2022-23 St. Francis Varsity Soccer News
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Robinson, Woodard lead winter Delta League honors
March 01, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis’ Maryclaire Robinson and Brittany Woodard garnered Delta League Coach of the Year honors for girls’ soccer and girls’ basketball, respectively, as the league office rolled out its winter honors Wednesday. The Troubadour basketball team won the league title outright while the soccer team shared the banner with fellow area powerhouse Davis. -
SF soccer season ends in East Bay
February 28, 2023WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – St. Francis fell into an early 2-0 hole and eventually lost by a 4-0 final to Carondelet in the first round of the CIF Northern California Division I girls’ soccer championship at Carondelet Athletics Complex Tuesday afternoon.
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Troubie soccer, hoop earn road NorCal playoff berths
February 26, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis High School’s two winter sports will travel for their respective first-round playoff games, the CIF announced Sunday afternoon. The Troubadour soccer team earned the No. 7 seed in the NorCal Division I Regional and will face No. 2-seeded Carondelet on Tuesday at 5 p.m., while SF basketball snared a No. 13 seed and will take on fourth-seeded Central High in Fresno at 7 p.m that same night.
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Troubies fall to DO in section championship
February 22, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis posted a 22-10 shot advantage while senior goalkeeper Isabella De La Cruz notched six saves, but a breakaway goal in the eighth minute ultimately doomed the Troubadours in a 1-0 loss to Del Oro in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ soccer championship game at Cosumnes River College Wednesday night.
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Troubies advance to their 19th section title game
February 17, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Yasmin Azar and senior Micaela Romo opened each half with a goal while senior goalkeeper Isabella De La Cruz posted her second consecutive shutout, lifting top-seeded St. Francis to a 2-0 win over No. 4-seeded Whitney in a CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II semifinal game at Cristo Rey High Friday night.
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Azar's late goal sends Troubies to section semifinal
February 15, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? Junior attacker Yasmin Azar sent in a shot from almost 40 yards out with less than four minutes remaining on the game clock, erasing a scoreless tie and lifting St. Francis to a 1-0 win over Granite Bay in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls? soccer championship second-round matchup at Cristo Rey High?s Adamson Family Sports Center.
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Troubies blank Mustangs in SJS playoff opener
February 13, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Yasmin Azar scored two goals, senior Jaycee DeFazio had three assists, while Sofia Ceballos and Sofia Rabinovitz each tallied their first varsity points, leading top-seeded St. Francis to an 8-0 shutout of 16th-seeded Mountain House in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ soccer championship tournament at Cristo Rey High’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Monday night.
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Troubies draw Huskies to open CIF-SJS playoffs
February 10, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis, ranked No. 2 in the area by the website MaxPreps.com, has earned the No. 1 seed and will host No. 16-seeded Mountain House in the first round of the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Division II tournament, the section office announced Friday afternoon.
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Delta League leaders play to 0-0 draw
February 08, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis and Davis, the two undefeated members of the Delta League, fittingly played to a 0-0 draw in the varsity opener of a girls' prep soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High's Adamson Family Sports Complex Wednesday night.
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DeFazio, Romo score goals for undefeated Troubies
February 06, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Two Division I-bound seniors, Micaela Romo and Jaycee DeFazio, each scored goals in a 2-0 win over Elk Grove, capping a night of three overall St. Francis victories in two different cities Monday. The varsity shut out the Herd in the nightcap, the Troubadours’ JV Gold blanked EG by a 9-0 final, while the younger JV Red turned back Davis in a 4-2 season finale back in Sacramento.
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Abril's hat trick highlights sweep of Sheldon
February 01, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior midfielder Tacori Abril scored her first hat trick while fellow 11th-grader Piper Sherburne totaled two goals and two assists, leading St. Francis to a 7-0 shutout of Sheldon in the varsity opener of Wednesday’s Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High.
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DeFazio leads Troubies in road shutout at CO
January 27, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Jaycee DeFazio scored two goals in a 3-0 varsity win while Madeline Squaglia and Jada Dwyre matched that total in a 9-0 junior varsity drubbing as St. Francis swept a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cosumnes Oaks Friday night.
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Troubies sweep Wildcats in road twinbill
January 25, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior forward Mia Barsotti scored on a feed from senior Micaela Romo as the lone goal in St. Francis’ 1-0 varsity win over Franklin in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader Wednesday night. The Troubadours, ranked second in the Sac-Joaquin Section and 15th in the state by MaxPreps.com, remain undefeated at 12-0-3.
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DeFazio's brace lifts Troubies past PG
January 20, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Jaycee DeFazio scored two goals, including the game-winner in the 58th minute, leading St. Francis to a 3-1 win over Pleasant Grove in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls' soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High's Adamson Family Sports Complex Friday night.
