7-2 defeat in the end.

 

Salem jumped out to an early lead 4 minutes into the match, but South Lyon equalized when Courtney Harrison scored on a free kick from 20 yards out.  Salem scored a little later in the half to make it 2-1 at halftime.

 

Salem came out firing in the second scoring two goals early in the half.  South Lyon cut the lead in half again, when Kortney Koenig found Andrea Pesch who scored to make it 4-2.  It was all Salem from there as they went on to score 3 more goals for a 7-2 final.  South Lyon is now 5-3-1 overall and 0-1-0 in the KLAA Central. 

The South Lyon Girls Soccer team traveled to Montrose for an all day tournament, keeping their opponets off the scoreboard for 180 minutes while bringing home 1st place. 

 

The first game South Lyon faced Croswell-Lexington and came away with a 5-0 win.  Andrea Pesch scored two goals and Kortney Koenig, Lindsay Cocklin, and Celina Pollard each had one.

 

The second game was also a 5-0 win for the Lions against Assumption College, a physical team from Ontario Canada.  Pesch and Pollard each had two goals with Courtney Horaney scoring one.

 

The two wins put South Lyon into the championship game against the host school Montrose.  This was the third year of the tournament with South Lyon winning it in 2008 and Montrose in 2009.  South Lyon was determined to win it again an proved their point scored 50 seconds into the game when Lauren Dobransky sloted the ball to Pesch for the 1-0 lead.  Pesch scored her second of the game and 6th of the tournament later in the half to give the Lions the 2-0 lead.

 

The second half saw Montrose pick up their game to try and get back in it, but South Lyon goalkeeper Caitlyn Kort made 7 saves for her third shutout of the day, including a diving save to her left with 6 minutes remaining in the match.  South Lyon's victory in the tournament secured them 4 players on the all tournament team, including the MVP. 

 

The South Lyon players on the tournament team included goalkeeper Caitlyn Kort, defender Jenna Virant, and forward Lauren Dobransky.  With her 6 goals and an assist on the day, Andrea Pesch took home MVP honors. 

 

South Lyon is now 5-2-1 on the season and open league play at home on Tuesday against Salem.

Varsity

The South Lyon girls soccer team scored 2 goals in each half against Howell on Tuesday night in route to a 4-2 victory over the Highlanders.  South Lyon Senior Lauren Dobransky scored in the first 10 minutes of the game to give the Lions an early 1-0 lead.  Howell came roaring back with a goal of their own 8 minutes later.  Then Junior Kara Sullivan scored her first goal of the season just before half to give the Lions a 2-1 halftime lead.

 

South Lyon made it 3-1 early in the second half as Freshman Andrea Pesch got her second assist of the game when she found Freshman Courtney Horaney who scored her team leading 4th goal of the season.  Howell pushed hard and scored with 10 minutes remaining in the game to make it 3-2.  Senior Captain Kortney Koenig then scored with just 4 minutes left to ice the game when she ripped a shot in the upper corner of the goal to make the final score 4-2 in favor of the Lions.  South Lyon's Sophmore goalkeeper Caitlyn Kort made 14 saves in net to secure the win.  South Lyon is 2-2-1 on the season and travels to Montrose for an all day tournament this Saturday. 

 

South Lyon JV defeated Howell JV 3-1 with its team's best offensive output this season.  Celina Pollard, Chelsea Hughes, and Sydney Angove each scored for the Lions.

South Lyon traveled north to Fenton on a cold Friday evening and scored with just over a minute left in the game to come away with a 1-1 tie.  

 

Fenton scored in the 2nd minute of the game off a corner kick to take a 1-0 lead.  After pressuring the Lions defense for the rest of the first half that is all they could muster and the score remained 1-0 Fenton at the half. 

 

The second half saw the Lions change momentum as they had some attacks on Fenton's goal and seem to gain momentum.  Fenton's star senior forward Tori Baily (signed by University of Tenessee) had several cracks at the Lions goal, but sophmore keeper Caitlyn Kort made two stellar diving saves to keep the score 1-0.  As the clock wound down the freshman Mckenna Nuttal and freshman Andrea Pesch combined passes and found freshman Courtney Horaney who scored her 2nd goal of the season to tie the game up at 1-1.  That was the final and South Lyon is now 1-0-1 on the season. 

 

"This was a good test for our young team," commented Lions Coach Tracee Senter.  "Fenton finished ranked 3rd in the state last year in division 2 and is a top team again this year.  Now we know we can play with anyone in this division.  If we keep improving, the sky is the limit."

 

 

The JV game was as close as the Varsity as Fenton scored a late goal to win the match 1-0 over South Lyon.   

The Lakeland Eagles came into the Jungle on opening night of the girls high school soccer season only to see South Lyon score with 9 minutes remaining to win 3-2. 

 

Lakeland scored first 15 minutes into the game, but South Lyon tied it up 3 minutes later when freshman Courtney Horaney scored her first varsity goal (assisted by senior Captain Kortney Koenig).  With three minutes left in the half South Lyon freshman Andrea Pesch scored her first varsity goal with an assist to junior Colleen Sullivan to make it 2-1 Lions at halftime.

 

The second half was a back and forth battle and with 12 minutes left in the game Lakeland found the back of the net to tie the game.  Three minutes later, Sullivan notched her second assist of the game when she passed the ball to senior Lauren Dobransky who scored the game winner.  The 3-2 win for South Lyon makes them 1-0 on the season.  South Lyon travels to Fenton on Friday.  Next week they host Hartland on Monday and travel to Pinckney on Tuesday.