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Panthers, Wildcats will play for the championship
North faces Eagan on Saturday in first all-SSC girls soccer final In a first for the South Suburban Conference, two of its teams will play for a state girls soccer championship Saturday. Eagan, seeking a fourth state championship, and Lakeville North, going for its first, meet in the Class 3A final at 8 a.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium. The winner becomes the SSC’s fifth state girls soccer winner since the league started in 2010, joining Eagan teams in 2024, 2015 and 2017, and the 2022 Rosemount squad. Lakeville North defeated Mounds View 2-1 on penalty kicks and Eagan scored in the second half to beat Duluth East 1-0 in the Class 3A semifinals Thursday, setting up the state championship duel between South Suburban teams. Lakeville North, the No. 1 seed in the state tournament, defeated Eagan 2-0 in a regular-season game Sept. 14. North (16-1-2 overall) and Eagan (15-2-3) went on to finish second and third in the league behind Rosemount, Eagan defeated Rosemount in the Section 3 championship game and earned the third seed for the state tournament. “We know Lakeville North is a really competitive, aggressive opponent,” said Eagan senior captain Tess Triplett. “Getting to play them earlier