Overview
- Lewiston Porter scored all five goals before halftime and defeated Niagara Falls 5-1.
- Lucy Kloosterman scored twice, Elisabeth Gray had a goal and three assists, and Julia Leardini finished with a goal and two assists.
- Carmella Vilardo scored for Niagara Falls off a Daisy Holly assist, and Kendall Dean made 20 saves.
- Lewiston Porter improved to 11-1-1 overall and 5-0 in the Niagara Frontier division; Niagara Falls fell to 3-7 and 1-5.
Lewiston Porter scored five first-half goals to defeat Niagara Falls 5-1 in girls soccer Monday, Oct. 5, at Niagara Falls High School.
Lucy Kloosterman scored twice, while Elisabeth Gray finished with a goal and three assists. Julia Leardini added a goal and two assists, and Mara Pallaci scored the opening goal.
Pallaci put Lewiston Porter ahead with 39:31 remaining in the first half on an assist from Leardini. Kloosterman scored just 16 seconds later off a Gray assist, then added her second goal with 24:17 left, again assisted by Gray.
Gray extended the lead to 4-0 with 19:49 remaining, with Leardini providing the assist. Leardini completed the first-half scoring with 2:17 left off Gray's third assist, giving Lewiston Porter a 5-0 halftime lead.
Carmella Vilardo scored Niagara Falls' goal with 24:48 remaining in the second half, assisted by Daisy Holly. Kendall Dean made 20 saves for Niagara Falls, and Olivia Myers made one save for Lewiston Porter. Both goalkeepers played 80 minutes.
The result left Lewiston Porter at 11-1-1 overall and 5-0 in the Niagara Frontier division, listed first in the standings through Monday's contest. Niagara Falls finished the day at 3-7 overall and 1-5 in the division, in seventh place.
Through Monday's match, Gray had 11 goals and 15 assists on the season, while Leardini had six goals and eight assists. Pallaci's season total stood at 12 goals, and Kloosterman's at nine. Vilardo had 16 goals for Niagara Falls, and Holly had three assists.
Niagara Frontier division standings
Through Oct. 5:
| Rank | Team | Overall | Division | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewiston Porter | 11-1-1 | 5-0 | 57 | 6 |
| 2 | Lockport | 8-4 | 6-0 | 47 | 14 |
| 3 | Grand Island | 9-1 | 5-1 | 39 | 7 |
| 4 | Kenmore East | 6-4-1-1 | 4-2 | 31 | 22 |
| 5 | Niagara Wheatfield | 4-9 | 3-3 | 33 | 42 |
| 6 | Buffalo Public Schools | 7-6 | 2-4 | 44 | 15 |
| 7 | Niagara Falls | 3-7 | 1-5 | 20 | 43 |
| 8 | North Tonawanda | 3-10 | 0-5 | 18 | 51 |
| 9 | Kenmore West | 0-10 | 0-6 | 1 | 67 |
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