1997 GIRLS SOCCER
Division-II State Champions
Record: 23 - 0
Head Coach: Erik Ekis
Assistants: Josh Brader, Gina Royer, Brian Mirgon
1997 Season Quick Facts
The Stallions captured the program's 2nd state championship
At the conclusion of the season, the Stallions were ranked 3rd in the nation, according to Umbro's Top 25 National Poll
DeSales finished as the only team in the state - boys or girls - to finish unbeaten and untied
The 1997 team set program season-records in wins (23), fewest losses (0), fewest ties (0), most shutouts in a season (20), most goals in a season (115), fewest goals allowed in a season (5), most number of players scoring in double figure goals (5)
The Stallions won their 3rd straight District and Regional Championship
Erik Ekis was in his first-year as head coach
Goalkeeper Mindy Hammond set a school-record for fewest goals allowed in a season (2) and posted 10 consecutive shutouts, which was the 4th longest streak in Ohio High School history
Michelle Rond and Theresa Fox led the Stallions with 16 goals
Danielle Slupski led the team with 17 assists
The DeSales defense allowed only 5 goals all year and did not allow a goal in the entire postseason (7 games)
DeSales outscored its opponents 115-5
The Stallions won the first-ever ccl title (the league sanctioned the sport for the first time in 1997) and outscored its league opponents 34-0
the stallions debuted as the 5th best team according to the first state poll in division
DeSales defeated the state’s top ranked team in division-I, westerville north, 2-0 in the regular season
In the district final against granville, the stallions out-shot the blue aces 45-0
mindy hammond’s first postseason save came in the regional semifinal
The Stallions returned 12 letterwinners from the 1996 15-4-3 state semifinalist team
1997 REGULAR SEASON
(16 - 0)
Richfield revere, (W) 5 - 0
Bishop ready, (W) 14 - 0
Olentangy, (W) 6 - 0
Akron Copley, (W) 4 - 0
Bishop rosecrans, (W) 10 - 0
Worthington kilbourne, (W) 5 - 0
Bishop Hartley, (W) 8 - 0
Thomas worthington, (W) 2 - 0
Dublin scioto, (W) 2 - 0
Bishop watterson, (W) 2 - 0
Kettering alter, (W) 3 - 2
Westerville north, (W) 2 - 0
Pickerington, (W) 2 - 0
Hilliard Davidson, (W) 5 - 1
Dublin Coffman, (W) 7 - 2
Westerville south, (W) 2 - 0
1997 POSTSEASON
Central District Tournament
Sectional final
vs. John Glenn, (W) 10 - 0
District semifinal
vs. tri-valley, (W) 11 - 0
District final
vs. Granville, (W) 2 - 0
Regional Tournament
Regional semifinal
vs. Akron Copley, (W) 6 - 0
Regional final
vs. bay village, (W) 2 - 0
Division-II State Tournament
State semifinal
vs. chagrin falls, (W) 3-0
State final
@ Dublin Coffman High School
vs. Hamilton badin, (W) 2-0
1997 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
First-Team All-Ohio
