On March 28th, the Prairie du Chien/River Ridge/Seneca Hawks Girls soccer team hosted the Aquinas Blue-Golds for a non-conference match and the season opener for both teams. Due to field conditions at the PDC High School stadium, the matches were played at Bluffview Middle School in PDC.
In varsity action, the Hawks started the season strong, beating the Blue-Golds 2-1. The game started off well for the Hawks, with the Hawks possessing the ball well in the first half. In the 24th minute, Aquinas committed a handball in the box, giving the Hawks a penalty kick. Tessa Czajkowski Higgins took the penalty kick and connected, giving the Hawks a 1-0 lead. In the 32nd minute, Aquinas answered, sending a nice pass through the middle of the penalty box which resulted in a goal. The teams went into halftime tied 1-1.