Wellen ties shutout record in MD 0-0 tie with Hillsboro; Cougars beat Oilers

Header - Mater Dei junior boys soccer player Liam Driscoll heads the ball against Hillsboro. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON    The Mater Dei boys soccer team finished a busy three-match week with a 0-1-2 record to move to 6-5-3 on the season.
    Mater Dei ended the week with a 0-0 tie against Hillsboro on Saturday, Sept. 27. Junior Cameron Wellen had six saves in goal. He made a save on a penalty kick just before halftime. Wellen tied the school record with his 19th career shutout.
    Mater Dei opened the week with a 6-0 loss at Althoff on Monday, Sept. 22. Junior Cameron Wellen had 11 saves in goal.
    Mater Dei tied Freeburg 1-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The Midgets led 1-0 at halftime before the Knights scored in the second half. Junior Edwin Oros scored off an assist from junior Carlos Jimenez. Wellen had nine saves in goal.
    Mater Dei hosted Central on Tuesday. Mater Dei hosts Teutopolis at 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
    
    CENTRAL SOCCER
    Central dropped to 4-7 with a 4-2 loss at Staunton on Saturday, Sept. 26. Junior Johan Abatos and sophomore DJ Gallimore scored goals for the Cougars. Sophomore Nate Vielweber had seven saves in goal.
Tying a school record - Mater Dei junior Cameron Wellen tied a school record with his 19th career shutout in the Knights' 0-0 tie against Hillsboro on Saturday, Sept. 27. PHOTO BY MATT WILSON    Central beat East Alton-Wood River 5-0 on Thursday, Sept. 25. The Cougars led 4-0 at halftime and scored a second-half goal.
    Senior Gavin Vetter and sophomore Owen Daugherty both had two goals for the Cougars. Junior Johan Abatos had a goal. Sophomore Leo Frederking and Daugherty both had assists.
    Sophomore Nate Vielweber had five saves in goal.
    Vetter and Abatos both had five shots and Daugherty had four shots. Sophomore DJ Gallimore and freshman Vaughn Springer both had two shots.
    Central played at Mater Dei on Tuesday and plays at Mascoutah on Thursday. The Cougars host Civic Memorial on Saturday.
    
    CARLYLE SOCCER
    The Indians went 1-3 in four matches last week to move to 7-10 on the season.
    Carlyle won at Wood River 3-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 23. Senior Jayden Voss had a goal and an assist. Junior Gavin Lamczyk and freshman Wyatt Gebke both had goals and junior Braden Jansen had an assist. Junior Seth Fruend had eight saves in goal.
    Sophomores Caden Loepker and Jackson Davison both had six shots and Lamczyk had five shots.
    Carlyle lost to Staunton 3-1 on Wednesday, Sept. 24. Voss had a goal. Lamczyk had three shots and Voss had two shots. Fruend had seven saves in goal.
    Carlyle lost to Salem 9-0 on Friday, Sept. 26.
    Carlyle lost at Lebanon 6-1 on Saturday, Sept. 27. Davison scored for the Indians.