Inside info on Venice vs. Lourdes Academy girls state soccer final
Indians have a rematch with defending Class 6A state champs at 7 p.m. Friday in DeLand
Dennis Maffezzoli
GIRLS STATE SOCCER
WHEN: Friday, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Spec Martin Stadium, DeLand.
ADMISSION: $9 per game if purchased in advance; and $12 if purchased the day of the match. All tickets available via GoFan with no onsite sales taking place.
PARKING: Free.
CLASS 6A STATE FINAL
Venice Indians (15-4-1) vs. Lourdes Academy Bobcats (12-2-1)
VENICE NOTES: The Indians lost to Lourdes Academy in the state final last year, 2-1. … It was Venice’s first appearance in a girls soccer state final match. … The Indians reached the State Final 4 in 2015, losing via penalty kicks to Pembroke Pines Charter, 2-1. … Venice is ranked 24th in the country and 18th in the state. … Venice has 11 shutouts and has outscored its opponents, 88-19, this season. … Kiersten “Kiki” Slattery, who scored the only goal for Venice in last year’s final, leads the Indians with 26 goals and 18 assists. … Rachel Dalton has 10 goals and eight assists. … Madelyn Krause has seven goals and 12 assists. … Tatum Schilling has four goals and nine assists. … Goalie Ashton Pennell has a 12-4-1 mark with 11 shutouts.
LOURDES ACADEMY NOTES: Lourdes Academy enters with a six-match winning streak. … It won the state title last season, the second in school history, also 2018, and was runners-up to Oviedo in 2016. … The Bobcats’ two losses were back-to-back to Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 1-0, and Doral Academy, 2-1. They tied Miami Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart, 1-1. … Lourdes Academy has outscored its opposition 62-5 this season. … The Bobcats have 11 shutouts. … They won the Region 4 title over St. Thomas Aquinas on penalty kicks, 4-3. … Lourdes is ranked seventh in the state and ninth in the nation by MaxPreps. … Olivia Borroto has 11 goals and nine assists. … Coco Aguilar has 10 goals and four assists. … Three goalkeepers have seen action for the Bobcats this season.
Dennis Maffezzoli is the deputy sports editor for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune and chief reporter for Sarasota Herald-Tribune and HTpreps covering Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties. Support local journalism by subscribing.