Brighton, the No. 4 seed from Region 7, pulled off a 2-1 upset behind second-half goals from freshman Sage Stott and senior Hanna Olson to advance to Thursday’s quarterfinal round.
The Wildcats, who trailed 1-0, played a ball down the left wing. Woods Cross’ Sara Noel took a point-blank shot at the goal from well inside the goalkeeper box. But that shot deflected off Kehl’s arms with the ball bouncing to another Woods Cross player, who kicked wildly, sending the ball over the top of the goal.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Brighton sophomore goalkeeper Naomi Kehl may have been nervous playing in her first state tournament game, but her performance suggested otherwise.