Big Rivers Conference is in full effect so let’s take a look at games and results this week so far.
Week of 9.10 Results and Games
Memorial 2 @ River Falls 1. Memorial kept it’s Conference record clean with a hard fought 2-1 win over a competitive River Falls team. After blitzing Chippewa Falls last week, the Memorial offense slowed down a bit, getting 8 shots on goal and earning a PK . Both Memorial goals were scored in the first half, a Lui Shi Xiong PK and then a goal off a nice cross from Peloquin to Evan Smith for the 2-0 halftime lead. A 68th minute goal on their only shot of the night, from a direct kick, brought River Falls back to 1 goaI, and it stayed there the rest of the way for the 2-1 final. These type of games will be common for Memorial, and I think Hudson this year, a team that sits pretty deep, does not commit numbers forward, sends a few teasing long balls forward with hopes of getting a Forward loose for a shot. Memorial will need to stay patient and find a few goals and that’s what happened last night. The defense only giving up 1 shot is impressive….the shot to goal ratio, unfortunately was NOT. But take the win and move on.
Rice Lake 10 @ North 0. Rice Lake is the early surprise this year, off to a 4-0 start and 3-0 in Big Rivers play. This week they got some love from the Coaches Association and entered the D3 rankings at #9 after being unranked so far this year. They have had a nice 2-3 run in D3 and are off to a great start again this year. The bigger surprise is North giving up 10 goals to Rice Lake at home. Things must have fallen apart a bit as they gave up 7 in the second half. North will need to regroup and maybe their upcoming cross town rival game with Memorial is just what they need to kick stsart the season. After 3 games, they have not scored in conference and lost last week to improving Menomonie.
Hudson 8 v. Menomonie 1 (@ Hudson). Hudson rolled on with another dominating performance in conference. They have 15 goals and only allowed 1 in 2 conference games. We will learn a lot this Thursday as Hudson will take on Rice Lake in a battle of two of the three top teams so far this year. In non-conference play this past weekend, Hudson lost to Stevens Point 2-1 and beat Cedarburg 1-0. That’s a nice win for Stevens Point.
Games on Thursday 9.12
North @ Memorial
River Falls @ Chippewa Falls
GAME OF THE WEEK Hudson @ Rice Lake. I am eager to hear the results from this one. Is Rice Lake for real. Is Hudson going to be a dominant BRC team again this year and leave the rest of the teams in the dust.
Conference Standings
- Rice Lake 3-0-0 9 points
- Hudson 2-0-0 6 points
- Memorial 2-0-0 6 points
- River Falls 1-2-0 3 points
- Menomonie 1-2-0 3 points
- Chippewa Falls 0-0-2 0 points
- North 0-0-3 0 points
Wisconsin Soccer Coaches State Rankings
- Marquette 4-0-0
- Verona 3-0-1
- Arrowhead 4-0-0
- Middleton 3-0-1
- Sussex Hamilton 2-1-0
- EC Memorial 4-0-1
- Hudson 4-2-1
- Madison East 3-1-0
- Homestead 4-0-0
- Kettle Morraine 2-1-0
New Richmond sits at 10th in D2 with a 6-1-0 record.
Rice Lake sits at 9th in D3 with a 4-0-0 record.
The Premier League is back in action this weekend, so let’s get you ready. Here is a video of every goal scored in Match Week 4. Enjoy.