Davenport routes Medical Lake in nonleague soccer matchup

Gorillas earn second win in three days

Drew Lawson, The Times | Last updated Sep 17, 2021 9:55am0

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Davenport eighth-grader Glenna Soliday makes contact on an attack in the Gorillas' 5-0 win over Medical Lake Thursday.

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Medical Lake sophomore midfielder Kylie White battles Davenport senior Cady Zeller for possession.

DAVENPORT--One watching Thursday's matchup between Davenport and Medical Lake might've assumed the prior was the 1A team hosting a 2B team. However, it was the 2B Gorillas who trounced the 1A visiting Medical Lake Cardinals in a non-league matchup 5-0 Thursday, Sept. 16.

The win was Davenport's second in a row after the Gorillas beat Reardan Tuesday.

"They were physical, so I think that's going to help us get a little more physical ourselves," Davenport head coach Monty Soliday said. "We didn't come out very good the first half. It was kind-of stand around, but then we started moving the ball around...we're starting to see things we didn't see earlier. Our last six goals have been from different girls, so you can't ask for more than that."

The first goal was an own goal by the Cardinals, when a defender accidentally tapped the ball into the net. Davenport eighth-grader Glenna Soliday extended the lead with a penalty kick with 15:32 left in the first half.

The Gorillas led 3-0 at halftime, with the third goal coming on a deep strike from sophomore Jensyn Jacobsen with 8:58 left in the first half.

Medical Lake managed a couple attacks in the second half and nearly scored its first goal of the season. Instead, junior Kiersten Kemmerer and sophomore Ashlynne Allinger fired in rockets of their own to give Davenport a 5-0 shutout win.

Cardinals head coach Dan Collins said he saw a lot of improvement from his squad, despite the loss.

"We're definitely in a development mode, and when you're in a development mode, we grew a lot," Collins said. "I don't even pay attention to the score right now...we still have a lot of things to learn, but I thought we took a very big step today."

Davenport has two wins this year over Medical Lake and Reardan and a loss to Lake Roosevelt. Next on the docket is a trip to Kettle Falls Thursday, Sept. 23. The next home match is versus St. George's Tuesday, Sept. 28.