The top-seeded Aberdeen Central girls’ soccer team defeated Watertown 3-0 in the State AA quarterfinals behind a dominant second-half performance on its home turf of Swisher Field Saturday. The win gives Central a combined regular season and postseason record of 13-1 and marks the program’s second state semifinal berth in three years.
The Eagles held slightly more possession and registered more shots on goal in the first half, but the two teams went into halftime tied scoreless.
Central’s first goal came in the 50th minute from senior forward Jayda Hammer. Hammer initially attempted an overhead kick in a crowded penalty box that ricocheted off the crossbar, then gathered the loose ball and fired the shot into the bottom right corner of the net.
“We did a better job in the second half of keeping the pressure on them, finding the open situations and putting the ball in front of the net where it’s dangerous,” said Central coach Merle Aske.
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