Girls soccer: Warren’s big second half sinks Wauconda

Visting Warren stole the show Thursday night at Ray Porten Field with a four-goal second half explosion to defeat host Wauconda 5-1.

Junior Kate Mondejar and her teammate Addison Stanciak, who combined on four of the five goals the Blue Devils scored in a recent 5-1 victory over Highland Park, were at it again, particularly Mondejar, who bagged two, and helped on a Stanciak strike late in the second half.

"No. 2 (Mondejar) and No. 8 (Stanciak) were just too much for us tonight. (They) are two great players who bring a lot of intensity, energy and some great play up top," said Wauconda coach Beau Shogren.

"Warren will be one of two or three of the best teams we'll play this year, but despite the result, I really felt we played a terrific game up until those two late goals when we were pushing players up."

"We told the girls in advance that Wauconda is always organized, plays hard, and with terrific energy, and that's what we saw from them tonight," said Blue Devils coach Ryan McCabe, whose club is now 2-1-0 on the season.

"We've been off for two weeks, so we needed to get some of the rust off our game, and once we did, I felt like we moved the ball well, created chances, and did a lot of good things with and without the ball."

Sophie Dolinar sent the Blue Devils into the intermission with a one-goal advantage when she found the back of the net at 39 minutes. She would watch Mondejar double the lead in the 59th minute when Elise Weidemann provided a wonderful helper.

"We came out strong, which was really important after not playing for two weeks, and I thought everyone was so involved all throughout the game, and that's something that I am really happy about," said Mondejar.

Stanciak, who continues to climb up the ladder on her way to set program scoring records during a super four-year career, made it 3-1 in the 71st minute, with Mondejar with the assist.

Bulldogs (2-2-0) sophomore Isabelle Gerle claimed her sixth goal of the season with a lovely finish off an assist from her sister Meagan moments after the Stanciak goal.

Dolinar and Brianna Nunez put the game away with late goals 60 seconds apart.

This past Monday, Wauconda came back from a 2-0 deficit to draw level with reigning 2A state champion Crystal Lake Central before dropping a 4-3 contest.

Next up for Wauconda will be Waukegan Friday at home, while the Blue Devils are away on Saturday morning against Glenbrook North.