Lakota United Soccer Club - Lynx

The Lynx had a successful labor day weekend in Dayton, making it as far as the semi-finals of the Mead CUSA Cup before being eliminated by the eventual champion Carmel United Academy. The Lynx kicked off their tournament against the Genesee Stars. The Michigan team started well and took the lead after 10 minutes. The Lynx struggled to find their rhythm until Claire Webb tied the score from 30 yards out. Two more goals from Heather McNutt and Katie Mueller gave the Lynx a 3-1 half time lead. In the second half, only a great display by he GSSC goal keeper kept the Lynx in check. Eventually Lauren Hoover added a 4th goal from the penalty spot to round out a 4-1 win. Saturday afternoon saw a comfortable 5-0 victory over Thoroughbreds SC (Kentucky), with Krisyn Hatke, Lauren Hoover (2), Cailyn Wachtel and Amy Dean scoring the goals. Sunday saw a very disappointing display from the Lynx. They struggled on a small field and the Westside Extreme showed much greater desire. The Lynx played very poorly, concede two penalty kicks in the 0-3 defeat. Despite the loss, the Lynx made the semi-finals as the best runner up in the 3 groups. They faced the Carmel United Academy (Carmel, In) who had scored an impressive 27 goals in their 3 group games. The Lynx took the game to Carmel early and came close to taking the lead when Lauren Hoover hit the cross bar. However, a mistake by the Lynx defense gave Carmel the lead on their first serious attack of the game. The Lynx continued to have the upper hand in possession and Hoover again hit the wood work in the second half. Eventually, Carmel added a second goal on a perfectly struck free kick from just outside the Lynx penalty area to secure a 2-0 victory. Carmel United went on to beat the GSE Cardinals 4-3 in the final.