Benilde-St. Margaret’s cruises undefeated into girls soccer state semifinals
Benilde-St. Margaret's remained undefeated with a 3-0 victory in its girls soccer state tournament quarterfinal against Mankato East on Wednesday at Farmington High School.
The Red Knights (17-0-3) are the No. 2 seed in Class 2A. They advance to the semifinals at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium.
Senior midfielder Sienna Carver gave Benilde-St. Margaret's a 1-0 lead just five minutes into the game with her seventh goal this season. Senior midfielder Lauren Hillins doubled the advantage with a second-half goal. Junior midfielder Hannah Buller later bumped the lead to 3-0.
Junior goalkeeper Ashley Fischer kept Mankato East (14-2) in the game by turning aside scores of great Benilde-St. Margaret's chances.
