Lady Hornets tie Sayre, 2-2
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 1, 2017
The Wellsboro Girls Soccer team tied Sayre 2-2 on Saturday, September 30.
An early Stephanie Klovekorn goal for Sayre put the Lady Redskins up 1-0 in the 11th minute but the Lady Hornets battled back with two goals late in the first half. Senior Kailee Clymer cleaned up a missed shot to tie the game at 1-1 in the 36th minute. Wellsboro took the lead two minutes later as junior Emma Poirier made a penalty kick to take a 2-1 lead.
The game remained 2-1 in favor of Wellsboro until the 47th minute when Madisyn Wheeler scored unassisted to tie it up at 2-2. Neither team scored in the remaining minutes and the game ended in a draw.
The Lady Hornets took 25 shots to Sayre's 9 on the evening and had a 10-1 advantage in penalty kicks. Senior Sydney Tremper made 5 saves during the game.
The tie puts Wellsboro at 4-4-1 (4-2-1 NTL). The team will be back in action on Tuesday, October 3 against Troy.
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.
