Lewis goal lifts EHS past Lady Buccaneers
Published 2:53 pm Thursday, August 22, 2024
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Vella Nave (4) redirects the rebound off a punch save by University High goalkeeper Harper Poston (32) back into the net, tying the game at 1 with 23 minutes left in the first half Tuesday evening at Winged Deer Park.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Vella Nave (4) and Camdyn Garland (8) exchange congratulations after Nave put Garland’s shot on goal into the net off the rebound, tying the game at 1 with 23 minutes left in the first half Tuesday evening at Winged Deer Park.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Izzy Lewis (7) delivers a knuckling corner kick on goal, but University High goalkeeper Harper Poston (32) clears the shot with a punch save midway through the first half Tuesday evening at Winged Deer Park.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders With University High goalkeeper Harper Poston (32) out of position, Lady Cyclone Camdyn Garland’s (8) header on goal is batted away by Olivia Fabus (7), resulting in a handball call by the head referee. A red card was issued to a University High player, resulting in a free kick late in the first half.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Izzy Lewis (7) drives a corner kick toward the goal late in the first half.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Vella Nave (4) has her rebound header blocked by University High goalkeeper Harper Poston (32) late in the first half.
Star Photo/Larry N. Souders The Lady Cyclones' Izzy Lewis (7) tries to go lower right of the goal on a penalty kick late in the first half. University High goalkeeper Harper Poston (32) made the save on the play.
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JOHNSON CITY – A physical, defensive girls’ soccer match turned in the 77th minute when junior Izzy Lewis scored to give the Lady Cyclones a 2-1 victory over University High at Winged Deer Park on Tuesday.
The play started in the Cyclones’ end of the pitch when senior Hallie Powell sent a pass to midfield, where fellow senior Aubrey Meier fed Lewis outside the penalty area. Lewis turned on the speed, split two UH defenders, and put a low shot past Lady Bucs goalkeeper Harper Poston.
“It was a pretty physical game, but I thought we handled it well,” Lewis said. “I felt like I had to make up for the missed penalty kick. I tried to mix it up, but it didn’t work too well. It was a good shot but a better save.”
That missed kick came late in the first half after a red card was issued to Lady Buccaneers’ Anna Oligny for a handball on a shot in the penalty area. Lewis stepped up to the penalty kick stripe and fired a waist-high shot that Poston stopped with her right forearm.
UH opened the scoring in the 11th minute on a breakaway by Caroline Bader down the sideline. She beat EHS goalkeeper Abby Krawczyk for a 1-nil Bucs lead. The Cyclones got the equalizer in the 17th minute when a corner kick from Lewis struck the right post of the Bucs’ goal frame, allowing Vella Nave to nudge the ball over the goal line.
“Our defensive line was great; they played very disciplined,” Lady Cyclones head coach Lauren Meier said. “Our communication was good, as was our speed and anticipation. UH is a very good team, and they played well. They were very physical, which we knew coming in. I felt like it was a good game, and we made passes and found spaces to make connecting passes.”
UH was whistled for eight penalties compared to four for EHS. UH also had a red card, while EHS sophomore Maddix Morton was shown a yellow card. The first half saw UH outshoot EHS 4-2, but the second half saw the Cyclones take a 5-4 shots-on-goal advantage, including the last shot by Lewis.
EHS 2, UH 1
EHS 1 1 – 2
UH 1 0 – 1
Scoring Summary
First Half
UH – Bader (unassisted) 11:00
EHS – Nave (assist Lewis) 17:00
Second Half
EHS – Lewis (assist Meier) 77:00
