A year ago, Rosemount’s Jadyn Scholler was homebound and not playing soccer, a torn ACL in her knee the culprit. In fact, she wasn’t even sure she’d play soccer again.

“I just kind of shut down,” the sophomore forward said. “I never thought that after I tore my ACL, I’d be a better player than I was before.”

But she is and she showed it by scoring the game-winning goal with less than nine minutes remaining to lift Rosemount to a 2-1 semifinals victory over Minneapolis Washburn Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

“Yes, she is,” Irish coach Gretchen Stramel chimed in when Scholler was asked if she’s used to scoring big goals. “She actually had the game-winning goal against Eagan in our section championship win to come to state. She’s used to it.”

The Irish fell into what has become a pattern in recent weeks, taking a 1-0 lead on Megan Dahl’s goal in the 6th minute before Washburn tied the game midway through the second half on a sweet redirect by Lizzie Mewes.

“The past three games prior to this, we’ve gone into the last three minutes tied,” Stramel said. “So we have a little bit of experience when it comes to coming back and getting that big goal at the end of the game.”

The knee injury now a thing of the past — as opposed to a broken wrist, which Schooler has played with since mid-September — Scholler said her decision to overcome the setback has paid dividends.

“I’m glad I got to play high school again this year,” she said. “It’s been one of the best experiences of my life.

Jadyn Scholler scored the game-winning goal with less than nine minutes left in regulation, lifting Rosemount to a 2-1 victory over Minneapolis Washburn in the Class 2A semifinals.

Washburn, in just its second season as a 2A team, had tied the score 1-1 midway through the second half Tuesday at U.S. Bank Stadium on a goal by Lizzie Mewes.

Check back later for more on the game.