White River Junction
Dwyer, a sophomore forward, scored her first two varsity goals in the Hurricanes’ 2-0 win over visiting Woodstock at Maxfield Sports Complex on Wednesday.
It was the first win of the season for Hartford (1-0-1) and first loss of the year for the Wasps (1-1-0).
Both of Dwyer’s scores came in the first half, the first in the 15th minute after an initial Canes shot off the cross bar resulted in a scrum out front. It squirted out to Dwyer, who took advantage of a wide open look.
Hartford’s second goal was much more deliberate. Having emphasized restarts in practice as of late, Hartford’s Maddie Koff delivered a lofting feed on a corner kick to set up another score for the sophomore.
“She’s actually a pretty even-keeled kid, so she wasn’t doing cartwheels like I would have been,” Hurricanes coach Jeff Acker said of Dwyer registering her first two career goals. “That said, she was pretty excited. It was pretty fun.”
Wasps keeper Brittany Poljacik made five saves while Harford counterpart Morgan White made a pair.
Hartford plays its first road game Saturday at Spaulding. The Wasps play their second of four straight on the road Friday at Mill River.
Thetford
Freshman Arwen Clayton and Jordan Mousley also scored for the Panthers, who led 3-0 at halftime.
Thetford tested Windsor goalie Kaycee Herschel, who was credited with 12 saves.
“She actually played an amazing game,” Thetford assistant coach Ted MacVeagh said. “She made a number of impressive saves.”
Danielle Robinson made three saves for Thetford, which is back at home on Saturday for its homecoming day game against rival Oxbow.
The Jacks are off until next Thursday, when they visit Leland & Gray.
Concord
It was the first career goal for Nichols, a freshman call-up.
All four goals were unassisted as the Sunapee controlled play from the outset.
Suzanne Rickard made a pair of saves for Sunapee, which hosts Gorham on Friday.
Arlington, Vt.
Emma Gillette scored the first goal of the game for Whitchester on a feed from Brianna Hillier, but Arlington rallied to lead, 3-1, at halftime.
Krista Townsend made 12 saves for the Mountaineers, while first-year Whitcomb-Rochester coach Christine Fitch credited Hayley Mears, Kayla TownsendAnna Smith and Alivia Reed with strong defensive games.
The Mountaineers are right back at it today on the road — though much closer to home — visiting South Royalton.
Contoocook, n.h.
Hopkinton led 2-0 at halftime before Stevens’ Jazmyn Griffin scored the first of her three goals to narrow the gap to 2-1 five minutes into the second half. Hopkinton countered shortly after to retake a two-goal lead before Griffin answered right back a minute later to bring the Cardinals back within one. Griffin would add another late goal off a corner by Julia Malia.
Stevens (1-2) hosts Fall Mountain at 7 p.m. on Friday for their Charity Cup to raise awareness for ALS.
Hanover
“It was a tough battle with a lot of momentum shifts. We got the best of the play in the first half and second half,” Hanover coach Doug Kennedy said.
Meyerrose finished with five saves for the Marauders. J-J Taube, Sophie Miles and Cate Wagner all had strong games, according to Kennedy. Each team managed just six shots on goal.
The win marks the second straight double-overtime contest for Hanover (2-1), which beat Bow 2-1 in two extra stanzas on Sept. 2. The Marauders look to bounce back at rival Lebanon on Friday.
Manchester
“We went down there with high hopes, but you’ve got to get the ball into the back of the net,” Lebanon coach Breck Taber said.
Keeper Kassidee Rogers had eight saves for the Raiders, who play host to Hanover on Friday. Lebanon remains in search of their first goal this season.
Concord
Will Palin made 12 saves for Sunapee, including a diving stop off of a deflection to keep the game scoreless in the second half.
The Lakers host Gorham on Friday.
Sharon
Skeet-Browning scored midway through the first half to put Sharon in front before adding two more goals after the break. Harvey Kelley and Cole Ward each had assists. Goalie Thatcher Morrison had two saves.
“We lost our opening game but had a good response today. We created some better chances and made sure to put the game away,” Sharon coach Rob Stainton said.
The Phoenix (1-1) play host to Cabot on Friday.
Weare, n.h.
“We changed around (the lineup), so hopefully now we’ve got an offense that can click,” Newport coach Becky Merrow said.
Megan Howard and Kennedy Pysz scored one minute apart in the first half to make it 2-0, the former assisted by Hamilton and the latter by Perry.
The Generals cut it to 2-1 before halftime, but Hamilton’s goal from Perry with 20 seconds left in regulation sealed it.
Stacia Dame (four saves) Katy Jurado (no shots faced) split time in net for the Tigers.
Newport hosts Mascoma on Friday in a rematch of the Royals’ 3-1 win on Saturday.
Woodstock
Miranda Johnson started the scoring when she converted for a goal off a deflection following a Woodstock corner in the early going. Freshman Mackenzie Yates then scored her first career varsity goal with an assist to older sister Sarah, a senior. Mariah Luce added an unassisted goal in the second half.
“It was just a really solid game from top to bottom; everyone played well,” Woodstock coach Annie Doton said.
Goalie Molly Henne had two saves for the Wasps (1-0), who play at U-32 on Friday.
Brattleboro, Vt.
Emma Libbey led the attack for Hartford with two goals. Brooke Hurd added a goal and an assist. Morgan Pero also scored. Natasha Lovell, Havailah Arnold and Caitlin Gaudet each had assists.
The Canes led 4-0 at halftime which allowed the large contingent of freshmen varsity players to see plenty of action after the break. Goalie Rachel Loseby played the first half and Hannah Cooney played the second, making one save.
Hartford (1-0) visits Middlebury on Friday.
West Canaan
Goalie Abby Duhaime had four saves for Mascoma. Despite not making a dent in the scoreboard, coach Jenn Hammond noted the team’s improved the offensive play.
The Royals visit Newport on Friday.
North Sutton, n.h.
Nick Farney of the Hawks medalled with a 1-over-par 37 on CCNH’s front nine, but Newport still prevailed by nine shots.
The Tigers were led by Cameron Gebo (40), Gabe Edwards (41), Kyle Fish (44) and Brandon Whelan (47).
For Sunapee, Connor Fleury (49), Ray Cabral (51), Zack Bourque (52) and Kier Lucas (56) registered scoring rounds.
Both Newport and Sunapee play again today on the road, the Tigers (3-0) visiting Profile and the Lakers (2-2) going to Hillsboro-Deering.
Team scores: 1. Newport 172; 2. Hopkinton 181; 3. Sunapee 208.
Langdon, n.h.
Hanover was an impressive 68-for-73 serving as a team. Kat Bristol was 22-for-23 with six aces, five assists and five kills. Jayne Bungee was 13-for-14 with four aces and four assists. Rachel Neumann had five kills. Bella Collins was 11-for-13 serving with four aces.
Hanover (1-1) hosts Kingswood on Friday.
New London
Sophomore Abbie Sansoucy scored the lone goal for Colby-Sawyer, sending a penalty shot inside the left post to make it 2-1 five minutes into the second half.
Senior Amanda Hotvedt had a goal an assist for Middlebury.
The Chargers face Keene State on the road on Saturday.
New London
Sierra Schuster scored in the eighth minute with an assist to Alie Jones to put the hosts up 1-0. Hartford High alum Allyse Mullen added a goal just before halftime assisted by Paige Viens. Jones added an insurance goal in the second half; Hadley Woodfin assisted.
Goalie Xena Ras made one save for the shutout. Colby-Sawyer (3-1) hosts Bay Path at 1 p.m. on Saturday.