The Chelsea Standard
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Chelsea sets school record
By Don Richter, Sports Editor
PUBLISHED: June 19, 2008
Chelsea's girls' soccer team concluded a successful season last week reaching the Division 2 state regional final before losing to Portage Northern 5-0.
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The Bulldogs, who finished the year ranked No. 5 in the state, ended up with an overall record of 14-3-4. In the Southeastern Conference, Chelsea had a record of 7-2-3.
Highlights of the past season included making a regional final for only the second time in program history and capturing a district championship for the first time since 2000.
Chelsea placed second in the Southeastern Conference White Division behind Dexter, which advanced to the Division 2 state semifinals this past year for the third straight season.
Bulldog coach Chris Orlandi rattled off multiple examples of Chelsea's standout play this season.
"This team had the most shutouts for a single season in our history with 13," he said. "We scored 69 goals and surrendered only 14. We had no losses versus Dexter, Saline and (Ann Arbor) Pioneer.
"Great moments were scoring two goals in the game's final seven minutes to tie Pioneer and a great 1-0 victory over Saline."
Named MVP this year for the Bulldogs was Jenna Jarvis. For the year, the senior keeper had an 82 percent save average, 10 shutouts and a goals against average of 0.76.
Sharing the Most Improved Player Award were juniors defender Cayla Redmond and midfielder Kendra Beeman.
Earning Defensive Player of the Year honors was senior defender Codie Barron.
Junior forward Brooke Ehman, who scored a team-high 17 goals and 13 assists, received Chelsea's Offensive Player of the Year Award. Her 17 goals this past year are second highest in program history for a single season, as are her 13 assists.
Ehman was also selected Division 2 All-State second team. Sophomore midfielder Cara Johnson and Jarvis were named Division 2 All-State honorable mention. The threesome also received All-Region recognition.
Earning All-District accolades for the Bulldogs were senior midfielder Ellen Stewart, sophomore defender Sarah Bingel, sophomore midfielder Kelly Fournier, freshman forward Anna Rode, Barron, Ehman, Johnson and Jarvis.
Named All-SEC first team were Jarvis, Ehman, Johnson and Barron.
Stewart, Fournier and Bingel received All-SEC honorable mention recognition.
For the season, Rode scored 15 goals and had 10 assists for Chelsea, while senior forward Emily Rabbitt had 13 goals and four assists and senior forward Stasi Kanellopoulos five goals and four assists.
Johnson finished with four goals and eight assists, while junior Audrey Ruikka had four goals and two assists, Stewart four goals and seven assists and Fournier two goals and two assists.
Scoring one goal this year for the Bulldogs were freshman midfielder Hailey Dixon, sophomore midfielder Julianna Ameel, Barron and Beeman.
Bingel had three assists, while Dixon had two assists for Chelsea. Picking up one assist for the Bulldogs this year were senior midfielder Alexa Petoskey, Redmond, Barron and Jarvis.
Besides Jarvis, senior Corey Block and freshman Michelle Wellman also saw time in goal for Chelsea this past season. Block, who'll play field hockey at Michigan State next year, saw action in three games, recording two shutouts, while Wellman played in one game, making three saves and earning a shutout.
In 14 seasons, the Bulldogs' girls' soccer program has an overall record of 135-86-31, with three district titles. In the rugged SEC, Chelsea has a record of 67-46-21 during the same time span.
In the past three seasons, the Bulldogs have a record of 44-10-6. In the SEC, during those same three years, Chelsea has a mark of 20-6-5.
The Bulldogs' 69 goals this year were fourth best in the program's history. Eighty-four goals in 2007 is the school record. Chelsea's 14 goals given up is second best in school history behind only last year's 12 goals allowed.
The squad's 14 wins this season is second best all-time. Fifteen wins in 2000, 2006 and 2007 is the program record.
Chelsea's three losses this year ties a school record with the 1998 and 2007 teams.
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