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Holmen High School's girls soccer team finished its season by not scoring a goal in its last 503 minutes, with the dubious streak coming to an end in a 7-0 loss in a Division 1 regional semifinal at Sauk Prairie May 22.

Holmen (0-21) trailed 3-0 at halftime, with the final goal of the half coming from Elaine Gerry. The Edgewood College recruit finished with four tallies, pushing her season total to 26.

Renee Weeks followed by beginning a span in which Sauk ended any remote chance of a Vikings comeback by scoring four times in just over 4 1/2 minutes. Weeks will play at Luther College next season.

Lucie Borden took a complete-game loss at goalkeeper, tallying 16 saves. Sauk outshot HHS 23-5, with Holmen getting two shots each from sophomore Katlyn McHenry and freshman Ciana Bielke, and one shot from sophomore Sydney Sua.

The Vikings lack of offense in the final quarter of the season came in part because of a knee injury to junior midfielder McKenzie Hart, who became the HHS first player to score more than one goal in a conference game April 15 at Sparta. Holmen also was hurt by its lack of experiecne at forward and midfielder, with Alex Wright the only senior to start at either spot in Holmen's 2-5-3 alignment at Sauk.

HHS also started junior Aubrey Symons and sophomore Katlyn McHenry at forward, along with jumor Chy Mala Young, Sua, Wright, Bielke and freshman Makenzi Rasmussen at midfield at Sauk. Holmen's back line featured junior Kayla Fortin, sophomore Yer Thao and senior Brooke Rasmussen in the finale.

Bench players who earned minutes included sophomore Brittany Wright, juinor Aubrey Gullicksrud, senior Talita DaCosta and Mallory Johnson. Though HHS loses Alex Wright, Brooke Rasmussen and DaCostoa to graduation, the future appears to encourage improvement, with four juniors, five sophomoes and two freshman earning time in the finale.

Wisconsin State Journal assistant sports editor Eric Anderson contributed to this article.