The SPASH Panthers entered the match hoping to stay undefeated on the road in the Wisconsin Valley Conference and earn both team and individual honors. Their top scorer, Amelia Castleberg, was just three goals away from reaching 100 career goals.
At the 36-minute mark in the first half, Castleberg scored in the top-right corner, giving the Panthers their first goal and a 1-0 lead.
Castleberg would score her second goal at the 55:36 mark of the game, weaving through Marshfield defenders to put her team up 2-0.
Marshfield cut into the lead at the 61-minute mark, as Alaina Johanneesen kept her team alive.
At the 69:24 mark, Castleberg made history, netting a hat trick and scoring goal number 100 for her career, making the final score 3-1.
Castleberg on scoring her 100th goal, “It was pure excitement and joy, and I ran to my dad and gave him a hug because I was so happy.”
Amelia is just the third player in WIAA Division 1 girls soccer history to reach the 100-goal mark for their career.
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