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Girls Soccer
Trevs shut out Huntley for shot at title three-peat
Michael Wojtychiw
Freelance Reporter
New Trier has become
known for its success on
set pieces. Corner kicks,
free kicks or throw-ins —
the Trevians know how to
cash in on their set-piece
opportunities.
They used three more
set pieces on Friday, June
3, to help them move on to
the championship match
of the Class 3A soccer
tournament following a
4-0 win over Huntley.
“In our practices, when
other teams might do
stretches or something,
we like to focus on our
restarts and corner kicks,’’
New Trier’s Sam Urban
said. “You can tell based
on the postseason we’ve
had, more of our goals
have been off of restarts
and corner kicks. We like
to utilize it and mix it up,
especially in the playoffs.’’
“Set pieces need a huge
amount of buy-in from
the girls and everybody
knows their role and
takes pride in what they
do,’’ New Trier coach Jim
Burnside said.
New Trier came out
guns blazing looking to
get on the board first by
consistently putting pressure
on the Huntley defense.
The Trevs had two
shots hit post in the fourth
minute before the Red
Raiders could even get the
ball into the Trevians’ defensive
zone.
The Trevians got on the
board first off of its first
set-piece goal, an Urban
free kick from 40 yards
out. Urban lofted her shot,
high enough for the goalie
to have to reach up to try
to save it but not come up
with the ball, as it slipped
through her hands. It was
Urban’s first goal of her
varsity career.
“It was a good time to
get the first one, huh?,’’
Urban joked. “It wasn’t
100 percent planned and I
usually set it up back post,
but it happened to be to
the goalie.
“Scoring first sets the
momentum and gets everyone
going. It wakens
up our communication.’’
Huntley came close to
tying the game with 16:13
remaining in the half when
star Taryn Jakubowski
crossed a Trevian defender
over and shot the ball to
the left of New Trier goalie
Dani Kaufman. The ball
hit the post and bounced
away, ending Huntley’s
best chance of scoring.
New Trier’s second setpiece
goal came off of yet
another free kick, this one
by Celia Frei. She powered
a ball from the left
hash right past the Huntley
goalie, who could do nothing
but watch the ball fly
past her.
“She’s playing in her
last weekend of organized
soccer, she’ll probably
play some club [at Boston
College], but she’s making
the most of every single
minute,’’ Burnside said of
Frei.
Nearly 12 minutes later,
Sydney Parker scored off
of a corner kick for the
third consecutive game,
putting the game away and
clinching the Trevians’
spot in Saturday’s title
game. Kelly Maday picked
up the assist on the corner.
Nicole Kaspi scored the
final goal of the game with
14:57 remaining on yet another
assist from Maday.
The Trevians were able
to shut down Huntley’s
star Jakubowski, allowing
her only two shots.
The Red Raiders managed
only three shots as a team,
as most of the game was
played within its defensive
zone.
“Avery Schuldt was the
player of the game,’’ Burnside
said. “She is a calming
presence for us. We
know linking the back to
the midfield and what she
does to calm us is phenomenal.
Unsung hero, but I’d
like to sing her praises.’’
New Trier had not given
up a goal in 20 consecutive
state playoff games,
with the last allowed goal
being one in a 1-0 sectional
final loss to Loyola
in 2013.
The Trevians looked to
become only the second
team in Illinois history to
win three or more titles
when they face Collinsville,
2-1 winners over
Glenbard East. St. Charles
High School, before it
broke into two schools,
won five straight title in
the mid-late 1990’s.
“Our girls understand
that you get out here and
have to give your best,
nobody’s sitting down,’’
Burnside said. “We have
to come out and be ready
to take care of business.’’
Boys Volleyball
Fast start not enough as Trevs fall in state final
Trevs advance
to state for thirdstraight
season
Todd Marver
Freelance Reporter
It was important for New
Trier to come out to a fast
start against a team, Glenbard
West, that had won 60
straight matches coming
into the state championship,
a streak dating back
to last season, and hadn’t
dropped a set in its undefeated
season this year.
New Trier did just that
by racing out to a 6-0 start
in the first set, which included
three aces and a kill
from senior outside hitter
Henry Lindstrom.
“We wanted to be the aggressor
and I felt like they
did that,” coach Sue Ellen
Haak said. “They came out
aggressive and went after
them. What more could you
ask for of a team?”
But the early wave of
momentum didn’t last
long. Glenbard West responded
with a 14-2 run to
grab a 14-8 lead. New Trier
notched three consecutive
scores to close within three
points at 17-14 thanks to
a Lindstrom ace and a kill
from junior outside hitter
Billy Fauntleroy. However,
the Hilltoppers ended
the first set on an 8-1 run
to win it 25-15. Glenbard
West won the second set by
the same score to repeat as
state champions.
“It was exciting to come
out and just be so strong,”
said Lindstrom, who led
the Trevians with eight
kills and four aces. “I think
that gave us a lot of hope,
but obviously it just kind
of peaked there.”
The Trevians stayed toeto-toe
with Glenbard West
early the second set trailing
just 9-8, but the Hilltoppers
went on an 11-3 run to take
a 20-11 lead and put the
game out of reach.
New Trier’s championship
match appearance
marked the third time in
school history the program
competed in the state final.
It’s also the first time in
school history the Trevians
advanced to state three
years in a row.
“It’s such an honor,”
Haak said. “It’s so hard
to get here. We watched
so many great teams get
knocked out in the state
tournament. It’s a very grueling
process. So it takes a
team that’s super focused
and very confident and
very courageous to make it
all the way through.”
Lindstrom, along with
senior outside hitter Peter
Hindsley, who had four
digs against the Hilltoppers,
were on varsity as
sophomores, so they’ve
been on all three of New
Trier’s state-qualifying
teams from 2014-2016.
New Trier’s Niko Gjaja bump sets during the state title
game versus Glenbard West on Saturday, June 4, at
Hoffman Estates. Carlos Alvarez/22nd Century Media
“This program is amazing.
I’m so proud and honored
to be able to be part
of it,” Lindstrom said.
“Coach obviously has
such as impressive record
and she’s such an amazing
coach. I wouldn’t want to
be part of any other program,
not a chance. It’s
amazing to be able to lead
the team, me and Peter, to
state the past three years.
We’ve been here and
we’ve been under great
leaders before.”
“It was a great privilege
to be a senior in this family
of a team and we’re all
very close,” Hindsley added.
“I just am very lucky
and happy to be part of this
team. It’s probably the best
team I’ve ever been on.”