2023-24 Varsity Soccer News
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St. Francis captures NorCal championship
March 02, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seniors Brooke Harmon and Yasmin Azar combined for a transition goal in the 54th minute while senior goalkeeper Angelina Delaini posted five saves en route to her fifth straight shutout, as St. Francis captured the CIF NorCal Region Division II championship with a 1-0 win over Granite Bay in postseason girls’ soccer action at Jesuit’s Marauder Stadium Saturday. -
Early set pieces propel Troubies to NorCal title game
February 29, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Corner kicks in the sixth and 16th minutes found their way into the opposing cage, lifting top-seeded St. Francis to a 2-0 win over fifth-seeded Homestead in a windy and soggy CIF NorCal Region Division II girls’ soccer semifinal game held at American River College Soccer Stadium Thursday night.
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Azar and Robinson lead SF on All-Delta League awards slate
February 27, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar captured Player of the Year honors while head coach Maryclaire Robinson garnered her third consecutive Coach of the Year nod, leading St. Francis on the winter sports All-Delta League rolls as announced by the league office this week. Both Azar and Robinson snared their respective honors for girls’ soccer.
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SF blanks Casa Grande to open NorCal tourney
February 27, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar scored a hat trick with fellow senior Mia Barsotti assisting on two of the three goals as top-seeded St. Francis dispatched eighth-seeded Casa Grande, 4-0, in the first round of the NorCal Region Division II girls’ soccer championship tournament at ARC Soccer Stadium Tuesday night.
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St. Francis to host NorCal opener at ARC
February 25, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis has earned the top seed in the 2024 CIF NorCal Division II girls’ soccer championship tournament and will host Casa Grande at American River College for its first-round matchup, the state governing body announced Sunday afternoon. The game will take place at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
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Troubie soccer snares 15th section banner
February 24, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Jada Dwyre scored a putback on an initial Yasmin Azar shot for the lone goal in St. Francis’ 1-0 win over Granite Bay, resulting in the Troubadours’ 15th all-time Sac-Joaquin Section championship in the Division II girls’ soccer final at Cosumnes River College Saturday afternoon.
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Azar's goal, defense propels SF to SJS title game
February 16, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar scored a goal off a throw-in in the 13th minute while senior Angelina Delaini posted two of her five total saves in the final three minutes of action, helping top-seeded St. Francis cling to a 1-0 win over fourth-seeded Vacaville in a Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ soccer semifinal at Cristo Rey High Friday night.
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SF advances to section soccer semifinal
February 14, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Elizabeth Barger assisted on two goals while senior Caitlin Hafenstein scored one and drew a penalty kick for another, lifting top-seeded St. Francis to a 4-1 win over No. 8-seeded Tracy in a drizzly Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ soccer quarterfinal game at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Wednesday.
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Troubies tame Mustangs to open section playoffs
February 10, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior forward Caitlin Hafenstein posted a brace within the first 15 minutes of play while fellow senior striker Mia Barsotti converted a penalty kick and assisted three other goals as top-seeded St. Francis ran away to a 9-1 win over No. 16-seed Mountain House in the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division II girls’ soccer tournament Saturday at Cristo Rey High’s Adamson Family Sports Complex.
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Troubies open playoffs with Mustangs... again
February 07, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis earned the top seed and will host 16th-seeded Mountain House in the first round of the 2024 Sac-Joaquin Section Div. II girls’ soccer championship tournament, the governing body announced Wednesday. The contest will take place at Cristo Rey High School’s Adamson Family Sports Complex at a time to be finalized later in the week.
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SF soccer wraps regular season at Davis
February 05, 2024DAVIS, Calif. – St. Francis managed just six shots while surrendering a goal in each half in falling to Davis, 2-0, in the Delta League girls’ soccer season finale at Ron & Mary Brown Stadium Monday night.
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Troubies post double shutouts on Senior Night
February 02, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Jada Dwyre scored a goal and drew the foul for a successful penalty kick to lead St. Francis to a 3-0 win over Elk Grove in the varsity opener, then freshman Lily Hall scored a brace to lead JV Gold to an 8-0 shutout in the nightcap of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Friday night.
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Troubies, Falcons battle to 1-1 Holy Cup draw
January 27, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Sofia Rabinovitz drew a foul well beyond the right corner of the penalty box and senior Yasmin Azar launched the ensuing free kick for a bar-in goal as St. Francis battled Christian Brothers to a 1-1 draw in the much-anticipated “Holy Cup” girls’ soccer rivalry matchup at Cristo Rey High’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Saturday afternoon.
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SF continues undefeated streak with shutout at Sheldon
January 26, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Junior Giuliana Del Guerra scored the game’s first goal then assisted scores by Tacori Abril and Cami Zucker to lead St. Francis to a 5-0 shutout of Sheldon in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader Friday night. Elizabeth Barger and Abby Clark also scored goals in the win.
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Troubie soccer sweeps Wolfpack at home
January 24, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Elizabeth Barger and junior Carly Hall scored goals on either end of St. Francis’ 2-0 win over Cosumnes Oaks in the varsity opener of a windy and drizzly Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Wednesday night.
