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Ten scorers lift Williamsville South past Sweet Home, 11–2

Ella Hicks scored twice as Williamsville South built a 10–1 halftime lead in an ECIC 2 girls soccer win.

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Ten scorers lift Williamsville South past Sweet Home, 11–2
Recap Girls Soccer

WNY Athletics Staff ·

Overview

  • Williamsville South scored 10 first-half goals and defeated Sweet Home 11–2 on Friday, Sept. 25.
  • Ella Hicks finished with two goals and an assist; Claire Held and Josie Lester each added a goal and two assists.
  • Ten Williamsville South players scored, while Tessa Gianadda contributed two assists and Hazel Denecke made five saves.
  • Williamsville South improved to 2–5 overall and 2–3 in ECIC 2, placing fourth in the division standings. Sweet Home finished the contest at 0–9 and 0–5 in the division.

Williamsville South spread the scoring among 10 players and built a 10–1 halftime lead in an 11–2 girls soccer victory over Sweet Home on Friday, Sept. 25, at Sweet Home High School's turf field.

Ella Hicks led Williamsville South with two goals and an assist. Claire Held and Josie Lester each recorded a goal and two assists, and Tessa Gianadda added two assists in the ECIC 2 matchup.

Katherine Carrigan scored a first-half goal on an assist from Allie Cefaratti. Clare Bauer also scored in the first half, with Maryam Sozen supplying the assist. Held and Hicks set up one another's first-half goals, and Held assisted on Hicks' second-half goal as well.

Lester assisted on goals by Violet Abar and Shea O'Rourke, while Gianadda set up Lester and Emma Plezia. Sozen and Emily McCormick also scored during Williamsville South's 10-goal opening half.

Each team scored once in the second half. Williamsville South recorded 30 shots, including 27 before halftime. Hazel Denecke played all 80 minutes in goal, making five saves on seven shots faced.

The victory brought Williamsville South to 2–5 overall and 2–3 in ECIC 2, fourth in the division standings through Friday's contest. Sweet Home fell to 0–9 overall and 0–5 in division play, sixth in ECIC 2.

With Friday's contributions included, Plezia had five goals and four assists for 14 points on the season. Lester had four goals and five assists for 13 points, while Hicks had three goals and an assist for seven points.

ECIC 2 standings

Through Sept. 25, including this contest:

Rank Team Overall Division PF PA
1 Starpoint 7-0 6-0 44 1
2 Williamsville East 4-2 4-1 26 4
3 Hamburg 3-3-1 2-2 20 11
4 Williamsville South 2-5 2-3 24 19
5 Amherst 1-6 1-4 6 37
6 Sweet Home 0-9 0-5 5 89

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