IAC GIRLS SOCCER: TIOGA LETS LEAD SLIP AWAY; FALLS 8-6 AT WATKINS GLEN (2019-10-09)

Valley Sports Report
WAtKINS GLEN "” Tioga led 4-0 and 5-1 in the first half, but Watkins Glen stormed back, triggered by two goals late in the first half, for an 8-6 win here Wednesday afternoon in IAC South Small School Division girls soccer action.

"A very disappointing loss to say the least," said Tioga coach Jim Walsh. "It was a tale of two halves and a game of one huge momentum swing.

"Watkins Glen scored two goals within minutes of the end of the first half and that momentum carried right into the second half," he noted. "We were totally outplayed and out-hustled in the second half.  

"We couldn't possess the ball with any regularity, nor stop the ball from getting into their senior forward Adrie Solomon," added Walsh. "She either scored unassisted or dished off the ball to Abigail Gibson."

With injuries reducing the Tioga roster to 10 players, Watkins Glen agreed to play 10-on-10 the entire game.

"We were without our starting goalie Gabrielle Foley for the second game in a row, I believe that also played a big factor in the game outcome," said Walsh.

Senior Mackenzie Macumber scored twice, and senior Jocelyn Bradley scored on a direct kick to give the Tigers a 3-0 lead midway through the first half.

Junior Destini Sweet converted a penalty kick with 13:33 remaining in the first half to make it 4-0.

Watkins Glen got on the board with 6:10 remaining, but Sweet scored two minutes later to push the lead back to four goals, at 5-1.

The Lady Senecas then scored twice in a 26-second span to trim the deficit to 5-3 with 51.8 seconds left in the first half.

Watkins Glen scored 10 1/2 minutes into the second half, and again 10 minutes later to tie the game at 5-5, but Macumber completed her hat trick on a breakaway just 14 seconds later to give the Lady Tigers a 6-5 lead with 19:24 remaining in the contest.

The Lady Senecas tied the game with 12:01 remaining, then took a 7-6 lead 3 1/2 minutes later. They capped the scoring with 6:13 remaining.

Abigail Gibson scored four goals for Watkins Glen, and Adrie Solomon added three.

Watkins Glen had a 22-17 advantage in shots-on-goal, while Tioga had a 5-4 edge in corner kicks.

Junior Eve Wood, and sophomore Abagail Foley combined to make 14 saves for the Lady Tigers.

Tioga, now 4-9, close out the 2019 campaign Friday when they host NEB.

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IN PHOTO: Tioga's Mackenzie Macumber.