ROCHESTER – It was a tale of two halves for the Albert Lea High School girls’ soccer team.

Friday, September 10, 1999

ROCHESTER – It was a tale of two halves for the Albert Lea High School girls’ soccer team.

Unfortunately for the Tigers, the first half told the story of the game.

The Tigers gave up three goals in the first 17 minutes Thursday night and lost 3-1 in a Big Nine game at Rochester Century.

Coach Dawn Conzemius, whose team fell to 0-2 with the loss, said she was pleased to see the Tigers not give up after falling behind so far so early.

&uot;Even though we were down right away, our girls were able to pick things up,&uot; said Conzemius. &uot;We saw a big improvement in the second half.&uot;

The Panthers put the first goal in the net at the 10-minute mark, scoring on a high shot in the upper left corner of the goal.

&uot;It was a good shot,&uot; said Conzemius. &uot;It would have been hard for a keeper to get.&uot;

The second goal, at 15 minutes, was similar.

&uot;It was another very high shot, very difficult to make a save on,&uot; said Conzemius. &uot;They were both good, quality shots that you can’t do much about.&uot;

The Panthers made it 3-0 at the 17-minute mark, scoring on a breakaway.

The Tigers’ goal came 35 minutes into the second half, with Brittany Hanson scoring on a throw-in assist from Kim DeYoung.

Rochester Century outshot the Tigers 35-21.

Jenny Elseth played an outstanding game in goal for the Tigers, according to Conzemius.

&uot;Jenny had a real good game,&uot; said the coach. &uot;Both the Century coach and the referees commented on how impressed they were with her play. Hanson also played real well.&uot;

The Tigers’ junior varsity lost 4-0.

The Tigers are off until Tuesday, when they play a 7 p.m. game at Rochester Mayo. The time for next Thursday’s game at Austin has been changed, with the junior varsity set for 5:30 and the varsity for 7:30.