JTV Sports Jackson County Scoreboard June 14, 2024

Lumen Christi 2, Kalamazoo Christian 1 (Shootout): Lumen Christi scored four minutes into the contest then had to wait nearly 100 game minutes to score again. Codi Ruge scored her 17^th goal of the season at the 36:08 mark of the first half on an assist by Paityn Petitto. The Titans led 1-0 at halftime of the Division 4 state final at Demartin Field at Michigan State University. Kalamazoo came out determined in the second half and scored two minutes into the contest to tie the match. Neither team scored the remainder of the second half or the two, 10-minute overtime periods. The two teams went into a shootout with Lumen Christi scoring goals by Izzy Ermatinger, Paige Lefere, and Petitto. Ermatinger stopped three of four shots by Kalamazoo Christian to stymie the Comets. It is the first state title in girls’ soccer for Lumen Christi having been runners-up in 2000 in D-4. It is the first state title for Coach Blake Newman-Gillig who has a 43-31-4 record in four seasons of coaching. The Titans finished the season with a 14-7 record while Kalamazoo Christian was 18-5-2.