Kendall’s girls soccer team advanced to the Class C state play-in game after their first unblemished 19-0 record and their second consecutive Section V championship under their belt, but fell to Caledonia-Mumford 1-0 to end their state title dream.
The Raiders controlled play for most of the first half, but Kendall turned the tables in the second, including almost ten full minutes of sustained offensive zone pressure but could not score.
Cal-Mum finally did as they converted an indirect kick from just to right of the box that was knocked just inside the left post in the 73rd minute for what would prove to be the winning goal.
Kendall last went through a regular season undefeated in 2003, but had one tie with 15 wins. The 2015 team set a school mark for regular season wins while earning the Section V title.
The team allowed only three goals during the 16-game regular season and none over their final six games entering the playoffs.
The top-seeded Eagles defeated Campbell-Savona 6-0 in the quarterfinals with Maya Rutland scoring twice and Taylor ReQua finishing with one goal and three assists.
They ran their shutout streak to eight consecutive games with a 1-0 win over fifth-seed Warsaw in the semi-finals with Maya Rutland scoring the only goal two minutes into the contest. They then defeated South Seneca 4-1 in the Class C2 final with ReQua, Hailee Mitchell and Taylor and Maya Rutland all scoring.
“I have so much to be proud of this team and am so happy to have coached this group,” head coach Pam Beres said. “Cal-Mum played a physical style and won most of the balls in the air, which is not our strength.”
The loss marked the second consecutive season Kendall has lost the state play-in game at Hilton after losing in 2014 to Avon.
