D'Evelyn Girls Soccer Knocked Back At State Semi-Final

LAKEWOOD, CO — By Dennis Pleuss for CHSAANow.com/Jeffco. A little fender bender might have delayed Silver Creek’s girls soccer team's arrival to Lakewood Memorial Field, but it didn’t hamper the Raptors’ performance.

No. 8-seeded Silver Creek knocked off top-seed D’Evelyn thanks to a goal by junior Alexa Karsel in the 55th minute of the second half. The lone goal held up for a 1-0 victory over the Jaguars to put Silver Creek into the Class 4A state semifinals Saturday at Legacy Stadium in Aurora.

“My adrenaline was going,” Karsel said of the goal. “I saw I could be (D’Evelyn goalie Kiera Hess) on the outside. I just took a touch, cut outside and took it.”

Sophomore Annika Kassenbrock picked up an assist on the goal.

It was an adventure getting down to Lakewood Memorial for the state quarterfinal game. The start of the game was delayed for about 20 minutes because of a minor vehicle accident Silver Creek’s bus was involved with shortly after leaving the school in Longmont.

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