The Boothbay Region High School girls soccer team picked up two wins in week three of the season, defeating Mt. Abram, 1-0, and Dirigo, 4-0.

On Tuesday, Sept. 12 at Mt. Abram, it was a close match, Coach Ben Powell reported.

“Wow, what a great first win for the Seahawks as they defeated a solid Mt. Abram team in a tightly contested match. The first half was up and down with great chances for both teams. Early in the game Reagan Cola had a fantastic free kick far post to Evy Case, whose shot just missed wide. They countered with some great opportunities of their own but were held scoreless thanks to some great play by the defense and goalie Jackie McLoon.

“The game went into the half scoreless and in the second half Boothbay started to wear down a little bit. There were a couple injuries and a lot of the players had not been subbed out the entire game. Mt. Abram had most of the possession in the second half with Boothbay trying to pick its spots offensively. There were a few good opportunities in the middle of the second half, with the best being Reagan Cola’s breakaway. She took it from midfield by 3-4 defenders and found herself with a one on one with the goalie, unfortunately she pulled her shot just wide. With 5 minutes left in the game I pulled Hannah Cola from her sweeper position up to striker to see if she could maybe get a breakaway and create something offensively. And she did not let me down, with 1:30 left in the game Hannah got her opportunity and beat their sweeper in a footrace and then finished with a perfect shot in the corner.

“The entire team played great today, but I think everyone would agree there was one player with a standout performance, and that was Hannah Cola.”

On Thursday at home against Dirigo, it was all Boothbay from the outset. The Seahawks came out strong, keeping the ball in Dirigo’s end and placing steady pressure on goal. 

At about 10 minutes into the match, Lovely Uberita scored after a barrage of shots on net. Just nine minutes later, Reagan Cola showed off her impressive ball-handling skills, with a solo advance from midfield that ended with Boothbay’s second goal. Six minutes later, Olivia Paolillo was able to capitalize on another Cola shot, making the score 3-0.

Boothbay kept up the pressure throughout the rest of the game, controlling the ball and garnering the lion’s share of scoring opportunities. With 16 minutes left in the match,  Cola scored the game’s final goal to make it 4-0. 

“This was a solid win and the second in a row for Boothbay. The standout performance for this game was Reagan Cola who was involved in 3 of the 4 scoring plays. She was able to dribble up and down the field at will and did a great job getting teammates involved and creating opportunities,” Coach Powell wrote in an email.

The Seahawks look to extend their winning streak on Monday, when they face Spruce Mountain at home.