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Azar's hat trick leads SF in pivotal league tilt
January 19, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar scored her first hat trick of the season to lead St. Francis to a 5-1 win over Franklin in the varsity opener of a pivotal Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Friday night.
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SF soccer pulls away to 3-1 road win at PG
January 17, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Caitlin Hafenstein posted a goal and assist for three total points while Sofia Rabinovitz and Cami Zucker combined for a go-ahead score in the 49th minute, leading St. Francis to a 3-1 win over Pleasant Grove in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader Wednesday night.
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Delta League soccer rivals play to 2-2 draw
January 12, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar and junior Maggie Koerwitz each scored goals as St. Francis played Davis to a 2-2- draw in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer tripleheader at Cristo Rey High’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Friday night.
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Troubies shut out Elk Grove on road
January 10, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Seniors Caitlin Hafenstein and Yasmin Azar each scored first-half goals while goalkeeper Angelina Delaini notched four saves in her 40 minutes in front of the cage, leading St. Francis to a 2-0 win over Elk Grove in the varsity opener of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader Wednesday night.
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St. Francis storms past Sheldon, 7-0
January 05, 2024SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sophomore Miley Blough assisted on three goals and scored one of her own, while junior Jada Dwyre scored her first varsity brace, leading St. Francis to a 7-0 win over Sheldon in the varsity opener of a Delta League soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey High’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Friday night.
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Troubies blank Wolfpack in league road tilt
January 03, 2024ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Caitlin Hafenstein assisted on her team’s first two goals then scored one of her own in the 72nd minute, leading St. Francis to a 4-0 win over Cosumnes Oaks in the varsity nightcap of a Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader Wednesday night.
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Troubies, Trojans battle to scoreless draw
December 20, 2023EL DORADO HILLS, Calif. – Goalkeepers Angelina Delaini and Maggie Buffleben combined for 10 saves while senior Yasmin Azar managed six shots, including one in stoppage time, but St. Francis and Oak Ridge ultimately settled for a 0-0 draw in the varsity nightcap of a non-league girls’ high school soccer tripleheader Wednesday night.
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Troubies sweep Rio in split-site doubleheader
December 18, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar scored a goal and assisted two others to lead St. Francis to a 4-1 win in the varsity half of a girls’ prep soccer doubleheader against Rio Americano, then sophomore Holland Sperber scored twice within the span of a minute to lead the Troubadours to a 3-1 win in the junior varsity nightcap.
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SF soccer sweeps Saturday showcase in Stockton
December 16, 2023STOCKTON, Calif. – Sophomore Miley Blough finished with a goal and two assists as St. Francis won both of its games at the Delta Showcase varsity girls’ soccer mini-tournament at San Joaquin Delta College Saturday. The Troubadours dispatched Turlock, 5-1, in the day’s opening tilt; then swept host Oakdale by a 3-0 final in the nightcap.
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St. Francis falls to defending section champs
December 15, 2023ELK GROVE, Calif. – Senior Mia Barsotti scored on a putback of a Caitlin Hafenstein shot in the sixth minute of play, but Franklin followed with two goals in the next 10 minutes as St. Francis fell to the host Wildcats by a 3-1 final in the varsity opener of Friday’s Delta League girls’ soccer doubleheader.
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Troubies open league play with 3-0 shutout
December 13, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Senior Yasmin Azar scored her second brace of the season while defender Giada Pagano’s long serve set up Caitlin Hafenstein for a chip-in on the game’s first goal, as St. Francis blanked Pleasant Grove, 3-0, to open Delta League girls’ soccer action at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Sports Complex Wednesday night.
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Troubies suffer first losses on Day 2 of Raider Cup
December 09, 2023WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – St. Francis fell in a 1-0 upset to then-winless Del Campo to close out pool play, then lost a 5-0 rematch against tourney host River City on the second day of the Raider Cup girls' varsity soccer tournament Saturday.
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Dwyre highlights SF varsity on first day at Raider Cup
December 08, 2023WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Junior Jada Dwyre scored or assisted all four of St. Francis varsity’s goals in wins over Ponderosa and host River City on the first day of the 13th-annual Raider Cup Classic girls’ soccer tournament Friday. The Troubadour varsity and Gold junior varsity teams each went 2-0 for the day, while JV Red lost both of its matchups.
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St. Francis sweeps CKM with matching 5-0 wins
December 05, 2023SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Seniors Caitlin Hafenstein and Yasmin Azar each scored a brace to lead St. Francis varsity to the first of back-to-back 5-0 shutouts in a non-league girls’ prep soccer doubleheader at Cristo Rey’s Adamson Family Field Tuesday night.
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Troubies open soccer season with road sweep at Vista
November 27, 2023FOLSOM, Calif. – Junior Jada Dwyre connected with senior Caitlin Hafenstein in the ninth minute for the lone goal in St. Francis’ 1-0 shutout of Vista Del Lago in the varsity nightcap, completing a tripleheader sweep in girls’ prep soccer play Monday night.
