Girls' Soccer
Norwich 1, Susquehanna Valley 0
NORWICH –Seven games in the book, and Norwich has still not allowed a first-half goal.
The Purple Tornado scored the lone goal at the 19-minute mark, and held on for the shutout win Wednesday.
Junior Michaela Fazio scored her first goal of the season beating an SV defender, then lofting a shot over the goalie's hands.
The Sabers did create some offensive opportunities, but had just one shot on goal in the second half. "Shelby Benjamin was huge in the middle of the field for us (on defense), and Shannon Moore has been an unsung hero for us at sweeper," said Norwich coach Adam Sprague.
Norwich goalie Kassidy Seary made eight saves for the shutout. Norwich (3-4) plays at Johnson City Monday.
Summary
(1-0 Norwich at half)
Goals-assists: (N) Michaela Fazio, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (N) 9-0, (SV) 8-2.
Saves: (N) Kassidy Seary, 6, (SV) Paige Finch, 5.
Sherburne-Earlville 4, Adirondack 0
SHERBURNE – Sherburne-Earlville unveiled a new offensive formation, and it worked perfectly in a shutout over Adirondack Wednesday.
Savannah Irwin had two goals for S-E , one in each half, Taylor Coughlin had the initial Marauders goal, and defender Stacia Beckwith converted on a penalty kick in the final minute.
"Coming off a tough loss earlier in the week, this is just what we needed going into the Clinton game," said S-E coach Kylie Davis.
Summary
(2-0 S-E at half)
Goals-assists; (SE) Savannah Irwin, 2-0; Taylor Coughlin, 1-0; S. Beckwith 1-0 (PK), M. Karaman, 0-1; Barker, 0-1.
Shots-corners: (SE) 15-2, (A) 2.
Saves; (SE) Wright 2, (A) Croffot, 6.
G-MU 2, Richfield Springs 1 (OT)
RICHFIELD SPRINGS – Tayler Nichols scored her second goal of the game with five minutes left in overtime to give G-MU a come-from-behind win over Richfield Springs Wednesday.
Nichols scored off a penalty kick to back up her second-half goal at the 29:56 mark that tied the game.
Richfield Springs scored just over five minutes into the game off a Tessa Buck goal, and held hat advantage for nearly 45 minutes.
Summary
(1-0 RS at half, 1-1 end of regulation)
Goals-assists: (G) Tayler Nichols, 2-0, (R) Tessa Buck, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (G) 22-2, (RS) 10-3.
Saves: (G) Katie Schultes, 5, (R) Vanessa Miller, 14.
Field Hockey
Morrisville-Eaton 5, Sherburne-Earlville 1
SHERBURNE – Morrisville-Eaton's prolific offense stopped Sherburne-Earlville's recent momentum with a four-goal victory Wednesday.
Jen Hilts scored 3:37 into the game, and Jessica Welsh added two more first-half goals for the three-goal halftime lead.
S-E's Kaley Judge countered for the home club early in the second half to give her team some hope. "They came back stronger after we scored," said S-E coach Sheila Cooman. "They're athletic, and they keep pounding on you."
Cooman did laud the goalie play of S-E’s Allison Johnson, and did say her team’s defense played better than the final score indicates. "We didn't play our best, but the official came up to us after the game and said it may not be any consolation, but she thought we had a good team."
The Marauders (2-4) play at Herkimer Monday.
Summary
(3-0 at half)
Goals-assists: (ME) Shelby Villnave, 1-0; jessica Welsh, 2-2; Alyssa Smalley, 1-1; Cathryn Parkhurst, 0-1; Jen Hilts, 1-1. (SE) Kaley Judge, 1-0.
Shots-corners: (ME) 21-22; (SE) 3-4.
Saves: (SE) Allison Johnson, 17. (ME) Alexis Jason, 2.
