Missouri girls soccer: Here’s who advanced to state final fours with wins on Saturday

The Lee’s Summit West and St. Teresa’s Academy’s girls high school soccer teams are headed to the Class 4 Missouri final four next week in Fenton.

Grain Valley is, too, in Class 3. And Oak Grove in Class 2 and St. Michael the Archangel in Class 1.

Here’s the recap of Saturday’s quarterfinals games, and what’s next for the winners at the World Wide Technology Soccer Park near St. Louis — site of the final four in each classification’s tournament.

Class 4

Lee’s Summit West edged Kickapoo 2-1 in Saturday’s quarterfinals and will play St. Dominic, a 2-0 winner over Francis Howell, for a berth in the championship game on Friday at 4 p.m.

It’s the fourth trip to the state final four for the Titans.

St. Teresa’s beat Park Hill South 2-0 in Saturday’s Class 4 quarters and will next meet Nerinx Hall Friday at 6:30 p.m.

Kate Gibson scored the first goal for the Stars, then assisted on St. Teresa’s second one, which was put into the net by Emily Franklin.

Class 3

Grain Valley joined St. Teresa’s and Lee’s Summit West as final four qualifiers with a 2-0 win over Platte County Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Kylie Bennett opened the scoring for the Eagles with a goal before halftime, and that lead doubled to 2-0 in the 64th minute on a score by Annabelle Totta.

With the win, Grain Valley advances to play Notre Dame of St. Louis Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. for a spot in the title match.

The other Class 3 semifinal pits Fort Zumwalt South against Union.

Class 2

Oak Grove advanced to the final four with a 3-2 quarterfinal victory over Bolivar Saturday. Oak Grove plays St. Charles, a 1-0 winner over Southern Boone, at 10 a.m. Friday in the semifinals.

Pleasant Hill also advanced to the semifinals, shutting out Maryville 2-0 and improving to 14-8 this season. Pleasant Hill next gets Ursuline Academy, a 2-0 winner against Perryville on Saturday. That semifinal is at 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Class 1

Sophomore Victoria Swingle recorded a second-half hat trick and freshmen Avery Basler and Erica Scheier each added goals as the Guardians of St. Michael blanked St. Joe-based Bishop LeBlond 5-0.

St. Michael plays Lutheran South, a 7-0 winner over Metro Saturday, for a state-finals berth Wednesday at 12:30 p.m.

Earlier Saturday, Lutheran South, John Burroughs and New Covenant Academy each advanced with wins.

This story was originally published May 29, 2021 at 3:52 PM.