SLP Oriole Soccer Begins September With a Rout and a Tie

 The first day of September was a scorcher as both St. Louis Park Oriole soccer teams were in action Thursday night as the girls blew away the Minneapolis South Tigers 9-1 and the boys played to a 1-1 tie against the Eden Prairie Eagles.  

First up was the girls and it was a big night for Vesna Dennison who scored four goals to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 9-91 rout of the Minneapolis South Tigers.  

The Orioles would jump out to a three goal lead in the first half that began with Dennison's first goal coming from an indirect free kick.  Hanna Wilsey would put St. Louis Park ahead by two on a shot from the center slot.  Dennison would tally for the second time to increase the lead to three.  There would be no shutout for the Orioles since Ella Tennant would tally.  It would be Minneapolis South's only goal since St. Louis Park would wrap up the first half scoring with two more goals.  Audrey Martin would score from the left side and Dennison would get the hat trick on a penalty kick with 5:55 left in the first half.  

Dennison was not done sending the ball to the net in the second half as she would score her fourth goal on a rebound.  For the second time in the game, the Orioles were awarded a penalty kick and they capitalized on it when Sophia Dvorak found the net.  Jordan Doliner concluded the scoring on a breakaway with :17 left.  

St. Louis Park ended a two game losing streak and now has a record of 1-2.  They will host the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers on Tuesday, September 6 at 5 PM.  Minneapolis South fell to 2-1 and will also return to action on the 6th as they travel to Chaska to face the Hawks at 7 PM.  

Now to the boys game.  Both the St. Louis Park Orioles and Eden Prairie Eagles scored one first half goal and that would be the final result as both teams would play to a 1-1 tie.  

The Orioles would strike first on Tylor Puentes goal and Alexander Yu would tie the game on a penalty kick.  It would be all the balls that would enter the net on this Thursday night.  Both teams had scoring opportunities, including Yu's chance to put the Eagles ahead on a free kick going up against a three player Oriole wall.  But Yu's shot would be blocked and the score would remain even at one.  

St. Louis Park's record stands at 1-1-1 and will be back in action on Tuesday, September 6 at 7 PM as they host the DeLaSalle Islanders.  Eden Prairie recorded their second tie of the season and now has a record of 1-0-2.  Their next game is Saturday, September 3 at 3 PM against the Edina Hornets at Kuhlman Stadium in Edina.