Boys Soccer – Emmaus 2, PME 1 OT
At Swiftwater, the Hornets found themselves in an unfamiliar position on Wednesday afternoon trailing for the first time in four games.
Pocono Mountain East became the first opponent to score again an Emmaus defensive unit that had posted three straight shutouts as sophomore Zach Szerszen found the back of the net giving the Cardinals a 1-0 lead at the half.
It appeared for the longest time that lone tally would carry the Cardinals to the upset, but Emmaus had other ideas.
Sophomore Brennan Stack came up with the equalizer, scoring his second goal of the season and tying the game with 1:36 left in regulation, and then senior Canyon Reinhardt came up with the golden goal early in overtime – his team-leading third – as the Hornets remained unbeaten on the season (4-0 overall/3-0 EPC).
In the match, neither team generated many scoring opportunities with Emmaus holding a slim 3-2 advantage in shots on goal. The Hornets did, however, generate eight corners compared to none for the home squad.
In goal, senior Will Peck picked up the win.
The Hornets close out their week on Friday at 3:30 p.m. as they return home to Memorial Field to take on rival Central Catholic.
Em – 0-1-1 – 2
PME – 1-0-0 – 1
Scoring:
PME – Zach Szerszen
Em – Brennan Stack
Em – Canyon Reinhardt
SOG – Em 3, PME 2
Saves – Em (Peck 1), PME (Angst 1)
Corners – Em 8, PME 0
Girls Soccer – Emmaus 7, PME 0
At Memorial Field, the Hornets posted their third straight clean sheet in a 7-0 rout of PM East.
Five different players scored goals for head coach Chris Hain’s squad, which improved to 3-1 overall and 2-0 in the EPC.
Junior forward Hannah Berk recorded her first career hat trick and added an assist to lead the Hornets offense. Classmate Lizzy Bender had a game-high four assists to go along with her first goal of the season, while sophomore Ella Scharper scored her fourth goal in as many games.
In net, senior Sadie Wallace and sophomore Olivia Haberl combined on the shutout.
Emmaus will return to action on Saturday at 1 p.m. as they host rival Central Catholic in a key early-season matchup.
PME – 0-0 – 0
Em – 5-2 – 7
Scoring:
Em – Hannah Berk (assist Lizzy Bender)
Em – Bender (assist Berk)
Em – Ella Scharper (assist Bender)
Em – Berk (assist Bender)
Em – Giuliana Meyer (assist Scharper)
Em – Celeste Peralta (assist Atlanta Bogert)
Em – Berk (assist Bender)
Saves – Em (Sadie Wallace 0, Olivia Haberl 2), PME (Mia Scarpelli 14)