Warriors Grind Out Second Straight Victory

Williamsport, Pa. – Coaches and fans prefer that their teams play well every time they take the field, no matter how impossible the notion may be.  It then becomes very important to learn how a team will react when it doesn’t have its best stuff on game day.

Sunday was one of those days as Lycoming women’s soccer proved its mettle by grinding out a 1-0 victory over Juniata College on a day when the team’s play could be described as less than stellar.  The Warriors improve to 4-1 on the season with its second consecutive victory while the Eagles fall to 1-5-1.

For 57 minutes, Lycoming was unable to crack Juniata’s defense due in part to an inconsistent attack and an aggressive Eagle back four.  But freshman Sarah Wingerden (Macedon, N.Y./Palmyra-Macedon) broke through in the 58^th minute.  Playing in her first game since the opening match of the season against Penn College, Wingerden ran onto a thru-pass from sophomore Danielle Curry (West Chester, Pa./East), cut inside of the defender, and beat the keeper to the far post for her first goal of the season.

The pace of the game picked up from there after, but most of the action was seen in the midfield with few late chances on either team’s net.

Lycoming is next in action on Tuesday, September 20, at King’s College.  Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.