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Roseville Patch Game of The Week: Raiders Girls Soccer Faces Maple Grove
Roseville travels to Maple Grove for a first round section playoff game today (Thursday).
ROSEVILLE PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK
Girls Soccer
Roseville (2-13-1, 2-6-1 Suburban East Conference) vs. Maple Grove (10-5-1, 6-3-1 Northwest Suburban Conference)
CHEAT SHEET
SITE: Maple Grove High School
TIME: 5:00 p.m. Thursday
LAST MEETING: This is the first meeting between the two schools.
ON THE LINE
The Raiders, the sixth seed face the Crimson, who are the third seed and Northwest Suburban Conference runner-up. Maple Grove played well down the stretch, finishing 7-2-1 in their final ten games. They made strong strides this season after finishing 7-11-2 last year. Roseville avoids facing Stillwater in the postseason. They have been knocked off by the Ponies in the playoffs the last three seasons.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Rachel Berkas - Roseville Setter
The sophomore led the Raiders in points this season.
Casey Autey – Maple Grove goalie
The sophomore is allowing just 1.3 goals per game and has five shutouts this season.
RAIDERS WIN IF...
They can put pressure on the Crimson defense. They scored just 13 goals in their 16 games
CRIMSON WIN IF...
They can continue to get offensive opportunities. They have 26 goals in the last ten games.
