Centennial 1 Rosemount 0 in Class AAA Girls Soccer Semifinal
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 - 12:09 PM
Centennial made the Class AAA championship pairing complete with a 1-0 victory over Rosemount in the Class AAA semifinals of the Girls Soccer State Tournament on Thursday, Nov. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium. Senior midfielder Allson Hamski scored with 41 seconds remaining in regulation time on a long-range shot to send the No. 2-seeded Cougars (19-1-0) to the big-school championship game for the second time since 2016. In 2016, the Cougars captured the Class AA crown, and in 2019, they were the Class AA runner-up to Maple Grove.
Both Centennial and Rosemount (19-2-0) each entered the game with 85 goals on the season. In a back-and-forth match that featured electric offensive plays and timely defense, overtime seemed imminent until Centennial notched its 86th goal of the season. Centennial mustered nine shots on goal while Rosemount had seven.