Scoreboard: AAGR wins at Williamston
May 3, 2012
Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard emerged from a exceptional field including some of the highest-ranked soccer teams from Division 2 and 3 on Saturday at the Williamston Invitational.
The Fighting Irish, ranked No. 6 in Division 3, beat the No. 3 Hornets in a shootout in the championship game after advancing with a 1-0 win over No. 8 Detroit Country Day and a shootout victory over top-ranked Flint Powers Catholic.
Williamston downed honorable mention Frankenmuth 2-0 and then Division 2 No. 5 Plainwell 4-0 to advance to the final. Plainwell was No. 1 in its division in last week's state coaches poll.
Powers also beat Plainwell during the tournament, 4-2.
Click here for Second Half's preview of the event, which focused on the host Hornets' loaded schedule this spring. Below are the scores of all nine games from the event:
Championship game: Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 0, Williamston 0; AAGR wins in shootout
Williamston 2, Frankenmuth 0
Williamston 4, Plainwell 0
AAGR 0, Flint Powers, 0; AAGR wins in shootout
AAGR 1, Detroit Country Day 0
Flint Powers 3, Detroit Country Day 1
Flint Powers 4, Plainwell 2
Plainwell 4, Frankenmuth 0
Frankenmuth 0, DCD 0; Frankenmuth wins in shootout
PHOTO: Gabriel Richard's Alexis Warner (23) works for possession against Williamston's Amanda Dimmer (12) during Saturday's Williamston Invitational championship game. (Photo courtesy of Bonnie Putnam and Williamston soccer.)
Moment: Winner Adds to Heyboer Legend
May 4, 2020
By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor
We kick off our girls soccer week of #MHSAA Moments with one of the brightest stars in MHSAA history.
Laura Heyboer graduated from Hudsonville Unity Christian in 2008 with 167 goals, and she remains tied for sixth-most over a career all-time. Certainly, the last she netted to finish her junior season was among the most memorable.
With the 2007 Division 3 Final against Flint Powers Catholic tied 2-2, Unity’s Mindy Capisciolto took possession of a short Powers goalie kick and moments later sent in a cross that Heyboer collected in front of two defenders. Heyboer then sent home the game winner 7:25 into extra time to give the Crusaders a 3-2 win, their third-straight Division 3 title and 82nd straight win.
Heyboer scored all three of her team's goals in the Final. She'd also score the overtime game-winner in the 2008 Final against Williamston.
Unity’s title streak would reach six seasons, though 2010. Its winning streak would stretch to 86 games the following season, as the team won its first four games of 2008 before tying the fifth. The Crusaders also still hold the unbeaten games streak of 98, building to 97-0-1 before suffering a defeat that spring.
Heyboer would go on to set the career scoring record at Michigan State and play professionally and for the U.S. U-23 national team. She currently coaches at Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania. Capisciolto played at Calvin College.
Read more about the 2007 championship game from the Grand Rapids Press and watch the winner below from the MHSAA Network.