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Lady Hornets shutout Port Allegany on Senior Night
By: Ed Weaver | PIAA District IV | October 17, 2018
The Wellsboro Varsity Girls Soccer team scored a 4-0 shutout victory over Port Allegany on Tuesday, October 16 during Senior Night.
Senior Emma Poirier and sophomore Kerrah Clymer each scored a pair of goals in the win.
Clymer started off the scoring seven minutes into the game as Poirier gave her a nice pass at midfield and she outran everybody for the goal. Two minutes later Clymer assisted Poirier for a bank shot to make it 2-0 in favor of Wellsboro. The Lady Hornets added one more goal to give them a 3-0 lead at the half as Clymer scored off a cross by Poirier with 17:40 remaining.
Wellsboro's final goal came late in the second half. With 3:25 remaining, senior Jessica McCarthy and Poirier executed a little give-and-go that Poirier finished to make it 4-0.
Poirier now has 21 goals on the year and Clymer has 23. Poirier has now scored 54 career goals while Clymer is a goal away from 40.
Wellsboro's defense held Port Allegany to just three shots on goal while the Lady Hornets took 17. Wellsboro had a 9-0 advantage in corner kicks.
Freshman Lilly Abadi recorded 2 saves in goal for the shutout.
The Wellsboro JV team also score a shutout, 1-0, with the goal coming from freshman Hannah Morey.
The win improves the Lady Hornets' record to 10-7 (9-4 NTL). The team is back in action for their final regular season game on Thursday, October 18 at Williamsport.
About the Author
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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