Girl's Soccer

| 28 Sep 2011 | 02:55

    Newton 2, Vernon 0 Brittany Overland scored with 70 seconds remaining in the second overtime period to lift Newton to a 2-1 victory over Vernon in an SCIL girls' soccer match played Wednesday in Vernon. The win evened the Braves' record at 2-2-1, while the Vikings dropped to 1-4. Following a scoreless first half, Vernon got on the board 17:15 into the second half on a goal by Mandy Castello with an assist from Elise Fugowski. With 10 minutes remaining in regulation, Anna Petersen tied the game with an unassisted goal. Newton's goalie Heather Harow made 14 saves while Vernon's keeper Kayla Macerino came up with 11. Sparta 7, Hopatcong 1 Sparta routed Hopatcong 7-1 as Danielle Jacobs posted a hat trick effort. She scored three times, including the first tally eight minutes into the game. Jacobs was chosen the SCIL Player of the Week. Kayla Kretchmer and Monica Stegman tallied two goals apiece to complete the scoring. Lenape 2, Hopatcong 0 Tricia DiPaolo scored twice in leading Lenape Valley to a 2-0 win over Hopatcong. DiPaolo scored 17 minutes into the game and added an insurance tally with 13 minutes remaining. Goalie Delia Pavlichko recorded a pair of saves in posting the shutout. Wallkill 2, Sparta 1 Wallkill Valley edged Sparta 2-1 on Wednesday, handing the Lady Spartans their first setback of the season. Kathleen Paiva scored the game-winning tally off a cross from Diana Gazzano in the second half to snap a 1-1 stalemate. Kerri Wisneski opened the scoring in the first half with an assist from Sarah Hildebrand before Stegman tied the game for Sparta 12 minutes into the second half. High Point 3, Kittatinny 0 Sophomores Jessica Lain and Ashley Sanborn continue to have a positive impact on the High Point season. On Wednesday, Lain scored once and assisted on a pair of goals by Sanborn in a 3-0 victory over Kittatinny. Two days earlier, it was the same combination of two goals and an assist by Sanborn plus a goal and two assists by Lain in a 5-0 romp over Newton.