Lady Hornets suffer 2-1 loss to Athens
By: Ed Weaver | NTL Sports | October 9, 2020 | Photo courtesy David Alliger/Traveling Portraits
In a match up of the two undefeated teams in NTL Girls Soccer, the Athens Lady Wildcats edged the Lady Hornets 2-1 in Athens on Thursday, October 8.
After a scoreless first period the Lady Wildcats scored two quick goals, one by Emma Roe and one by Hannah Blackman, to put Wellsboro in a 2-0 hole in the opening seven minutes of the second half. Athens maintained their 2-0 lead until the Lady Hornets got on the board with 6:30 remaining on a goal from senior Kerrah Clymer off an assist by senior Cara Tennis.
Wellsboro was out shot 7-4 on the afternoon by Athens.
Junior Lilly Abadi recorded 4 saves in goal for Wellsboro.
The loss is the Lady Hornets' first of the season, bringing their record to 6-1-1. The team is back in action on Saturday, October 10 at North Penn-Mansfield.
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.
