Lady Hornets top NEB, 3-1
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 22, 2016
Three first half goals pushed the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team to a 3-1 win over Northeast Bradford on Wednesday, September 21.
Sophomore Emma Poirier scored the game's first goal with 27:08 remaining to make it 1-0, then not even two minutes later, sophomore Julia Smith scored on an assist from Poirier to make it 2-0. Poirier again assisted Smith with 4:22 remaining in the first half to give the Lady Hornets a commanding 3-0 lead.
The score remained 3-0 Wellsboro until NEB's Katy Jefferson scored with 2:08 remaining to break the shutout.
NEB outshot Wellsboro 14-11 in the game, but the Lady Hornets edged NEB 5-2 in penalty kicks. Smith and junior Alyssa Yungwirth each took 3 shots on goal, Poirier took 4, and junior Kailee Clymer took 1. Clymer also made 13 saves in goal for the win.
The win is the Lady Hornets' third in a row to even their record up at 4-4 (4-2 NTL). The team will be back in action on Saturday, September 24 against Lakeland 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.
