GALLERY: St. Stephens at Hickory girls soccer (3rd round of 3A state playoffs)
Hickory Daily Record photographer David Scearce took photos during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match between St. Stephens and Hickory at Hickory High School.
The 13th-seeded Indians topped the fifth-seeded Red Tornadoes 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the teams tied 1-1 through regulation, two 10-minute overtime periods and a pair of five-minute golden goal periods.
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St. Stephens' Jade Gonzales, 16, and Hickory's Jayden Fralick, 5, battle for control during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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Hickory's Kate Bridges, 19, gets up in the air in front of St. Stephens' Gabby Spatz, 2, while trying to move the ball downfield during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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Hickory's Litzy Hernandez, 10, makes a play on the ball against St. Stephens during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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Hickory's Ellie Holtzman, 16, gets a header while St. Stephens' Marlee Bland, 7, tries to defend during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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St. Stephens' Addison Cox, 20, and Hickory's Jayden Fralick, 5, chase down a loose ball during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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Hickory's Mia Zulueta, 8, brings the ball downfield while St. Stephens' Mira Fogle, 10, gives chase during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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St. Stephens' Kaitlyn Prado, 5, stretches out to save the ball against Hickory during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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St. Stephens' Mira Fogle, 10, and Hickory's Miriam Wood, 14, battle for control during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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Hickory's Litzy Hernandez, 10, works the ball downfield while St. Stephens' Kaitlyn Prado, 5, tries to defend during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
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St. Stephens' Callie Beard, 9, works the ball downfield against Hickory during Monday's 3A state playoff third-round match in Hickory.
For 78 minutes of Monday night’s 3A state playoff third-round match, Hickory High’s girls soccer team controlled the stat sheet, but St. Steph…