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Lady Hornets fall to Williamson 2-1 in OT
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | October 12, 2016
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team suffered a 2-1 overtime loss to Williamson on Tuesday, October 11.
After a scoreless first half, Williamson's Kirsten Green scored early in the second half to make it 1-0. The Lady Hornets didn't trail for long as sophomore Emma Poirier scored with 33:33 left to tie the score at 1-1. Neither team could score the rest of the half, forcing overtime.
In the overtime period, Williamson's Kendra Shaefer gave the Lady Warriors the win with 3:49 left.
Wellsboro and Williamson both attempted 7 shots on goal and Wellsboro had a commanding 14-1 advantage in corner kicks. Junior Kailee Clymer made 5 saves in goal on the night for Wellsboro, while Keira McCormick had 6 saves for Williamson.
Wellsboro won the JV game 1-0 on a goal from sophomore Jessica McCarthy.
The loss drops the Lady Hornets' record to 5-10-1 (5-6-1 NTL). The team will be back in action on Saturday, October 15 for a 10:00 a.m. game in Athens.
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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.
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