Grand Island rallies with three second-half goals to beat Niagara Wheatfield

Overview

• Grand Island erased a 1-0 halftime deficit with three goals in a nine-minute span of the second half.
• Brianna Schiffmacher tied the game, Maddie Sugg put Grand Island ahead and Tiana Magee added the third goal.
• Emmeline Berg scored for Niagara Wheatfield, and Lily Pierzonka made 12 saves.
• Grand Island improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Niagara Frontier division; Niagara Wheatfield fell to 1-8 and 0-2.

Grand Island scored three times in a nine-minute stretch of the second half to rally past Niagara Wheatfield 3-1 in girls soccer Thursday, Sept. 24, at Grand Island High School.

Trailing 1-0 at halftime, Grand Island tied the game on Brianna Schiffmacher's goal with 35:00 remaining in the second half. Mackenzie Gallagher assisted on the equalizer. Maddie Sugg scored four minutes later to give Grand Island a 2-1 lead, and Tiana Magee extended the advantage with 26:00 left on an assist from goalkeeper Madelyn Urbaniak.

Niagara Wheatfield had taken the lead with 13:42 remaining in the first half when Emmeline Berg scored off an assist from Eliana Higgins. Berg finished the contest with five goals on the season, while Higgins had six assists.

Urbaniak made seven saves on eight shots faced in 80 minutes for Grand Island. Lily Pierzonka recorded 12 saves on 15 shots faced while playing the full 80 minutes for Niagara Wheatfield.

Grand Island improved to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the Niagara Frontier division, placing fourth in the standings through Thursday's contest. Niagara Wheatfield fell to 1-8 overall and 0-2 in the division and stood seventh.

Niagara Frontier standings