Update on Big Rivers Conference
Games for the Week of OCTOBER 8
Tuesday Games: Memorial 3 v Menomonie 0, Hudson 2 v Chippewa Falls 0, River Falls 4 v North 0
Thursday Games: Memorial 1 v Rice Lake 0, Menomonie 0 v Chippewa Falls 0, Hudson 0 v River Falls 1
Big Rivers Conference Final Standings
Win -Loss -Tie
Hudson 10-1-1 31 Points Conference Champs!!
Memorial 9-1-2 29 Points
Rice Lake 7-4-1 22 Points
River Falls 6-5-1 19 Points
North 4-6-2 14 Points
Menomonie 1-9-2 5 Points
Chippewa Falls 0-11-1 1 Points
River Falls with the most impressive week to end the season. Two wins and a BIG win over Hudson. Likely Hudson was resting players, Conference already wrapped up, but regardless, its a big win for River Falls, a little bump in the road, and maybe some doubt for Hudson. River Falls could be dangerous in the playoffs…a hot team building some confidence.
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Lets get caught up on a few games and the Conference Standings with just a few games left before playoff seeding.
Memorial vs. Park (Non-Conference). During their solid second half against Hudson, it felt like Maybe Memorial found something. A new gear, a new energy, may some urgency as the season is winding down and the seniors realize its now or never. Sometimes playing with that “we have nothing to lose” mentality can work for a team. In their next outing over the weekend, Memorial put a big number in their annual cross state rivalry with Park (Cottage Grove), winning 5-0. Typically, it is a very competitive gamer. I was not able to attend but can share that the score in their series is generally much closer. Working to get some details and who/how we scored but suffice to say, it is a solid win against a good program.
Memorial vs. Menomonie. After their first contest where Menomonie looked really strong and Memorial won 3-0 after leading only 1-0 at the half, Memorial put up another 3-0 win, but this one happened all in the first half as the game was called in the second half due to weather and field conditions. Goals from Nunez, Rosenberger and Smith was enough to carry the day. This marks 2 games and a half without giving up a goal.
Interesting Note. Memorial has played 10 straight games with giving up less than two goals. 5 of those games were shut outs and the remaining 5 they only gave up 1 goal. That is a good sign heading into the playoffs. The defense and GK play is sound and improving throughout the season.
Here is a quick update on the Big Rivers Conference play.
Postponed Games Recap
River Falls 5 v Menomonie 0
Chippewa Falls 0 v Rice Lake 2
North 0 v Hudson 4
Week of October 1 Games
Memorial 0 v North 0 , Hudson 1 v Rice Lake 0, River Falls 2 v Chippewa Falls 0
Hudson 1 v Memorial 1, Chippewa Falls 1 v North 4, Menomonie 2 v Rice Lake 2
Big Rivers Conference Standings
Win -Loss -Tie
Hudson 10-0-1 31 Points Conference Champs!!
Memorial 8-1-2 26 Points
Rice Lake 7-3-1 22 Points
North 4-5-2 14 Points
River Falls 4-5-1 13 Points
Menomonie 1-9-1 4 Points
Chippewa Falls 0-11-0 0 Points
Quick Take Aways:
-Top 3 spots in the Conference are settled. Hudson is your Big Rivers Conference Champions, Memorial is a solid 2nd and Rice Lake is a solid 3rd. All will be dangerous in the playoffs.
Games for the Week of OCTOBER 8
Tuesday Games: Memorial 3 v Menomonie 0, Hudson 2 v Chippewa Falls 0, River Falls v North
Thursday Games: Memorial v Rice Lake, Menomonie v Chippewa Falls, Hudson v River Falls
Other Notes
Coaches Poll for October 8th week: 1. Marquette 2. Neenah 3. Kettle Moraine 4. Verona 5. Madison West 6. Sussex Hamilton 7. Green Bay Preble 8. Sun Prairie 9. Hartford 10. Madison Memorial
Looks like to get to State, we will have to get past Green Bay Preble….would love to play them again.