Breck at Benilde-St. Margaret's 
3 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 27

Class 1A state champion Benilde-St. Margaret’s begins its title defense facing the difficult task of replacing many of the key seniors who fueled the long postseason run, including Class 1A Ms. Soccer award winner and leading goal scorer Aleksa Tataryn and Sophie Roux, the team’s assist leader.

The Red Knights defeated longtime rival Orono in the state title game, just a year after the Spartans claimed the Class 1A title.

Benilde-St. Margaret’s defeated Breck 3-0 in last year's regular season meeting before corralling the Mustangs in a section semifinal game by the same score. 

Breck may not be so easy to top this season, as the Mustangs graduated just one player from a team finishing with a 9-8-1 record.