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You are here: Home / Hawks / Spring / Girls' Soccer / ‘Everything that can go wrong is going wrong’: Hawkettes fall to Johnston in PKs

‘Everything that can go wrong is going wrong’: Hawkettes fall to Johnston in PKs

May 8, 2021 by Dan Holm

Ankeny’s Rachael Christmann battles for the ball during Friday’s game against visiting Johnston. Christmann scored a goal during regulation, then converted a penalty kick in a shootout but the Dragons still emerged with a 2-1 victory. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The Ankeny girls’ soccer team was looking to bounce back from Monday’s loss to Ankeny Centennial.

Instead, the Hawkettes have now suffered back-to-back defeats for the second time this season.

Tenth-ranked Johnston posted a 2-1 victory at No. 8 Ankeny in a shootout on Friday. The Dragons won the shootout by a 3-1 margin.

Ankeny’s Elizabeth Proctor tries to gain control of the ball during Friday’s game. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

“It was just one of those games where we’re in a bit of a funk,” said Ankeny coach Simon Brown. “Everything that can go wrong is going wrong right now.”

Johnston held a 1-0 lead at halftime in the non-conference game. The Dragons scored a goal in the 38th minute.

“They got a free kick, and there was a scramble in the box and they scored a scrappy goal,” Brown said.

Score for the Hawkettes, 1-1, Goal for Rachel, corner from Pritchard, Tied up, @Hawkette_Soccer pic.twitter.com/6NpdZReriG

— Ankeny Girls Soccer (@Hawkette_Soccer) May 8, 2021

Ankeny then tied the game late in the second half when Rachael Christmann finished off a corner kick by Teja Pritchard. It was Christmann’s fifth goal of the season.

The Hawkettes were unable to find the net during the two overtime periods, sending the game to a shootout. Johnston then emerged with the victory as Christmann was the only Ankeny player to convert her penalty kick.

“We had a bunch of chances that we just couldn’t convert,” Brown said. “We missed a PK in overtime that could have won it, then we missed three of our four kicks in the shootout.”

Ankeny’s Kennedy Mackey tries to score on a penalty kick during the shootout in Friday’s game. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

The Dragons improved to 8-2 on the season. Ankeny’s record dropped to 5-4.

“We’ve got a lot of things to fix,” Brown said. “We’re having trouble scoring, and we’re conceding sloppy goals. It’s hard to put a finger on what’s wrong, but we’ve got to get things right before we get into postseason play.”

Ankeny’s Jenna Pitz passes the ball to a teammate during Friday’s game. (Photo by Drue Wolfe)

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