Lady Bucks win three of four matches in busy week

Lowry's Kepa Hilbish defends a Pershing County player during a match on Sept. 13.

Lowry's Kepa Hilbish defends a Pershing County player during a match on Sept. 13.

It was a busy week for the Lowry High School girls soccer team, with four matches in 3A East play.

The Lady Bucks hosted Battle Mountain on Tuesday, Sept. 12, and won 10-0.

Lowry was back on its home field on Tuesday, Sept. 13, and blanked Pershing County 8-0. 

After a day off, Lowry shut out Dayton 8-0, before falling on the road to Fernley 1-0 on Saturday.

Lowry is now 6-2 in the Northern 3A East and 8-4 overall.


Lowry 10, 

BMHS 0

In the win over Battle Mountain, Lowry scored seven goals in the first half on its way to the victory.

Wight different Lady Bucks scored, as senior Alia Novi recorded a hat trick with three goals and added three assists. Ava Sensen, Melene Nye, Briseidy Razo-Chavez, Britain Backus, Damiena Mentaberry, Kepa Hilbish and Maura Braatz each had one goal. 

Nye, Guizar, Backus and Braatz each had an assist. Cleo Fowler had one save in the match that lasted 60 minutes due to the mercy rule.

Lowry's Katlyn Gomez takes a shot on goal against Battle Mountain on Sept. 12, in Winnemucca.

Lowry 8, PCHS 0

Lowry led Pershing County 4-0 at the break and added four more goals in the final 33 minutes of the match. Novi netted four of the eight goals for the Lady Bucks.

Backus added a pair of goals and an assist, Hilbish finished with a goal and two assists and Mentaberry collected a goal and an assist.

Fowler had one save.


Lowry 8, 

Dayton 0

Lowry did the same thing to Dayton, scoring four goals in each half with the game ending in the 77th minute on the mercy rule.

Natalya Guizar, Backus and Swensen each scored two goals. Maite Avalos had a goal and Novi a goal and two assists. Backus and Razo-Chavez had one assists apiece.

Dayton did not have a shot on goal.


Fernley 1, 

Lowry 0

Lowry saw its winning streak come to n end in Fernley, as the Vaqueros scored the lone goal in the second half and held on for the win. T

The Lady Bucks had 19 shots and six on goal but could get one to go in the net.

Lowry hosts Fallon on Saturday to play Churchill County at 11:45 a.m.