STLCC women’s soccer team begins their season at home with a win against Allen County
Spencer Gleason
-Sports Editor-
After the lady Archers finished with a 0-2 exhibition record, they kicked off the regular season on the right foot, defeating the Allen County Community College Red Devils 4-0 at home, on Friday, Aug. 26.
The season opener also marked a new begining in STLCC athletics, as it was the first soccer game in the infant history of the Archers.
The Archers have eight home games, with two of those home games being played at the STLCC-Florissant Valley campus on Sept. 13 and Oct. 16.
Head coach, Juergen Huettner, has had his team practicing for the season ahead since mid-August.
Huettner coached the Forest Park Highlander women’s soccer team from 2009 until their disbandonment earlier this year. Last year, Huettner’s Highlanders defeated the Red Devils 5-0.
The season opener provided some old-time Magic, as former Meramec Magic, now Archer, Jessica Schlichtig scored a hat trick for the first time in her career.
Two of Schlichtig’s goals came off penalty kicks and the third came off of a free kick.
“It was nice to see us score the way we did, with four goals off dead-ball situations,” Huettner said in an interview with STLCC after the win against Allen County. “The goal keepers didn’t get tested much. I think the defense did an excellent job.”
In two games this season, Schlichtig has scored four goals, scoring the team’s lone goal in a 3-1 loss against Parkland College on Monday.
With an early season record of 1-1, the Archers will continue their road trip against the Coffeyville Community College Ravens and the Pirates of Independence Community College in Kansas. Both teams have yet to find the win column.
The Archers will return to their home field on Sept. 10 when they will battle Northeastern Oklahoma A&M at 3 p.m.
“I’m excited, but I think we can get even better,” Schlichtig said to STLCC after her three-goal game. “We have a lot of talent on this team.”
