Webutuck girls varsity soccer team earns two more wins

On Friday, Oct. 21, the Webutuck girls varsity soccer team secured its ninth win of the season for an overall record of 9-3-2.“That’s probably one of the best records we’ve had in a while,” coach Mark Moren said.The girls faced the Stissing Mountain team during a night game. The final score was 3-1.Pine Plains was in the lead at halftime with 1-0, but Webutuck came back strong in the second half.Danielle Stoetzner made the first Webutuck goal with an assist by Victoria Cullinan, who then made the second Webutuck goal off a corner kick. Rileigh Campion made the third Webutuck goal with an assist by Stoetzner.The day before, on Thursday, Oct. 20, the team went up against Rhinebeck for a 2-0 win in the last division game of the season.Cullinan made the first goal of the game off a corner kick. Campion made the second goal with and assist by Briana Bailey.“We really out-shot the other team,” said Moren, noting that his team had 22 shots on goal versus Rhinebeck’s two.The game marked the eighth shutout of the season for goalie Leslie Robertson.The team ended with a 5-3-2 league record and a 4-1-1 divisional record.

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