Historic Run Ends in Fourth Place Finish for North Shore Country Day
North Shore Country Day seniors had seen the program grow throughout their time on the team. After winning regionals again this year, they knew they had to draw inspiration for the tough road ahead of them.
Senior captain Tyler Doornweerd credits graduated teammates for inspiration this season.
“The older players when I was a freshman had a really big impact on me,“ Doornweerd said. “As we’re winning this year, thinking back to how much those players cared and how devastated they were when we lost twice at the regional final and last year at the sectional semifinal. That really drove us.”
That would be a sentiment that the rest of the current seniors echoed.
Unfortunately for the seniors, their program’s first trip to the state tournament did not end favorably. The Raiders lost both the semifinal and consolation game at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria.
On Friday, Nov. 1, NSCD fell to Chicago University High 3-0 in the first semifinal of the day. That loss led them to face off against Quincy Notre Dame the next day Nov. 2. They lost the third place match 2-0.
The first half was uneventful with both teams’ defenses absorbing each other’s offensive pressure fairly well.
Quincy’s first goal came early in the second half. In the 41st minute, Quincy drew a foul right outside the 18-yard-line. Seth Anderson took a shot straight off the free kick for the first goal of the match.
NSCD continued to handle Quincy’s pressure, however dealing with this pressure forced their hand. They only managed three shots throughout the game, freshmen Cole Sabia had the only shot on goal.
The second goal came off a defensive mistake allowing for Anderson to score once again in the 59th minute.
The Raiders did start to play with urgency after the second goal, creating chances in the last minutes.
Despite not coming away with a result, senior Adam Terhaerdt touched on the impact making it to state has had on the program.
“The program has definitely developed overtime,” Terhaerdt said. “We came from being a lesser known school to an actual power house. Making to state and being down here you can really see how we’ve developed as a team.”
Head coach Kyle Jones also recognized the impact being at state had but also did not shy away from criticizing his team’s performance this weekend.
“It’s been good for us to get down here. Now we keep working and building,” he said.
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Senior captain Tyler Doornweerd credits graduated teammates for inspiration this season.
“The older players when I was a freshman had a really big impact on me,“ Doornweerd said. “As we’re winning this year, thinking back to how much those players cared and how devastated they were when we lost twice at the regional final and last year at the sectional semifinal. That really drove us.”
That would be a sentiment that the rest of the current seniors echoed.
Unfortunately for the seniors, their program’s first trip to the state tournament did not end favorably. The Raiders lost both the semifinal and consolation game at the EastSide Centre in East Peoria.
On Friday, Nov. 1, NSCD fell to Chicago University High 3-0 in the first semifinal of the day. That loss led them to face off against Quincy Notre Dame the next day Nov. 2. They lost the third place match 2-0.
The first half was uneventful with both teams’ defenses absorbing each other’s offensive pressure fairly well.
Quincy’s first goal came early in the second half. In the 41st minute, Quincy drew a foul right outside the 18-yard-line. Seth Anderson took a shot straight off the free kick for the first goal of the match.
NSCD continued to handle Quincy’s pressure, however dealing with this pressure forced their hand. They only managed three shots throughout the game, freshmen Cole Sabia had the only shot on goal.
The second goal came off a defensive mistake allowing for Anderson to score once again in the 59th minute.
The Raiders did start to play with urgency after the second goal, creating chances in the last minutes.
Despite not coming away with a result, senior Adam Terhaerdt touched on the impact making it to state has had on the program.
“The program has definitely developed overtime,” Terhaerdt said. “We came from being a lesser known school to an actual power house. Making to state and being down here you can really see how we’ve developed as a team.”
Head coach Kyle Jones also recognized the impact being at state had but also did not shy away from criticizing his team’s performance this weekend.
“It’s been good for us to get down here. Now we keep working and building,” he said.
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