Winkler, Weaks power Glacier to crosstown sweep
LUKE SCHMIT | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 1 month, 3 weeks AGO
Glacier's Gracie Winkler (24) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Brecken Evenson (15) kicks a shot on goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Neve Travis (25) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Madrid Stephan (21) celebrates a first-half goal with a roundoff into a backflip against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead goalkeeper Hannah Bailey (00) stops a shot by Glacier's Addison Brisendine (17) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Mason Lackey (26) looks to pass as Glacier's Kyler Hardman (2) defends in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Adeline Schneider (12) defends a shot attempt by Glacier's Lucy Holloway (12) in the second half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Eli Glanville (13) defends a shot by Glacier's Madrid Stephan (21) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Lucy Holloway (12) scores a goal in the second half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Brecken Evenson (15) heads the ball off a pass in the first half between Flathead defenders Eli Glanville (13) and Chance Lenz (22) at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Gracie Winkler (24) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Gracie Winkler's first goal settled the Wolfpack in; her next two put the crosstown matchup away.
Winkler recorded a hat trick as the Wolfpack girls scored four times in the first half to defeat Flathead 6-0 on Thursday night at Legends Stadium. The Glacier boys followed with a 5-0 win to complete the sweep and remain undefeated at 5-0.
Glacier Girls 6, Flathead 0
The Wolfpack controlled possession early, though Flathead goalkeeper Hannah Bailey stopped Winkler on a dangerous run into the box in the fourth minute.
Winkler overcame the Bravettes back line in the 14th minute, knocking in a rebounded shot to start a stretch of four goals in eight minutes. A Flathead own goal doubled the lead in the 19th before Neve Travis scored from outside the box a minute later.
Winkler added her second in the 22nd off an assist from Caitryn Vander Vloedt.
"The first 10 minutes, the game was a little frantic," Glacier coach Ryan Thompson said. “We played tight, and her goal kind of set us and calmed us down.”
Bailey prevented further damage late in the half, saving a Glacier penalty kick before the break.
Flathead generated a few promising runs after halftime, including a near goal in the 66th minute, but Winkler completed her hat trick in the 68th, slipping a shot left of Bailey, thanks to a pass from Adi Weaks.
Winkler said Glacier's strategy to create runs from the back helped their chances.
"We’ve been working a lot on shifting it around and being more patient in the back," said Winkler. " I thought we executed that a lot better than how we have been."
Bailey made another stop in the 75th before Lucy Holloway closed the scoring in the 79th.
Glacier travels to face Missoula Hellgate at noon Saturday, while Flathead returns home to host Helena High at 3 p.m. on Sept. 25.
Glacier 4 2 - 6
Flathead 0 0 - 0
G — Gracie Winkler, 14:00
G — Own goal, 19:00
G — Neve Travis, 20:00
G — G — Winkler (Caitryn Vander Vloedt), 22:00
G — Winkler (Weaks), 68:00
G — Holloway (Fiala), 79:00
Shots on goal — Glacier 20, Flathead 3. Saves — Glacier 3 (Aerin Todd), Flathead 8 (Hannah Bailey). Corner kicks — Glacier 11, Flathead 0. Yellow cards — Glacier 1, Flathead 1.
Glacier boys 5, Flathead 0
Isaac Weaks scored twice as the Glacier boys completed the crosstown sweep under the lights.
Weaks opened the scoring early, taking advantage of a rebounded shot after Flathead goalkeeper Owen Doepke stopped a breakaway. The Braves' defense regrouped and Liam Sullivan nearly equalized in the 14th when his shot sailed just over the crossbar.
Madrid Stephan added to Glacier's lead in the 16th and Brecken Evenson made it 3-0 in the 22nd, finishing a through ball. Weaks scored his second in the 35th off a service from Kaden Grant.
Flathead tightened defensively after the break. Doepke made a strong save in the 48th, and the Braves prevented Glacier from generating another open shot attempt until the 63rd.
Zander Schmautz ended the stretch with the play of the night as the sophomore curled a long-range free kick over Flathead's wall and into the net.
The Wolfpack expressed that chemistry is the factor of their success.
"Finding others instead of yourself is definitely a priority,” Weaks said. “Being unselfish is definitely a priority.”
"We were all connected and just played as a team," Nash Lisowski said. "That's what we asked for."
Glacier 4 1 - 5
Flathead 0 0 - 0
G — Issac Weaks, 3:00
G — Madrid Stephan (Liam Swank), 16:00
G — Brecken Everson (Stephan), 22:00
G — Weaks (Kaden Grant), 35:00
G — Zander Schmautz, 63:00
Shots on goal — Glacier 12, Flathead 2. Saves — Glacier 3 (Jack Young), Flathead 11 (Owen Doepke). Corner kicks — Glacier 9, Flathead 1.
Glacier's Brecken Evenson (15) kicks a shot on goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Neve Travis (25) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Madrid Stephan (21) celebrates a first-half goal with a roundoff into a backflip against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead goalkeeper Hannah Bailey (00) stops a shot by Glacier's Addison Brisendine (17) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Mason Lackey (26) looks to pass as Glacier's Kyler Hardman (2) defends in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Adeline Schneider (12) defends a shot attempt by Glacier's Lucy Holloway (12) in the second half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Flathead's Eli Glanville (13) defends a shot by Glacier's Madrid Stephan (21) in the first half at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Lucy Holloway (12) scores a goal in the second half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Brecken Evenson (15) heads the ball off a pass in the first half between Flathead defenders Eli Glanville (13) and Chance Lenz (22) at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
Glacier's Gracie Winkler (24) scores a goal in the first half against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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