Valley Sports ReportATHENS — Senior Delanie Patton netted her third hat trick in a row to help Athens to a 4-0 win over Towanda on Seniors Night here Tuesday evening in NTL girls soccer action at Alumni Stadium.
"It was a fantastic Senior Night for our seven special seniors," said Athens coach Rich Pitts.
"It was a great team effort as the underclassman wanted to send the seniors home with a win.
"I was very impressed with how we moved the ball tonight and that things we are working on in training continue to show up on games," noted Pitts.
"It was a good finish to a grueling stretch of games." He added. "Now, we can get some light sessions in and we prepare for the next stretch of games and some great battles upcoming."
Patton, off a feed from senior Brinley Nichols, broke a scoreless tie with 1:53 remaining in the first half, and the Wildcats led 1-0 at the halftime intermission.
Patton scored a pair of goals in a 4 1/2-minute span to put Athens up 3-0 with 30:23 remaining in the contest.
Nichol tacked on the Wildcats final goal of the game, off an assist from freshman Evelyn Waring with 27:57 left in the contest.
Athens had a 29-5 advantage in shots-on-goal, and a 2-0 edge in corner kicks.
Junior Annika Lezak recorded three saves in net for the Wildcats.
Athens, now 9-2-1, next Tuesday when it hosts Wyalusing.
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IN PHOTO 1: Athens senior Delanie Patton. IN TOP PHOTO: Athens senior Brinley Nichols. ... PHOTOS BY MATT PATTON.
