Linn-Mar Girls Soccer

Lions fall to 7th in soccer poll

Thursday's 2-1 loss to Kennedy cost Linn-Mar six spots in the latest Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union girls soccer rankings released Friday.

The Lions (4-1) fell from first to seventh in the 3A ratings, one spot behind the Cougars (4-2).

Xavier (2-3) remained fourth in Class 2A.

CLASS 3A

1. Iowa City West, 2, Ankeny Centennial, 3. Waukee, 4. Johnston, 5. WDM Dowling, 6. Kennedy, 7, Linn-Mar, 8. WDM Valley 9. Bettendorf, 10 Dubuque Hempstead.

CLASS 2A

1. North Scott, 2. Pleasant Valley, 3. Waverly-Shell Rock, 4. Xavier, 5. Ankeny, 6. Dallas Center-Grimes, 7. Pella, 8. Lewis Central, 9. Urbandale, 10. Grinnell, 11. Winterset, 12. ADM, 13. Newton, 14. Keokuk, 15. Glenwood.

Cougars down No. 1 Linn-Mar, 2-1

Alyssa Drewelow and Alissa Waterhouse score first-half goals and Kennedy made them stand up as the Cougars upset top-ranked and previously unbeaten Linn-Mar, 2-1, on Thursday night at Linn-Mar Stadium.

Kenadee Dekko had the assist for the No. 7 Cougars, the defending Class 3A state champion.

Linn-Mar scored when Kennedy put the ball in its own net midway through the second half, but the Lions, who were ousted by the Cougars in the regional final last season, couldn't come up with the tying goal.

No.1 Linn-Mar girls boot Wahlert

DUBUQUE - Claire Larson collected a goal and two assists Tuesday as the top-ranked Linn-Mar girls soccer team bopped Dubuque Wahlert, 5-0, in a Mississippi Valley Conference match in Dubuque.

Olivia Garcia, Jensen Sevening and Emily Menges also scored for the Lions. Linn-Mar's fifth goal was deflected into the net by Wahlert.

Garcia and Sevening also had assists for Linn-Mar.

Sevening wins Metro Spotlight Award

Jensen Sevening of Linn-Mar is the winner of the Metro Spotlight Award for high school girls this week, the Metro Sports Report announced Sunday.

Sevening, a senior, is a prominent member of the Linn-Mar soccer team that is ranked No. 1 in the state in Class 3A. The Lions have a 3-0 record and have outscored their opponents 8-1.

Sevening has collected three goals and one assist for Linn-Mar so far. She scored an unassisted goal in overtime to give the Lions a 2-1 victory over Cedar Falls last Monday.

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