Girls soccer tops Mansfield, 4-3

By: Ed Weaver  /  September 24, 2013

The Wellsboro Varsity soccer team defeated rival Mansfield, 4-3 Monday night to record their third consecutive victory.

The team scored 3 goals in the first half to take a 3-1 lead over the Lady Tigers and held on as Mansfield scored 2 goals in the second half to claim the NTL victory.

Mansfield struck first as Jenny Loher found the back of the net a little over halfway through the game, But the lead was short lived as the Lady Hornets struck three times in three minutes. With 12 minutes left in the opening half Sophomore Sarah Ingerick scored, followed by Sophomore Brynn Ripley a minute later to put them up 2-1. A minute after that Lindsey Graver made it 3-1 heading into the break.

Mansfield recovered as Loher scored back to back goals in the second half, one of which was a penalty kick, for the hat trick and to knot things up before Junior Lauren Bleggi's heroics gave Wellsboro the win.

Junior Meghan Bodine recorded 16 saves in goal for the Lady Hornets.

In the J.V. game the Lady Hornets fell to Mansfield, 3-2.

With the win, the Lady Hornets improve to 4-5-1 (3-4-1 NTL). The team will be back in action on Wednesday, September 25 as they host Troy.