The Pella Christian girls soccer team cashed in on a big second half to down Grand View Christian 6-0 in the First Round of the Class 1A Regionals on Wednesday.

After the opening 40 minutes of play saw many missed opportunities result in a tied match at halftime, the Eagles would respond with a dominant offensive attack led by Junior Joslyn Terpstra in the second half. The Junior would contribute five of the goals scored on the night for Pella Christian, which tied the school record for the most goals in a single game. Fellow Junior Jenna Edel also found the net on a header off of a corner kick by Joslyn. Terpstra said it was a great to help the Eagles pull away in the match, and credited the team’s halftime adjustments for helping open up the field.

“It felt great, you know, we talked at halftime about trying to work through the middle more because we felt like we were kind of forcing it up the sideline and it felt really good and we wouldn’t be able to do it without working together and connecting those passes that we needed to connect.”

With the win, Pella Christian advances to play Vinton-Shellsburg at their place on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m.

 

The Pella Christian boys soccer team will begin their postseason journey at Williamsburg tonight. 

The Eagles come into tonight’s matchup with the Raiders looking to snap a three-game losing skid. To do so, Pella Christian will need to beat a team that they have played just once in the Quik Stats/Bound Era. Williamsburg won the only prior matchup 2-1 back in 2017. 

The Pella Christian boys soccer match at Williamsburg tonight begins at 6:30 p.m.