Faherty's second-half goal lifts East Aurora past Akron, 2-1

Overview

• Amelia Faherty scored off a Juliet Buccieri assist with 31:27 left in the second half to give East Aurora a 2-1 win.
• Buccieri opened the scoring on a first-half penalty kick before Akron's Abby Gerstung tied the game early in the second half.
• Vivian Sultana made 10 saves over 80 minutes for East Aurora.
• East Aurora improved to 10-2-1 overall, while Akron fell to 6-3-0-2.

Amelia Faherty scored the deciding goal with 31:27 remaining in the second half as East Aurora defeated Akron 2-1 Tuesday at Akron High School.

Juliet Buccieri assisted on Faherty's goal after scoring East Aurora's first goal on a penalty kick. Vivian Sultana finished with 10 saves and one goal allowed in 80 minutes.

Buccieri converted the penalty kick with 17:24 left in the first half, giving East Aurora a 1-0 lead that held through halftime. Akron answered with 38:00 remaining in the second half when Abby Gerstung scored off an assist from Hannah Liss to tie the game.

Faherty restored East Aurora's lead 6 minutes, 33 seconds later, and the visitors held that advantage through the final whistle.

Akron's Regan Luck made four saves and Deanna Vasbinder added three. Each goalkeeper played 40 minutes and allowed one goal.

With the contest included in the season totals, Buccieri had 16 goals and seven assists, while Faherty had five goals and four assists. Gerstung had six goals and six assists for Akron.

The victory moved East Aurora to 10-2-1 overall. East Aurora held first place in ECIC 3 with a 7-0 division record. Akron's overall record stood at 6-3-0-2, and Akron held second place in Niagara Orleans at 5-1 in division play.

ECIC 3 standings

Through Oct. 6.

Niagara Orleans standings

Through Oct. 6.