Wolverines win three in a row, host Madison Thursday
The Wolverines girls’ soccer team will be looking for its fourth win in a row when it hosts the Madison Bulldogs at 4 p.m. Thursday afternoon.
This week’s game with Lisbon has been postponed to 3:30, Monday, Sept. 19 at Lisbon. This is also the midpoint of the Mountain Valley Conference soccer season.
Over the last week, the Wolverines have defeated Carrabec 3-2, Dirigo 6-2 and Hall-Dale 3-2.
Cobras caged
On Sept. 6, Gabby Chapman had two goals vs. the visiting Carrabec Cobras. Both goals came in the second half of play.
Lauren Chestnut put the Cobras up 1-0, scoring the only goal of the first half. Chapman tied the game in the opening minutes of the second half but Makayla Vieneire’s goal regained the lead for Carrabec.
With the clock winding down to 16:07, Chapman, with freshman Cyra Fiat assisting, found the net again. With less then three minutes left in regulation, Grace Webber booted in Brooke Carleton’s pass, giving WMHS the win.
Lindsey Gordon and Lily Souza split the goal keeping duties for WMHS. Gordon started and gave up both goals, recording five saves. Souza saved two.
Wolverine Coach Duane Goud said Steph Jones and Natalie Corson played well in the backfield.
Chapman nets 4 goals
At Dixfield Sept. 8, Chapman scored four times in a 6-2 romp over Dirigo.
The Wolverines were ahead 3-nil at halftime, scoring three times in five minutes. Chapman netted the team’s first two goals, her second coming on a direct kick. Then Wiscasset scored again with 6:14 left.
Chapman scored two more goals at 33:35 and 26:57 of the second half. With 12:30 left in regulation, Webber booted in the game winner.
B. Greia scored both of Dirigo’s goals.
Wolverine keeper Gordon turned away six Dirigo shots.
Wolverines outlast Hall-Dale
Wiscasset returned from Farmingdale Sept. 10 with a 3-2 winner over Hall-Dale.
The Bulldogs struck first in this hard-fought game, scoring just four minutes into the contest, with Sabrina Freeman netting the first goal. Addie Davis was credited with an assist.
Webber then tied the game, with Sarah Foley assisting, with 18:32 left until the half. At the 9:34 mark, Webber scored again, this one unassisted, putting the Wolverines up 2-1, which was where the score stood at halftime.
Hall-Dale’s Addie Davis tied the game at 31:04 of the second half, setting the stage for a dramatic game-winning goal by Chapman with 23:09 left to play.
Gordon had a stellar game in the net, recording 10 saves. Maggie Gross saved five for the Bulldogs.
Coach Goud said he’d hoped to be undefeated at this point in the season. Wiscasset lost a heart-breaker at Boothbay during the MVC season opener. The two teams will meet again Oct. 6 at WMHS.
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