Wisconsin Soccer Central

Schedule

At Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee
All matches streamed live on foxsportswisconsin.com
Thursday's semifinals
Green Bay Notre Dame vs. Pewaukee, 5 p.m.
Ashland vs. McFarland, 7 p.m.
Saturday's final
Semifinal winners, noon

Green Bay Notre Dame Tritons

Coach: Bob Rickards, 10th season at Notre Dame (163-56-26), 214-100-31 overall.
Record: 20-3-4 overall, 7-3-1 in Fox River Classic Conference (fifth). Last 10 games – 8-0-2.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Denmark 8-0, def. Wrightstown 2-0. Sectionals – def. New Holstein/Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 5-0, def. Appleton Xavier 2-0.
State tournament history: 7-2-1 in six appearances (2000, '01, '02, '07, '08 and '12). Won Division 2 state title in 2001, '07 and '08, Division 2 runners-up in 2000.
By the numbers: Goals for – 70 (2.59 per game). Goals against – 25 (0.93). Shutouts – 13.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – M Eric Meyer, sr. (11 goals, 7 assists); F Kieran DeGroot, sr. (10-9); M Greg Michalski, sr. (12-2); M Caleb Smyth, sr. (7-10); F T.J. LeMoine, sr. (8-7); F Chris Chigi, jr. (7-4). Goalkeeper – Austin Watzka, sr. (0.88 goals-against average, 9 shutouts).
From the touchline: Ranked fourth in the final Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll of the season. ... Losses were to Division 1 Sheboygan North and Green Bay Preble (a state semifinalist) and Division 2 Green Bay Southwest. ... Are 12-0-3 since a 2-1 loss to Southwest on Sept. 17, with eight clean sheets in that stretch. ... Have outscored playoff foes 17-0. LeMoine has four goals in the postseason, scoring two in each of the regional matches, while Smyth had a hat trick in the sectional semifinal and DeGroot netted both goals in the sectional final victory over fifth-ranked Xavier.

Pewaukee Pirates

Coach: Randy Staus, 15th season (227-86-40).
Record: 20-0-3 overall, 11-0-0 in Woodland Conference (first). Last 10 games – 9-0-1.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Delafield St. John's 10-0, def. Plymouth 3-1. Sectionals – def. Grafton 2-0 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie, def. Waukesha Catholic Memorial 3-0.
State tournament history: 0-2-0 in two appearances (2008 and '12).
By the numbers: Goals for – 93 (4.04). Goals against – 13 (0.57). Shutouts – 13.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – F Griffin Jende, so. (19-9); F Alex Zabel, sr. (17-5); M Jack Wirth, jr. (11-8); D Jake Nevermann, sr. (13-2); M Bennett Wiley, sr. (7-5); M Chandler Bentley, jr., (7-3); M Raymond Jacquette, sr. (2-11); M Carter Allen, sr. (5-5). Goalkeeper – Garrett Shibilski, sr. (0.57 gaa, 13).
From the touchline: Ranked first in the final WSCA poll. ... Wirth scored twice and set up a goal by Nevermann in a 5-minute span early in the second half in the sectional final win over second-ranked Catholic Memorial. ... Shibilski saved four penalty kicks in the shootout against Grafton in the sectional semifinal. ... Tie against Grafton snapped a 15-game winning streak. ... Played to a 2-2 tie with Division 2 state semifinalist Oregon. ... Staus' brother, Jeff, will coach Hartland Arrowhead in the Division 1 semifinals on Friday.

Ashland Oredockers

Coach: Anne Whiting, third season (62-10-2).
Record: 25-1-0 overall, 7-0-0 in Lake Superior Conference (first). Last 10 games – 10-0-0.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Clintonville 10-0, def. Lakeland 4-0. Sectionals – def. Northland Pines 6-0, def. West Salem 2-0.
State tournament history: First appearance.
By the numbers: Goals for – 129 (4.96). Goals against – 5 (0.19). Shutouts – 21.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – F Logan Tamke, sr. (41-9); M Zach Whiting, jr. (15-19); F Greg Lesneski, sr. (14-17); M Alex Wilson, sr. (14-14); F Brenton McPeak, sr. (15-9); M Robert Quinlan, sr. (6-8); F Sam Jablonski, jr. (8-3). Goalkeeper – Thomas Whiting, sr. (0.21 gaa, 21 shutouts).
From the touchline: Have won 17 straight since their lone loss, 1-0 to Rice Lake on Sept. 7. Avenged that defeat with a 3-1 victory on Sept. 28. ... Have outscored opponents 68-0 since that match. ... Haven't allowed more than one goal in any game. ... Tamke, who has a program-record 107 goals in his career, has eight goals in the playoffs. ... McPeak scored both goals in the sectional final victory over West Salem, striking twice in less than a minute early in the second half. ... Whiting also has led the school's girls team to two state tournament appearances.

McFarland Spartans

Coach: Brett Ogorzalek, first season (19-6-1).
Record: 19-6-1 overall, 10-2-0 in Rock Valley Conference (second). Last 10 games – 10-0-0.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Jefferson 4-1, def. Delavan-Darien 2-0. Sectionals – def. Sugar River 2-1, def. Mount Horeb 2-1.
State tournament history: First appearance.
By the numbers: Goals for – 89 (3.42). Goals against – 44 (1.69). Shutouts – 6.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – F Sam Shackett, sr. (20-14); M Nick Bultman, sr. (13-7); M Tony Donagan (9-12); F Dillon Ballentine, sr. (10-5); F Matt Walsh, sr. (10-3). Goalkeeper – Westin Burke, sr. (1.82 gaa, 5 shutouts).
From the touchline: Have won 16 straight games since a 2-0 loss to Evansville on Sept. 5, the second of back-to-back shutout losses in a 3-6-1 start. ... Other losses were to Division 1 Verona (twice) and Madison La Follette and Division 2 Stoughton in August and early September. ... All five of their shutouts have come during their current winning streak, and they haven't allowed more than two goals in the past 17 matches. ... Shackett has played a role in six of their 10 postseason goals, with two goals and four assists.