The Team South Dakota U19 Girls came back after dropping its first game of the tournament on Thursday to reach the national semifinals Sunday night before dropping a 4-0 decision to Alaska.
Team SD lost its first game 5-2 to St. Mary’s California before storming back with an 11-0 win over United High School of Missouri on Friday. Then it was a 4-1 win and 5-2 win over Premier Prep of Minnesota and Team Texas. The three wins helped Team SD reach the semifinals Sunday evening. Anchorage Alaska who is unbeaten got the best of Team SD with a 4-0 win to end South Dakota’s tournament.
Three Oahe Capitals were a part of the team and were a big part of the success over the weekend. Sophomore Brylee Kafka had four points in five games scoring two goals and picking up two assists while senior Alyssa Stahl had a goal in the 11-0 route of Missouri. The other senior, Abagail Stewart-Fromm combined for the shutout with Sioux Falls goalie Sydney Fornwald in Team SD’s only shutout.
Kafka will now be a part of Team SD’s U16 team and will travel to California to play later this week in its National Tournament.
