Wisconsin Soccer Central

Schedule

At Uihlein Soccer Park, Milwaukee
All matches streamed live on foxsportswisconsin.com
Friday's semifinals
Hartland Arrowhead vs. Muskego, 5 p.m.
Green Bay Preble vs. Madison West, 7 p.m.
Saturday's final
Semifinal winners, 5 p.m.

Hartland Arrowhead Warhawks

Coach: Jeff Staus, 14th season (208-69-38).
Record: 19-0-2 overall, 6-0-1 in Classic 8 Conference (first). Last 10 games – 9-0-1.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Milwaukee Washington 11-0, def. Oconomowoc 3-2. Sectionals – def. Menomonee Falls 2-1 (OT), def. Germantown 1-0.
State tournament history: 3-3-0 in three appearances (1985, 2004 and '09). State runners-up in 1985.
By the numbers: Goals for – 64 (3.05 per game). Goals against – 15 (0.71). Shutouts – 8.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – F-M Fernando Colon Jr., so. (11 goals, 5 assists); F-M Colin Dibb, sr. (9-5); F-M Kevin Star, sr. (7-8); F-M Wyatt Gilson, sr. (7-5); M Steven Peterson, jr. (6-6); M Colin Koerber, sr. (6-4). Goalkeeper – Mitch Sutrick, jr. (0.68 goals-against average, 7 shutouts).
From the touchline: Ranked 16th in this week's National Soccer Coaches Association of America Top 25, 32nd in the Student Sports Fab 50, second in the NSCAA Region VI rankings and first in the final Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll. ... Dibb has verbally committed to UW-Milwaukee, while Koerber has committed to Marquette. They were teammates on the SC Waukesha club team that played at the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships in July in Kansas ... Eight-game winning streak since a 1-1 tie against Waukesha West on Sept. 24, with five of those victories by one goal – including the past three matches. ... Koerber scored the 83rd-minute golden goal in OT against Menomonee Falls in the sectional semifinals, while Dibb's 57th-minute goal was the difference in the sectional final win over Germantown.

Muskego Warriors

Coach: Eric Hess, seventh season at Muskego (139-30-9), 13th season overall (214-80-23).
Record: 21-4-1 overall, 5-2-0 in Classic 8 Conference (third). Last 10 games – 10-0-0.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Cudahy 10-0, def. Milwaukee Tech 6-0. Sectionals – def. Milwaukee Marquette 1-0, def. Kenosha Bradford 5-0.
State tournament history: 7-5-0 in six appearances (1989, 2001, '04, '05, '08 and '09). Won state title in 2009.
By the numbers: Goals for – 84 (3.23). Goals against – 22 (0.85). Shutouts – 12.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – F Brody Kraussel, sr. (29-10); F Alex Weiland, sr. (5-7); F Mitchell Pope, sr. (6-2); D Kyler Pope, sr. (5-2); M Brad Pradarelli (5-1), M Stefan Rokvic, so. (2-6). Goalkeeper – Brandon Kaebisch, jr. (0.92 gaa, 7 shutouts).
From the touchline: Received votes in this week's NSCAA Top 25, ranked fourth in the NSCAA Region VI poll and fifth in the final WSCA poll. ... Started the season 2-3-0, a stretch that included a 3-0 loss to Green Bay Preble on Aug. 24 and a 2-0 loss to Hartland Arrowhead in a conference match Aug. 27. ... They are 19-1-1 in their past 21 matches, have won 11 straight games since a 0-0 tie against Middleton on Sept. 21 and are unbeaten in their past 16 (15-0-1). ... Outscored foes 22-0 in four playoff games. ... Senior forward Danny Baumann scored and Kaebisch made five saves in the win over three-time defending state champion Marquette in the sectional semifinals. ... Mitchell Pope scored twice in the sectional final victory over Kenosha Bradford. ... Kraussel has verbally committed to Loyola (Ill.).

Green Bay Preble Hornets

Coach: Chris Becker, 11th season (190-70-24).
Record: 22-3-1 overall, 10-1-0 in Fox River Classic Conference (first). Last 10 games – 9-0-1.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Appleton West 1-0, def. Appleton North 1-0. Sectionals – def. Neenah 1-0, def. Eau Claire Memorial 1-0.
State tournament history: 0-6-3 in seven appearances (1998, 2001, '02, '03, '05, '08 and '11).
By the numbers: Goals for – 78 (3.00). Goals against – 11 (0.42). Shutouts – 19.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – M Evan Garcia, sr. (30-15); F Andrew Knoebel, sr. (11-14); F Luis Franco, sr. (6-2); M John Swanson, sr. (6-2); M Alex Schumacher, sr. (5-2). Goalkeeper – Jason Tauschek, sr. (0.50 gaa, 14 shutouts).
From the touchline: Ranked eighth in the NSCAA Region VI poll and third in the final WSCA poll. ... Haven't allowed a goal in 904 minutes since a 2-1 victory over Eau Claire Memorial on Sept. 21, posting 11 consecutive clean sheets. ... Unbeaten in their past 13 games (12-0-1), having outscored opponents 33-1 dating to a 1-0 weather-shortened loss to Sheboygan North on Sept. 19. ... Have allowed more than one goal only twice: 2-1 loss to Appleton North on Aug. 24 and in a 4-2 loss to Neenah on Sept. 13 – they beat both of those teams in the playoffs. ... Garcia has scored three of the team's goals in the postseason and assisted on the other one, while Tauschek has stopped all 15 shots opponents have put on goal.

Madison West Regents

Coach: Chris Vasquez, 21st season at West (365-112-54) and 469-170-89 overall.
Record: 18-4-1 overall, 5-3-1 in Big Eight Conference (fifth). Last 10 games – 9-0-1.
Path to state: Regionals – def. Lake Geneva Badger 6-0, def. Middleton 2-1. Sectionals – def. Madison Memorial 5-0, def. Kettle Moraine 2-0.
State tournament history: 14-5-7 in 12 appearances (1983, '84, '85, '86, '87, '88, '90, '91, '97, '99, 2001 and '08). Won state titles in 1984, '87 and '88, runner-up in 1986.
By the numbers: Goals for – 69 (3.00). Goals against – 13 (0.57). Shutouts – 13.
Stat pack: Scoring leaders – M Ghedi Omar, sr. (9-10); F Woo Jin Jeon, sr. (11-5); F Luke Miller, sr. (9-2); M Simon Weaver, sr. (6-6); M Alexis Solache, sr. (3-7); M Max Rumble, jr. (5-4); F Keefe Mitman, jr. (6-2); F Justin Barham, sr. (5-4); D Ryan Mooney, sr. (4-5). Goalkeeper – Adam Benjamin, jr. (0.46 gaa, 10 shutouts).
From the touchline: Three of four losses were by one goal in consecutive matches, as they fell to Madison Memorial, Middleton and Muskego in an eight-day stretch in mid-September. ... Unbeaten in 13 matches (12-0-1) since a 1-0 loss to Muskego on Sept. 20 – they have won all 11 of their other games against teams from outside the Big Eight. ... Omar has three goals and five assists in four postseason games, while Jeon had a hat trick in the convincing victory over archrival Memorial. ... Have outscored four playoff opponents 15-1. ... This is their first state berth in five years, but Benjamin was part of a prep state tournament team last fall: The 6-foot-4 keeper played for Duluth Marshall, which finished third in the Minnesota State High School League Class A competition.