Norwich’s Sydney Coggins (3) begins to fire her shot towards the Seton goalkeeper during Thursday’s game in Binghamton. Coggins scored on the play, recording the third of her hat trick. The Tornado junior currently has 14 goals on the season. (Joanne Stafford Photo)
BINGHAMTON – The Lady Tornado picked up a much needed league win over conference foe Seton Catholic Thursday afternoon, taking the 4-1 victory on the Saints pitch.
Norwich erased a 1-0 lead with junior forward Sydney Coggins first of three goals for the game with 1:17 left in the first half. Coggins then went on to add two more, recorded her third hat trick of the season and 14th goal of the season as the Tornado earned their third straight win.
After 31 and a half minutes of scoreless soccer, Seton’s Reese Vaughn gave her team the early lead.
“We played what I like to call boom ball in the first half,” said Tornado head coach Doug Coggins. “We had bad fundamentals in the first 45 [minutes] but played much better in the second half.”
10 minutes after the halftime break, Sydney Coggins scored her second, blasting it past the Seton keeper to give Norwich their first advantage for the game.
With the Tornado controlling the possession in the offensive half of the field for most of the second half, the Norwich junior forward settled a ball from Mackenzie Hess and found the back of the net for the third time.
Emily Davis, a transfer from Valley Heights, scored her first Norwich varsity goal as first-year varsity teammate Chickie Roque delivered a pass and Davis sent the ball past the Saints goalie for the final goal by the Tornado.
Norwich (3-3-1) outshot Seton Catholic 17-5. Maddie Vaughn, the Tornado’s freshman goalkeeper, ended the game with four saves – the last being noted as a big save to preserve the Norwich lead.
The Lady Tornado, who have played six games in 10 days, will take on powerhouse and defending Section IV champion Chenango Forks Saturday morning on Norwich’s home turf. Game time is scheduled for 10 a.m.
Norwich 4, Seton Catholic 1
NHS 1 3 – 4
SCC 1 0 – 1
