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Samantha Lyon, Sophomore
By Jessica Barranco (Whetstone Staff Writer)
After just five games, Wesley’s women’s soccer team has posted more wins than it did all of last year, when the team recorded a 3-13-1 record.
Senior captain Kim Fearnbach maintained her scoring prowess by leading the team this season with five goals, followed by Mia Brocco who has scored four.
Junior goalkeeper Sydney Kahan is keeping the team in the games with 47 saves on the season and allowing only six goals.
The Wolverines played their first conference game on Sept. 24, losing to the Mary Washington Eagles, 2-1.
Despite the loss, the Wolverines have a 5-3 record.
The team started off its season with a 4-2 win over the Gwynedd Mercy Griffins.
Last year when the Wolverines played the Griffins, the game ended in a 0-0 tie.
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Samantha Lyon Wesley vs. Goucher college
This year, the girls took the game away from the beginning with freshman Kelly Edmunds scoring in the fourteenth minute with an assist by last year’s leading scorer Fearnbach.
“After the first goal went in, I was really excited because we scored so early in the game,†said sophomore starting midfielder Sam Lyon.
The Wolverines were not content with a 1-0 lead so Mia Brocco, a junior off the bench, scored with 17 minutes left in the half. The assist came from Lyon.
Two more goals for each team led the Wolverines to a final score of 4-2 in their at-home season opener.
From the first game, sophomore defender Sam Barker was impressed with the positive direction the team was taking.
“It was a great feeling [winning] because it showed that the past is the past and we have a bright future ahead of us,†she said.
