5/11/09 - Senior Night
Lake Forest   4 - Zion Benton   0
On a beautiful night for soccer, the Scouts took on Zion Benton at Varsity Field. 8 seniors took the field for their last conference game. It took the Scouts a little while to get things started. Ten minutes in--Rachel Quon hit a blistering shot low to the far post, which their goalie incredibly parried wide. Ten minutes later, Hannah Nedeau dropped a ball to Nicole Lipp just outside the 18, who promptly buried it in the back of the net. A minute later, Nicole had her second on a nice little combo play with Rachel Quon. Less than 5 minutes later, Hannah got her goal after a nice pass from Katharine (Cookie) Cook. In the second half, Carly Shannon ripped a bent-free kick into the box, which glanced off a Zee Bee into the net. Katie Burke, Megan Bourne and Annie Evans were thwarted by the Zion keeper, who made some incredible saves. Rachel Flood & Niki Hruskocy, along with keeper Finley Amato, kept the maroon and yellow at bay.

5/9/09 Lake Forest  1 - New Trier  0 Breast Cancer Awareness Night

WOW!!!!! As Frankie Valli sang, "Oh What a Night”...There are so many successes with regards to the night. We raised a total of $2293, which we will be giving to the Susan G. Komen foundation in the names of Denise Hruskocy and Chris Neuman (Affourtit). Thank you very much to all who helped out. A special thanks should go to the girls for all they did to make this event as successful as it was. Your daughters are amazing! Secondly, what a night of soccer. The biggest crowd in LF history (estimates are from just over a thousand to upwards of 13,452). Whatever the totals were the fans were treated/enlightened to an outstanding night of soccer. The game exemplified, which many people don't realize, that a 1-0 soccer game can be just as exciting as any other "popular sport". We definitely, and deservedly so, won over many fans. Last, but not least, a big thanks goes to the Scouts. The girls' play on the field was truly outstanding. Creativity, movement and shape were our themes for the game, and the girls demonstrated them to the hilt. It is often said, "Offensives win the headlines but defenses win the championships." While you do have to score to win and Rachel's goal was clearly deserving of a headline, our team defense was truly outstanding. All 11 players on the field played as a collective unit and signaled that we do have what it takes to win a championship

05/07/09
Lake Forest   3 - Lake Zurich  1
In a battle of two Lakes, the Forest ended up on top of Zurich. Abby Shipp began the scoring on a pass from Nicole Lipp. Nicole won a ball in the air, which she one timed through to Abby, who volleyed the ball into the upper right corner from 30 yards out. After some pressure Lake Forest won a corner kick, which Rachel Quon served beautifully to the back post where Megan Bourne was waiting to pounce on it before finishing with precision. The Bears nicked one back before halftime. The second half was a lot of pressure in their offensive zone without the results. Midway through the half, Annie Evans sprinted through 3 defenders from the Midfield stripe and hit a low far-post shot that the keeper parried into the path of the onrushing Morgan McConachie, who put it away for a well-earned goal.  

05/01-02/09
Brine Tournament of Champions - Burlington, IA
Lake Forest   2 - Liberty (MO)   1
In a very physical game the Scouts prevailed as both Nicole Lipp and Rachel Quon scored two outstanding goals. The first half was even with both teams getting a couple of good looks  at goal. Liberty broke the scoreless deadlock on a breakaway with just  5 minutes left in the first half. In the second half the game turned quite heated with both teams getting some chances. Nicole Lipp took a pass from Rachel Quon and hit a perfectly placed strike low to the near post from 20 and the game was tied. A few minutes later Rachel took a quick combo from Megan Bourne before Rocking the Waffle in the upper 90. Two top players with two top finishes.

Lake Forest   0 - Bellville Althoff 2
Somebody was going home with their first loss as two of the top teams in the nation met in the semi’s. This game could have been worthy of a championship as Belleville was ranked #18 by ESPN. Both sides demonstrated appealing soccer with a high level of technical skill. The Crusaders jumped on the board in the early in first half on a great shot. The Althoff keeper was very strong and the Scouts couldn’t hit the post once but couldn’t get anything past her. She ended up making 8 saves. The Crusader’s then sealed the deal with a goal late in the game. While the game was fairly even the result was fair.

Lake Forest    0 - St. Thomas Aquinas (KS)   5
The Scouts found out they were not ready for 3 games in less than 24 hours. While it was somewhat close for about 4 and a half minutes Aquinas was definitely the better team that game.

