Andover and Wayzata advance in girls soccer state tournament

Andover held off fifth-seeded Eagan in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A girls soccer state tournament Tuesday at White Bear Lake, taking a 2-1 victory on penalty kicks. The fourth-seeded Huskies made four penalty kicks to the Wildcats' one.

Huskies goalkeeper Haley Mau stopped two of three penalty kicks, and Skylyn Jorgenson, Addie Dobratz, Lauren Wright and Brenna Hudson beat Wildcats backup goalkeeper Caitlin Allred.

Jorgenson got the Huskies (12-4-2) on the board first from 35 yards out 5 minutes, 55 seconds into the second half. She ripped a shot over the outstretched arms of Wildcats goalkeeper Natalie Valiga.

"I shoot those kind of shots in club — dribble to the middle and shoot from far out, especially with the weather," Jorgenson said. "I just shot it, and it felt good."

Kylee Weisendanger sent the game to overtime with 6:06 left. The junior beat Mau with a shot into the far top corner from 28 yards out to tie the score 1-1. That goal ended a shutout streak that dated back to a 1-0 loss to Centennial on Oct. 2.

"It's deflating [to give up that goal], for sure," Huskies coach Tracey Griess said. "Knowing we only had six minutes left. … We faltered a little bit. We talked a lot about how you just have to put it behind you."

The Wildcats (13-4-2) lost Valiga with 5:33 left in the first overtime period when she was given a red card. The senior goalkeeper came out to challenge a long ball toward the box. She slid to break up the play, and Dobratz went sprawling over her.

In the only other girls state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday:

Wayzata 2, Lakeville North 0: Junior midfielder Nicole Mahabadi deflected in a corner kick in the 33rd minute and senior forward Davy Mokelke added a late insurance goal as the No. 2-ranked Trojans (19-1-0) defeated the Panthers (13-4-2) in the Class 3A tournament.