Xavier freshman Will Hanigan made a rookie mistake and forgot to bring his jersey to the Class 2A state soccer tournament at Cownie Park in Des Moines Thursday.

"He was afraid he would not be able to play," Xavier Coach Amir Hadzic said with a big smile. "That's kind of a good story."

It turned out to be a great story.

Hanigan borrowed sophomore Matthew Been's jersey and scored the only goal with some fancy footwork as the Saints trimmed ADM, 1-0, in the opening round of the tournament.

Hanigan wore Been's No. 20 jersey instead of his own No. 14, with approval from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. He's not sure where he left his own white shirt.

"Probably in my dryer back home," he said sheepishly.

Xavier (15-2) will face Norwalk (16-3) in the semifinals Friday at 2:35 p.m. The Saints were headed home after Thursday's match and Hanigan vowed to be prepared for Friday's match, whether they're supposed to wear white shirts or blue.

"I'll put both of them in my bag tonight and I'll make sure I have them," he said sheepishly.

There was nothing sheepish about Hanigan's goal with 16:27 left in the first half. He had the ball in the far right corner against an ADM defender with a Xavier teammate calling for the ball in open grass.

"I heard him," said Hanigan, smiling.

Hanigan kept the ball and attacked the goal along the baseline with great footwork.

"I just saw the defender give me the inside line," he said. "I faked him out a couple of times and I managed to get by him. Then I went by another one and it kind of opened up for me.

"I saw the goalkeeper going away from his near-post a little bit, so I just shot and it went in."

The hard shot hit ADM keeper Brett Buscher, but the ball caromed into the net for the only tally of the game. Both teams had good chances after that, but Hanigan's 10th goal of the season stood the test of time.

"We missed some opportunities," said Hadzic. "Fortunately, little Will Hanigan played un-freshman-like to score a goal on a big scene, which was great."

Jordan Even pitched a shutout in goal for the Saints, who needed all his good work. Connor Ramlo had a couple of excellent scoring opportunities for Xavier, including a penalty kick, but Xavier's leading scorer could not connect.

"It seemed like the goal had a cover over it," said Ramlo. "I think I need to play a little better for my team, but we'll be back tomorrow. I think if we play the way we did in the MVC there's no reason we can't go all the way."

Xavier is seeded No. 2 in the tournament and Norwalk is seeded No. 3. Norwalk defeated Waverly-Shell Rock, 2-1, in overtime Thursday.