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Lake-Lehman&rsquo;s Shoshana Mahoney, right, pushes ahead of Delaware Valley defender Kelly Cappello.
 
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Lake-Lehman&rsquo;s Nikki Sutliff drives the ball away from the Delaware Valley defender Amy Ahlers.
 
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LEHMAN TWP. &ndash; If it wasn&rsquo;t for that troublesome left post, Lake-Lehman wouldn&rsquo;t have had to worry about sweating out the second half Monday afternoon.
But with that metal pole serving like a second goalkeeper, the Black Knights couldn&rsquo;t rest easy until the waning minutes when Shoshana Mahoney added some space between them and Delaware Valley.
Mahoney&rsquo;s second goal of the game with just under four minutes to play gave Lehman a 2-0 victory in a battle of top teams in Division 1-B of Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer.
The two teams tied for the divisional title last year, with Lehman winning a playoff game 3-2 to gain the championship. Monday&rsquo;s game looked like it would be decided by one goal as well.
Mahoney took a through ball from Hannah Stull in the 11th minute, and timed her break past DelVal defender Darian Walter.
Then came two oh-so-close scoring opportunities rejected by the left post. The first came in the 20th minute when Kaylee Hillard launched a shot from the left side. It hit the left post, and her follow-up attempt just missed wide right. The second was in the 38th when Mahoney struck the left post from the right side of the field.
&ldquo;In the beginning, we were trying to push forward, play with the wind and put the ball on the ground,&rdquo; Lehman coach Kelly Adamshick said. &ldquo;We hit the post. We had five shots that should have been in the goal.&rdquo;
Instead, the Black Knights (2-0) had one and the wind in their faces for the second half.
DelVal (2-1) took immediate advantage. Anna Chamberlin challenged Lehman keeper Danae Sutliff in the opening minute. Sutliff later came up with another save on a shot by Kyrsten Brockmann.
And then a bit later, Chamberlin and Brockmann made a run on goal, but Chamberlin&rsquo;s shot sailed over the crossbar.
&ldquo;At halftime, we talked about what we were doing wrong,&rdquo; DelVal coach Donnel Leiva-Vazquez said. &ldquo;We weren&rsquo;t possessing, we weren&rsquo;t passing, we weren&rsquo;t moving. We corrected the mistakes and gave ourselves a lot of opportunities, but we just didn&rsquo;t put anything away.&rdquo;
Lehman did when Mahoney took a perfect crossing pass from Emily Sutton to score in the 77th minute.



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First half: 1. LL, Shoshana Mahoney (Hannah Stull), 11th min; Second half: 2. LL, Mahoney (Emily Sutton), 77th.

Shots: DV 10, LL 22; Saves: DV 15 (Taryn Ficken), LL 10 (Denae Sutliff); Corners: DV 1, LL 3.
Dallas 6, Berwick 0
Ashley Dunbar figured in on all six goals for the Mountaineers, finishing with four goals and two assists in a big Dallas victory.
Colleen McDonald added a goal and three helpers, while Amber Yang made 10 saves for the shutout.



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First half: 1. DAL, Ashley Dunbar (Sabrina Zurek) 8th min; 2. DAL, Colleen McDonald (Dunbar) 8th; 3. DAL, Dunbar (McDonald) 20th; 4. DAL, Vanessa Parsons (Dunbar) 34th; 5. DAL, Dunbar (McDonald) 37th; Second half: 6. DAL, Dunbar (McDonald) 49th

Shots: BER 13, DAL 20; Saves: BER 10 (Sarah Wilczynski), DAL 10 (Amber Yang); Corners: BER 1, DAL 4.
Hazleton Area 5, Nanticoke 1
Krista Leitner recorded three goals and one assist as the Cougars defeated the Trojans.
Cassie Yalch scored the only goal for Nanticoke, with an assist from Kloey Cimakasky.



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First half: 1. HAZ, Krista Leitner (Brielle Whitenair) 1st min; 2. HAZ, Francesca Matriccino (Leitner) 20th; 3. NAN, Cassie Yalch (Kloey Cimakasky) 26th; 4. HAZ, Minica Baranko (Mariah LaPorte) 36th; Second half: 5. HAZ, Leitner (Josie Zapatosky) 66th; 6. HAZ, Leitner 67th.

Shots: NAN 12, HAZ 16; Saves: NAN 6 (Shelby Divers), HAZ 8 (Megan Baranko); Corners: NAN 1, HAZ 5.
Crestwood 6, Coughlin 1
The Comets defeated the Crusaders behind two goals and one assist from Gabby Termini.
Hannah Coffin contributed with one goal and one assist.
Coughlin&rsquo;s only score came from Marissa Lercara.



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First half: 1. CRE, Hannah Coffin (Gabby Termini) 22nd min; 2. COU, Marissa Lercara 38th; 3. CRE, Termini (Morgan Kile) 40th; Second half: 4. CRE, G.Termini (Olivia Termini) 55th; 5. CRE, Bethany Carpenter (Sarah Andrews), 68th; 6. CRE, G. Termini 78th; 7. CRE, Coffin, 80th.

Shots: COU 7, CRE 20; Saves: COU 10 (Amanda Sax), CRE 3 (Megan White). Corners: COU 8, CRE 9

Lehman Posts Key Triumph Over Del Val