IAC BOYS SOCCER: WAVERLY FALLS TO WHITNEY POINT IN SEASON-OPENER (24 PHOTOS) (2019-09-05)
Valley Sports ReportWAVERLY "” Whitney Point built a 2-0 lead at halftime, then salted the game away with four second-half goals en route to a 6-0 season-opening win over Waverly here Thursday afternoon in IAC Large School crossover boys soccer action at Memorial Stadium.
"This game didn't go as well as we had hoped, but we have the philosophy that we either win or we learn - and we definitely learned a lot," said Waverly coach Eric Ryck.
"There are a lot of good takeaways from tonight and we are going to build on those, and work on fixing the things we need to fix," he noted. "We need to get better at closing down the ball and just get more confident with the ball at our feet.
"This team has a great mindset and endless amounts of effort, this one game doesn't define our season," added Ryck. "I know without a doubt we will grow from here."
Alfonso Perna scored the game's first goal with 27 minutes remaining in the first half when he bodied a perfect cross to the far post from Liam Lynch into the net.
About 15 minutes later, Lynch made it 2-0 with a hard shot just under the crossbar from close range.
Pena added two more goals in the second half to complete his hat trick, while Lynch added his second goal of the game, and Matt Jordan completed the scoring.
Whitney Point had a 32-3 advantage in shots-on-goal, and a 6-1 edge in corner kicks.
Sophomore Cameron McIsaac recorded 26 saves for the Wolverines, and Zack Tucker had three for Whitney Point.
Waverly returns to action Tuesday at Lansing.
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IN PHOTO 1: Waverly's Cameron McIsaac. ... PHOTOS BY TIM BIRNEY.
