BEL AIR, Md. - The No. 14 Harford women's soccer team (4-0-0) scored the final three goals in a heavily-contested battle of two undefeated teams. The Fighting Owls outplayed Harcum (5-1-0) to earn the 3-1 victory.
Harford controlled the ball throughout the contest and outshot Harcum 24-6, but the game was knotted at 1-1 at halftime. After allowing a goal in the 19th minute to fall behind for just the second time all season, The Fighting Owls turned up the offensive pressure to pull away for the win.
Harcum's top scorer Luteisha Shelton lofted a perfect free kick over
Audrey Baldwin's shoulder to the back corner from almost 35 yards out to take the early 1-0 lead. With seven minutes left ot go in the opening half,
Lorianne Hill added the equalizer with a nifty header of a cross ball by
Christina Verzi.
Just three minutes into the second stanza,
Kristina Rivera blasted the game-winner by a diving keeper off a beautiful assist from
Erica Coley.
Amanda Zamora and
Amanda Ballard teamed up with 10 minutes remaining to put the game out of reach after a scrum in front of the Harford net.
The Fighting Owls travel to Montgomery-Rockville on Sept. 20, looking to avenge their lone loss from the 2010 campaign.