Wheeling Park's Harper Moores and Parkersburg's Gracie Energetic chase the ball at midfield Thursday at Wheeling Island Stadium. The Patriots beat the Massive Reds 7-Zero.
WHEELING – Two soccer groups which have had a number of success this season met on the sphere at Wheeling Island Stadium on Thursday because the Wheeling Park Patriots (12-Four-1) defeated the Parkersburg Massive Reds (14-Three -2) with 7-Zero.
Park picked up their recreation as the sport wore on, main Three-Zero at halftime and racking up 4 extra objectives within the first 20 minutes of the second half.
“Parkersburg is an excellent crew, they gave us hassle early,” Wheeling Park head coach Tom Smith mentioned. “I made some changes. We got here out flat, they got here out with a number of tempo. The changes have been shifting the ball into midfield after which getting it as much as the forwards, everybody contributing.”
“For probably the most half, you possibly can inform we're a reasonably worn and worn down crew proper now,” Parkersburg head coach Jarric Hoskins mentioned. “I assumed our motion to the ball might have been rather a lot higher, we performed a step again, like we have been a step slower than them. They possess the ball very effectively, they didn't wait, they play the ball, they proceed the run, they made some 1-2 passes. They transfer the ball in a short time, and typically we have been only a step slower.
Almost 10 minutes went scoreless Thursday earlier than the Patriots' Brenna Tipton broke issues open with a excessive shot from the appropriate wing that grazed the outstretched fingers of the Parkersburg goalie however fell into the web.
Massive Reds goalkeeper Kaleigh Rexroad made an excellent save within the 14th minute, diving for a mid-air problem on an uncontested shot by Park's Julia Dunaway after a breakaway.
Dunaway and Rexroad squared off once more within the 28th minute, with Dunaway firing in a cross from the appropriate wing that Rexroad needed to put away once more to get a hand.
Rexroad, a senior, had seven saves within the recreation.
Dunaway lastly bought going within the 29th minute after a go from Sarah Craycraft bought her in entrance of the protection for a one-on-one take a look at objective.
Parkersburg threatened within the 34th minute, with the Massive Reds' Adriana Medina lining up a uncommon look from the left wing however pushing the shot huge of the body.
Julia Dunaway made it Three-Zero within the 35th minute after capitalizing on one other mano a mano scenario. Rexroad bought a hand to the shot however there was an excessive amount of velocity on the again and the ball was carried into the again of the web.
Out of the break, Tipton began the scoring once more, crashing over for a attempt after a shot rattled off the crossbar.
Wheeling Park goalkeeper Hailey Hastings stored the Patriots scoreless within the 51st minute with a diving cease in opposition to a Massive Reds penalty kick.
The Patriots carried that drive right into a rating lower than 60 seconds later from left wing Katelyn Smith.
Dunaway scored one other objective earlier than being subbed off within the 60th minute to make it 6-Zero. Caroline Lecuyer capped the night with a objective within the 61st minute.
Parkersburg has one recreation remaining within the common season in opposition to Morgantown on Oct. 15, whereas Wheeling Park has two video games left on the schedule.
“Our primary objective proper now could be to get some ladies wholesome, get our legs again below us,” mentioned Hoskins, whose Massive Reds have been lacking a number of ladies with accidents. “We're fairly worn out. I believe it confirmed tonight in our effort in locations. We had our possibilities, we simply performed just a little bit slower, we didn't take the ball off our ft. Park have been merely the most effective crew tonight, credit score to them. They moved the ball rather well, they’ve some actually good gamers.”
For Park, they’re on the lookout for improved consistency earlier than the postseason.
“We have now pockets of time the place we play precisely how we wish to play and there are pockets of time the place we're not centered,” Smith mentioned. “It's a matter of being absolutely centered for the entire length of a recreation, not 60 minutes of a recreation and there's a 20-minute hole the place we don't play as we're able to. It's about consistency at this level.”