MICHIGAN GIRLS SOCCER: Midland shuts out defending Saginaw Valley League champion Midland Dow 3-0

Dan Stickradt
May 1
3 min read

Updated: 4 days ago

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MIDLAND, Mich. — A year ago Midland made a run to the Division 2 regional finals. But in the Saginaw Valley League standings, the Chemics were looking up at Midland Dow the past three seasons.

Now back up in Division 1 enrollment-wise, Midland is state-ranked again and off to one of their best starts in school history. For the time being, the Chemics are now looking down on Dow and the rest of the SVL.

In a showdown between two first-place teams, Midland kept their perfect record intact with a 3-0 shutout victory over three-time defending SVL champion Midland Dow to take over sole possession of first place in the 12-school SVL.

Midland, ranked 11th in Division 1 by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association – watch the April 27 show here on the National Soccer Network at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1jkaMDLXA-I – improved to 10-0-0 overall and 5-0-0 in league play and recorded its seventh shutout of the 2025 campaign.

Midland picked up goals from three different players and tightened the grip defensively to blank Midland Dow. The Chemics have outscored the opposition 45-3 overall and to go along with those seven clean sheets have allowed a paltry 0.30 goals-per-game and have averaged 4.5 goals-per-game offensively.

Those numbers are some of the best in the state combining all conferences and divisions, especially defensively conceding just the three goals.

Against Dow (7-2-0, 4-1-0), Midland scored two first-half goals and tacked on a second-half insurance goal to prevail.

Behind a strong defensive effort and a hat trick by senior forward Alahna Beckett, Midland High defeated held on for the 3-0 win. Dow actually held a 17-13 shots edge in the contest, including 7-6 with shots on goal.

Midland goalkeeper Niobe Marchalant notched the clean sheet on the strength of seven saves.

Dow goalkeeper Chloe Lambert made three saves on six chances, as the Chargers defense couldn't keep Beckett from creating chances and burying three shots.

Beckett scored what proved to be the game-winner in the 16th minute for the Chemics, finishing off a feed from Reagan Vokal from 17 yards out.

Beckett pushed the lead to 2-0 in the 22nd after she broke free in the box and cashed in a close-range shot from six yards away following a pass from Theresa Wilk. Midland was able to withstand some late-half pressure by Dow to take a two-goal lead into the break.

Meanwhile, Beckett laced home the game's third goal in the 52nd minute to cap the scoring for Midland, which finished second in the SVL last season.

Midland Dow became the latest victim to be shut down by the stingy Midland defense.

This season under a new coaching staff, Dow slipped into second place in the SVL. The Chargers do own a 36-9 scoring edge this season but were stymied by their arch-rivals this time around.

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