04/27/09
Lake Forest 3 - Loyola 1
In a very competitive game the Scouts ended up on top of the #9 ranked Ramblers. It was a very interesting game as the Scouts, with the wind, played an outstanding first half--yet wound up on the short end of the score as Loyola capitalized on their only shot of the half. The Scouts started like gangbusters with Nicole Lipp finding Rachel Quon yet Rachel was stuffed by the Loyola keeper. The ensuing corner was knocked around the box a couple of times before being cleared. With five minutes left if the first half, Loyola’s all-state forward, Allison Suhey, got a breakaway. Goalkeeper Taylor Edwards made the initial save, but the ball trickled under her and Suhey was able to beat two Scouts to tap in the goal. The second half was a little more even with pressure until Rachel Quon’s bending free kick fooled the Loyola keeper, who was able to make an initial save, but then Anne Rowell knocked in the rebound. A few minutes later, a Kasey Quon blast was blocked and fell to Nicole Lipp who found Rachel. This time Rachel danced around the corner and finished in the far post. With just 5 minutes left in the game, Megan Bourne finished a Katherine “Cookie” Cook through ball.

The Scouts take on the extremely tough Stevenson Patriots on Wednesday at the VHAC

04/20/09
Lake Forest 7 - Round Lake  0
The Scouts jumped off to an early lead behind 2 goals from Hannah Nedeau on assists from Katie Burke. Nicole Lipp added a brace with Rachel Quon getting a goal as well. Lake Forest had the better of the play and Kasey Quon ended the game with two crackin' shots past the Round Lake Keeper. The Lake Forest defense limited the Panthers to two shots, which were skillfully handled by Finley Amato.

Lake Forest Snowbowl Shootout
04/17/09
Lake Forest  1 - Stevenson 0
In a well-played game worthy of the championship, the Lake Forest Scouts defended their title by beating the undefeated Stevenson Patriots 1-0. It was a defensive struggle with the Scouts getting off only 17 shots while Stevenson managed 6. The Patriots keeper came up with a couple of big saves to keep them in the game. In the end, it was a great combination play that won the game with just 2:56 left. It started with Anne Rowell coming up the left seem, passing the ball in the middle to Nicole Lipp, who quickly slotted it to Rachel Quon--who had already cut behind her defender. Rachel then beat another defender before calmly finishing under the onrushing keeper.

04/16/09
Lake Forest 3 - Carmel 0
This could have been the title game in many tournaments, but it was only the semi’s here as the Number 1 ranked Scouts took on the Number 6 ranked Corsairs. The early part of the game was back and forth until Nicole Lipp blasted a 25-yard bomb through the hands of the Carmel keeper. With 15 minutes left in the first half, Taylor Edwards made a great save on a breakaway--just deflecting the shot off the post, which bounced right back to her. That took the wind out of their sails for the remainder of the half. The second half was even until 10 minutes into it when Rachel Quon found Nicole behind the defense. While she was shut down, she hit Megan Bourne coming in from the right. Megan curled a one timer with her left solidly inside the far post. Nicole rounded out the scoring less than 5 minutes later with a left-footed rocket that found the upper 90 in the blink of an eye.

04/15/09
Lake Forest  3 - Deerfield  0
The Scouts got on the board early against the visiting Warriors with a goal from Nicole Lipp. The play was set up quite well by Katie Burke when she shielded the bouncing ball quite well from her defender before getting it over to Nicole. Rachel Quon scored the second goal with 15 minutes left in the first half for a 2-0 halftime lead. Early in the second half, Rachel found Haleigh McPeek with a great pass, and then Haleigh did what she is paid (with compliments) to do and buried it in the back of the old onion bag for the 3-0 victory.

04/07/09
Lake Forest 3 - Libertyville 2
In a spirited hard-fought contest the Lake Forest Scouts eeked out a victory over the visiting Wildcats. The Scouts were coming into the game after a 10-day layoff for Spring Break. The game was fought in blustery, spring conditions in which 4 of the 5 goals were scored with the wind. The Scouts jumped on the board early on a sweet left-foot drive from Haleigh McPeek. Next, Nicole Lipp rocked the waffle off the corner kick from Kasey Quon. Just after half, the Scouts widened the lead when Haleigh calmly slotted home the ball after a nice series of passes, with the helper coming from Nicole. Libertyville roared back and scored 2 more and then missed a penalty kick with just 6 minutes remaining. The soccer gods were on the side of the Scouts as they managed to hold on for the victory.

3/19/09
Lake Forest (2-0) 1 - Niles North 0
Lake Forest could possibly have set a new school record for number of shots in a game. The Scouts finished with 45 shots in a game played in cool temperatures with a brisk wind. Lake Forest ended the game with 13 different players getting off shots. The Niles North keeper was quite active and made several quality saves. The Scouts had a few ping off the post, and the score would have been decidedly different if the goals were just 2 feet bigger.

03/16/09
Lake Forest 7 - Highland Park 1
The Scouts had a good start to their season. While the first 10 minutes were filled with nervous touches, they finally settled down into quick passes with strong ball movement. The Scouts got some great goals with good combination play--the Kasey Quon to Rachel Quon being one highlight. Nicole Lipp also had a couple of outstanding shots. After a 4-0 halftime lead, the Scouts scored 3 more in the second half--with the best coming off a deftly chipped ball from Kasey Quon, which Katie Burke confidently headed into the net. All in all a good start to the season.