River Falls U14 Girls soccer team
Wins Indoor Soccer League in Overtime

Front Row (left to right): Paige Meyer, Kailie Flynn, Bailie LaPoint, Raisa Heath.
Back Row (left to right0: Coach Paul Engen, Julia Bump (U13), Ellie Nelson(U13), Emily Gregg (U13), Molee Engen, Cheli Duran, Meghan Magnusum
Missing from photo Coach Paul Johnson, Ceciley Johnson, Jourdan Whooley, Sierra Becker, Haley Zimmerman, Sarah Stern, Ellise Heiman, Paul Engen

The River Falls U14 girls soccer team won the Woodbury Indoor Soccer League by beating Woodbury 1-0 in a shoot out on Saturday afternoon.

The prior week River Falls beat Inver Grove Heights 5-2 to advance to the championship game. Unfortunately due to family vacations and a conflicting basketball tournament the U14 team was missing six of their thirteen players, so they asked three girls from the U13 team to help out. An indoor team has a goalie and seven other players. The games were held at the Bielenberg Sports Complex in Woodbury.

The game was very physical from the start. River Falls had numerous shots on goal, but the Woodbury keeper was having an awesome game. After Woodbury committed a foul in the goalie box, Raisa Heath lined up to take a penalty shot. Her shot was good and River Falls took a 1-0 lead at the 15 minute mark. Woodbury came back with 5 minutes left in the half to tie the score at 1-1. Although both teams had chances to score in the second half, the both teams' goalies were able to shut the teams down. The game ended in a 1-1 tie, so the game was to be decided with a three person shoot out. Raisa Heath was the first to shoot, but Woodbury goalie defended the kick. Next it was Woodbury's chance, with River Falls' Kailie Flynn tending the net. Their shot hit the goal post and bounces out. Emily Gregg, who plays on the U13 team, took the next shot, but again the Woodbury goalie defends the shot. Woodbury shoots, but Flynn dives and is able to deflect the ball away. Flynn is the last player to shoot for River Falls and it appears the game might be decided by another three player shoot out, but Flynn puts one past the Woodbury goalie. It comes down to Woodbury's last player and Flynn. The Woodbury player shoots and Flynn stops the ball with her legs to give River Falls the victory.