Lady Hornets fall to Troy on soccer field
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 8, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team suffered a 7-2 loss to Troy on Wednesday, September 7 to start the 2016 season.
The Lady Trojans were in complete control as soon as the whistle started and churned out 4 first half goals. The first one came from Riley McClelland with 33:12 remaining, then Rebecca Case scored at 29:51 to make it 2-0. Brook Ward made it 3-0 Troy with 26:48 showing on the clock, then McClelland scored her second goal at 18:31.
The Lady Hornets managed to get on the board late in the first half. Sophomore Emma Poirier scored with 8:04 remaining to make it 4-1, then sophomore Zoe Iseri scored with 5:29 on an assist from sophomore Julia Smith to cut the score to 4-2.
The second half was all Troy as they added three more goals. Rachel Manley scored with 35:34 showing on the clock to make it 5-2, then Ward scored her second goal of the game at 31:34 to make it 6-2, and finally Nicole Spalding scored with just under 15 minutes remaining.
Troy outshot Wellsboro 35-5 and a 4-0 advantage in corner kicks. Junior Kailee Clymer recorded 12 saves in goal for Wellsboro.
The JV game ended in a 0-0 tie after being called early due to weather.
With the loss, the Lady Hornets start the season 0-1 (0-1 NTL). The team will be back in action on Saturday, September 10 against Port Allegany at Mansfield University.
Ed Weaver is the owner of Circle W Sports in Wellsboro, PA, is the Sports Director for The Home Page Network and the creator of WellsboroAthletics.com and WellsboroFootball.com. You can follow him on Twitter or friend him on Facebook.
