The Albert Lea Elks U-16 girls’ soccer team was not a very gracious host in last weekend’s First Annual Albert Lea Invitational &045; at least not once the players stepped inside the lines.

The Elks squad went 4-0, outscoring their opponents by a combined 34-3.

Game one was a 9-0 victory over White Bear Lake. The U-16 girls shut out the Dakota Rev 8-0 and, in the semifinals, defeated Albert Lea’s U-15 team 7-2 in a very physical game.

White Bear Lake came back through the loser’s bracket to reach the championship game, which the locals won 10-1.

Amy Marka led Albert Lea with 11 goals for the tournament. Laura Hillman scored eight, Crystal Rentz and Katie Stenseth four each, Katie Dooley two. Char Everhart, Emily Staloch, Brianne Plantage, Lacey Pederson and Tara Wrolson each scored one goal.

The defense was led by Mandy Ardolf, Missy Reichl, Emily Bergstrom and Jenny Holst. Nicole Sorenson registered two shutouts in goal.