Second half goals by Sarah Foley and Cyra Fait, along with a solid performance by goalkeeper Lindsey Gordon, helped give the Wolverines a 2-0 victory over visiting Boothbay Region Thursday night, Oct. 6.

The win improved the Wolverines’ record to 4-6-1. Wiscasset entered the game still very much in playoff contention, ranked ninth in the Mountain Valley Conference. Boothbay Region was ranked 13th and is now 2-10. One of the Seahawks’ wins was a 5-4 thriller over Wiscasset in the MVC season opener Sept. 2.

After Wiscasset won the coin toss Oct. 6, the team deferred possession of the ball in favor of defending the western net. The two longtime rivals then battled through a scoreless first half. The first scoring opportunity came 10 minutes into the game when Seahawk Regan Cola crossed a pass to Angie Perkins but Gordon was there to make the first of five first half saves. Perkins by the way had scored three goals against Wiscasset in their first meeting.

At 28:59, Gordon caught Perkins’s shot from just outside the 18 and punted the ball down field. With 12 minutes left until halftime, Wiscasset’s Grace Webber made a nice cross pass in front of the Seahawks’ net but goalie Hannah Cola was there for the save. The final 10 minutes of the half saw the momentum swing back and forth as both teams struggled to maintain possession of the ball. A few minutes before the horn sounded, Wiscasset’s Gabby Chapman crossed a pass to Lilly Souza but again Cola was there for the stop. Cola, too, had five saves in the first half.

In the second half, at the 35:50 mark Webber slipped behind two Seahawks. Her shot caught Cola leaning the wrong way. She bobbled the ball but there were no Wolverine players anywhere close by.

Wiscasset finally scored at 28:15 on a corner kick. Chapman chipped the ball to the goalmouth and Foley was there to hammer it home. Ten minutes later, Fait put Wiscasset ahead 2-0, Webber assisting. After Chapman broke free, Cola charged out of the net. The two collided just outside the penalty area and a scramble followed for the loose ball, ending in Fait’s goal.

With 13:04 left on the clock, Reagan Cola passed off to Perkins but fullback Keara Hunter raced in to break up the play. Later, Perkins found Summer Chamberlain open in front of the net but Gordon went low and made another nice stop punting the ball away. With four minutes left, Perkins passed off to Chamberlain again but her shot was wide left. Both goalies finished with about 10 saves each.

Wiscasset has just three games remaining including the Homecoming game with Winthrop Saturday, Oct. 8. The order of the games was changed, the girls’ game will follow the boys, the girls’ game is scheduled to kick off around 7 p.m.

On Oct 11, Wiscasset will hit the road to play Carrabec. The Wolverines defeated Carrabec earlier this season. They’ll wrap up the regular season by hosting Dirigo at 4 p.m. Oct. 13.