Lady Leopards Surge Past Blue Streaks in 2nd Half – Girls Soccer
Louisville 5, Lake 2
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The Louisville Leopards Girls Varsity Soccer Team exploded for four second-half goals to take down the visiting Lake Blue Streaks 5-2 Saturday evening at Louisville Leopards Stadium. With the win, Louisville improves to 3-4 on the season.
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Schillig Strikes First, Brinton Answers
Louisville opened the scoring when senior Alyssa Schillig connected on a pass from Violet Lab and buried a shot into the back of the net at the 30:54 mark of the first half.
Lake answered with 15:16 remaining before halftime on a goal from Kylah Brinton, evening the score at 1-1 heading into the break.
Louisville Takes Command with 3 Goals in 3:35
The Leopards flipped a switch in the second half.
Sophomore Gianna Kruse gave Louisville the lead back just over eight minutes in with a finish off another assist from Lab. Just 65 seconds later, sophomore Kasey Lint added to the momentum by scoring off a setup from Haile Folk to make it 3-1. Lint stayed involved moments later when she assisted junior Reese Riley on a strike to push the lead to 4-1.
The scoring burst—three goals in a span of 3:35—completely changed the game’s tone and put Louisville firmly in control.
Lint Records Multi-Goal Game
Lake managed to cut the deficit to 4-2 on Brinton’s second goal of the evening with under 12 minutes remaining. However, Lint would close the door with her second goal of the night, scoring unassisted with 2:58 to play to cement the 5-2 victory.
On the other end, junior goalkeeper Tristyn Edgein turned in a strong performance with 9 saves to help keep Lake at bay.
Louisville outshot Lake 14-11 for the evening and held a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.
Louisville Vs. Lake Girls Soccer Series
The Lady Leopards are now unbeaten against the Lady Streaks in each of the past three seasons. Louisville won 2-1 at home in 2023 and played a scoreless tie at Lake in 2024.
The Lady Leopards trail the all-time series with the Blue Streaks 4-14-5 dating back to 2004, which includes a 2-6-3 record in games played at Louisville. The five goals are the most the Lady Leopards have ever scored against the Blue Streaks.
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UP NEXT: The Louisville Leopards Girls Soccer Team will next travel to take on the Dover Tornadoes on Saturday, September 13. JV will begin at 5:00 PM and Varsity will follow at 6:45 PM.
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Lake at Louisville Girls Varsity Soccer Box Score
LEOPARDS 5, BLUE STREAKS 2
Team 1-2–TOTAL
Lake 1-1–02
Louisville 1-4–05
1st Half
LOUISVILLE – Alyssa Schillig (Violet Lab) | LOUISVILLE 1, LAKE 0, 30:54
LAKE – Kylah Brinton (??) | LOUISVILLE 1, LAKE 1, 15:16
2nd Half
LOUISVILLE – Gianna Kruse (Violet Lab) | LOUISVILLE 2, LAKE 1, 31:59
LOUISVILLE – Kasey Lint (Haile Folk) | LOUISVILLE 3, LAKE 1, 30:54
LOUISVILLE – Reese Riley (Kasey Lint) | LOUISVILLE 4, LAKE 1, 28:24
LAKE – Kylah Brinton (??) | LOUISVILLE 4, LAKE 2, 11:55
LOUISVILLE – Kasey Lint | LOUISVILLE 5, LAKE 2, 2:58
Corner Kicks: 5-4 Louisville
Shots on Goal: 14-11 Louisville
Records: Louisville 3-4, Lake 7-4
