Boyce OT goal lifts Lady Hornets over Williamson
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | September 9, 2019
A goal by junior Jena Boyce two and a half minutes into the 1st overtime period gave the Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team a 5-4 win over Williamson on Saturday, September 7.
Both teams scored 3 goals each in the first 40 minutes of play, starting with Williamson. Chelsea Hungerford scored a pair of goals, one at 37:27 and the second at 22:31. Freshman Jordyn Abernathy also scored a pair of goals sandwiched between Hungerford's two goals. Abernathy scored unassisted at 29:44 then again at 19:12 with an assist from sophomore Hannah Morey to knot the game up at 2-2.
Williamson's Claire Miller scored with 17 minutes remaining of the first half to retake the lead, then junior Madelyn Rudy scored with 7:23 remaining off an Abernathy assist to tie the game again.
Miller gave Williamson back the lead with 28:36 remaining in the second half before Boyce found the back of the net off a Morey assist to tie the game back up at 4-all with 15:03 left. Then with 7:29 left in overtime Boyce scored again off an Abernathy cross for the game-winner.
The Lady Hornets outshot Williamson 24-8, had a 5-4 advantage in corner kicks, and a 7-2 edge in direct kicks.
Sophomore Lilly Abadi made 3 saves in goal for the Lady Hornets.
Wellsboro (2-0-1, 2-0-1 NTL) returns to action on Tuesday, September 10 at Wyalusing.
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.
