Angie Perkins scored three goals to lead the Boothbay Seahawks to a 5-4 win over Wiscasset in Mountain Valley Conference soccer action at Clifford Field in Boothbay Friday afternoon.

After winning the toss, the Seahawks chose to keep the ball, leaving the Wolverines to defend the goal facing the sun but with the wind at their backs. Twenty seconds later, Perkins carried the ball past three defenders and scored, hammering the ball into the corner of the net.

Maeve Blodgett tied the game, putting Wiscasset Middle High School on the scoreboard. The Wolverines then got a huge break five minutes later when the Seahawks were whistled for an infraction following a collision inside the penalty area. Gabby Chapman netted the ensuing penalty kick, the ball sailing into the right hand corner past Seahawk goalie Jackie McLoon.

With just a few minutes left on the clock until the half, Perkins struck again with her second unassisted goal, tying the score 2-2.

“Everybody’s here to help each other. Communicate and keep your comments positive,” Wolverines Coach Duane Goud told his players at halftime.

“We’ve got to be a little quicker on our passes,” Seahawks Coach Ben Powell said to his team.

Wiscasset’s Grace Webber broke free on the right wing at the 34:00 mark of the second half, fired, but McLoon was there for the save. Later, Boothbay’s Summer Chamberlin carried the ball inside the Wiscasset penalty area but fullback Stephanie Jones raced up from behind and cleared the ball away with a slide tackle.

Boothbay striker Hannah Cola finally broke the deadlock when she shook off two Wiscasset defenders and scored again to put the hosts ahead 3-2.

The Wolverines then got another huge break. Following a tussle in front of the Boothbay net, the Seahawks were whistled for another infraction inside the penalty area. Once again, Chapman hammered home the penalty kick­ — game tied.

With 25 minutes left to play, Chapman nearly put the Wolverines ahead; her direct kick from outside the 18-yard line was on the mark, but McLoon moved quickly to her right and caught the ball. Webber then made a nice cross pass in front of the net but the Seahawks defense again cleared the ball away.

Boothbay’s Reagan Cola then carried the ball deep into Wiscasset territory but her shot was deflected and caught by Wolverine keeper Lindsey Gordon, who punted the ball deep down field.

With 10 minutes left, Hannah Cola slipped by two defenders. Gordon charged, but too late. Cola’s shot found the net, putting Boothbay up 4-3. Thirty seconds later, Wiscasset was whistled for an infraction outside the 18. Some confusion followed and before the Wolverines could set up a defensive formation, Perkins had hammered the ball into the net.

The Wolverines fought on. With just over a minute left, Chapman scored her third goal of the game, another direct kick, when the Seahawks were whistled for yet another infraction, just outside the 18-yard line. With the final seconds ticking off, Wiscasset kept the pressure on but Boothbay prevailed.

Afterward, Powell called it a great win. “Five goals, you can’t complain about that,” he said.

“We had our opportunities and we took the game right to the closing minute,” Goud said. Shannon James and Cyra Fait played well off the bench, he added.

Wiscasset finished with a 20-17 shot edge. McLoon finished with 17 saves, Gordon had 14.