It was a busy week for the Lowry High School girls soccer team with a game added at the end that was unexpected.
Lowry hosted Hug on Tuesday, Sept. 14, and beat the Reno school 6-3 after leading 1-0 at halftime.
The Lady Bucks had many opportunities to score in the first half but finally netted a goal in the final moments of the first half on a shot by Alia Novi.
It took just three minutes into the second half for Lowry to add to its lead as Emily Backus scored off a free kick that went off the goalie’s hands.
However, the lead was short-lived, as the Hawks answered back with goals in the 49th and 57th minute to tie the match at 2-2.
Hug’s goal in the 57th minutes started a run of six goals in a 19-minute span toward the end of the second half. Lowry reclaimed the lead at 3-2 in the 59th minute, as Backus scored her second goal of the day on a through ball that was misplayed by the Hug goalie.
Hug came right back in the 61st minute to tie the match at 3-3, only to see Lowry score the final three goals. The Lady Bucks took the lead for good in the 63rd minute, as Sydee Pettis scored off a rebound.
Backus completed the hat trick with her third goal moments later and Britain Backus closed out the scoring in the 76th minute in the high-scoring affair.
Lowry knocked off
by South Tahoe
Lowry was originally scheduled to play South Tahoe on Aug. 31, but the match was postponed as South Tahoe was forced to evacuate due to the Caldor Fire. The Vikings were set to play Elko last Friday but that match was postponed at the beginning of the week.
The Vikings, who just returned to school and the field made the trip to Winnemucca on Friday and beat the Lady Bucks 6-1.
Kenzi Dowd-Smith provided the lone goal for the Lady Bucks.
Marley Befu scored twice for South Tahoe.
Quick start propels Lady Bucks
past Panthers
Saturday’s match against North Valleys provided a struggle for both teams with the strong winds that played havoc with the ball.
The Lady Bucks took the wind advantage in the first half and scored four goals in the first 17 minutes of the match and eventually claiming the 6-3 win.
Novi broke free for the first goal in the third minute, which was followed by an assist from Emily Backus to her younger sister Britain Backus minutes later.
Novi was back on the board in the 10th minute, taking a pass from Elizabeth Aguilar for the 3-0 advantage.
Viviana Alanis increased the lead to 4-0 in the 17th minute, as her shot went off the side of the bar on the goal and back in the net.
After the quick scoring attack, Lowry went scoreless the rest of the first half. North Valleys scored on a penalty kick in the 20th minute and then cut the deficit in half in the 33rd minute.
Lowry netted a goal by Pettis in the first minute of the second half off a corner quick to go back up by three goals.
North Valleys made it interesting on last time, scoring in the 44th minute to make the score 5-3.
The Lady Bucks added an insurance goal in the 75th minute, as Aguilar put in her own shot that was originally stopped by the North Valley’s goalie.
Lowry (3-2-1 overall, 3-2-1 league) traveled to Fallon on Tuesday and results were not available at press time. The Lady Bucks host Dayton on Oct. 1 and Fernley on Oct. 2.