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Delta League frontrunners play to 1-1 draw
January 18, 2023DAVIS, Calif. – St. Francis junior defender Giada Pagano centered a pass to senior forward Micaela Romo in the 69th minute to salvage a 1-1 tie against Davis to kick off a Delta League girls’ soccer tripleheader on Halden Field at Ron & Mary Brown Stadium Wednesday night.
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Azar's hat trick highlights Troubies' third straight shutout
January 16, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Yasmin Azar scored her first varsity hat trick, Micaela Romo added a brace, while Mia Barsotti and Jaycee DeFazio each earned a pair of assists, as St. Francis blanked Cosumnes Oaks, 7-0, in the opening game of Monday’s Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High.
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Troubies blank Herd in return to home soccer
January 12, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Tacori Abril and senior Micaela Romo each scored twice to lead St. Francis to a 4-0 win over Elk Grove in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High Thursday evening. The varsity victory was then followed by an 8-0 shutout by the Troubadours’ Junior Varsity Gold in the nightcap.
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Troubie soccer dominates in three road matchups
January 06, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Caitlin Hafenstein scored a brace while senior Micaela Romo posted three total points in a 6-0 varsity win in the opener, then Giuliana Del Guerra notched a pair of goals in the 8-0 junior varsity nightcap, as St. Francis dominated Sheldon in a road Delta League girls’ soccer matchup at Sheldon-Pleasant Grove Stadium Friday.
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Troubie soccer snares national ranking
January 03, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Undefeated with a 7-0-2 overall record, St. Francis’ soccer team snared a No. 8 ranking in the United Soccer Coaches’ first Winter High School Rankings of 2023.
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Early offense stands up in varsity's Holy Cup win
December 16, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Yasmin Azar buried a shot from 30 yards out then Mia Barsotti found Brooke Castro on a corner kick, leading St. Francis to a 2-1 win over Christian Brothers in the varsity nightcap of a frigid “Holy Cup” girls’ soccer doubleheader at Peter P. Bollinger Stadium Friday night.
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Troubies blank Wildcats in Booster-Q tripleheader
December 14, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Elizabeth Barger, junior Caitlin Hafenstein and senior Micaela Romo each scored goals to lead St. Francis to a 3-0 shutout of Franklin in Delta League girls’ soccer action at Cristo Rey High Wednesday night. The varsity win kicked off a Troubadour sweep of a tripleheader, with JV Gold beating the Wildcats by a 2-0 final and JV Red eking out a 1-0 victory over Rio Americano frosh in the nightcap.
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Troubies sweep Eagles in Delta League soccer opener
December 12, 2022ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior midfielder Micaela Romo netted two goals while junior forward Mia Barsotti assisted on three scores as St. Francis blanked Pleasant Grove, 6-0, in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ prep soccer doubleheader Monday afternoon.
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Hafenstein's heroics keep SF unbeaten
December 10, 2022SAN JOSE, Calif. – Junior forward Caitlin Hafenstein assisted Yasmin Azar then scored a goal of her own, all in the final two minutes of play to help St. Francis salvage a 2-2 draw with Archbishop Mitty in the varsity half of a blustery girls’ prep soccer doubleheader at Father Jack Russi Field Saturday.
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Troubies sweep Vista Del Lago in home opener
December 06, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Ella Crisologo played a cross-cage pass to junior Caitlin Hafenstein near the right post of the cage, resulting in the game-winning goal in the 78th minute, lifting St. Francis to a 3-2 win over Vista Del Lago in the varsity nightcap of a girls’ prep soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High School Tuesday night.
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Troubie varsity finishes unbeaten at Rocklin Invite
December 03, 2022ROCKLIN, Calif. – Junior forward Mia Barsotti contributed to both goals of St. Francis varsity’s 2-0 win over Del Campo in the finale of a rain-soaked Rocklin Invitational girls’ prep soccer tournament Saturday evening. The victory competed an unbeaten tourney run for the Troubadours, who also blanked Bella Vista, 3-0, in the day’s opener.
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Sherburne's hat trick leads SF past Cordova
December 02, 2022ROCKLIN, Calif. – Junior forward Piper Sherburne scored a hat trick and an assist in an afternoon win over Cordova, while junior midfielder Tacori Abril netted a goal in each end of a Friday doubleheader, as St. Francis varsity posted a tie and a victory on the first day of the Rocklin Invitational girls’ soccer tournament.
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Eleven Troubies commit to collegiate athletics
November 09, 2022SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A total of 11 St. Francis Catholic High School students were recognized for their future participation in athletics at nine different colleges and universities during the preparatory school’s National Letter of Intent and College Commitment celebration Wednesday morning.
