The Seton Catholic girls soccer team was rarely challenged during Trico League play this season, going 14-0 and outscoring opponents 95-5.

So the Cougars were happy to get a closer match Thursday at home in the semifinals of the District 4 tournament.

Seton Catholic needed two second-half goals to beat La Center 2-0 and clinch a berth to the Class 1A state tournament.

Despite controlling most of the possession Thursday, Seton had to work for a low-scoring win against a team with a packed-in defense. The Cougars (17-0-1) believe that experience will help as they seek a second consecutive trip to the state semifinals.

“I was definitely taken off guard by what they did, just putting all their numbers on defense,” senior forward Hailey Herboth said. “The fact that we were still able to put

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