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HANOVER TWP. &#8212; After 52 minutes of narrow misses and failed open looks, something had to give for the Nanticoke girls soccer team.Either one the many Nanticoke crosses would find its way or Hanover Area would disrupt the whole thing with a counter attack.Fortunately for the Trojans, Elizabeth Mulhern had other plans, posting a second-half hat trick to lead Nanticoke to a 5-0 victory Monday in Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer.&#8220;All of these kids know each other,&#8221; Nanticoke coach Rich Compton said. &#8220;They all play club ball together. They were out there trying to do the greatest things instead of going out and playing basic soccer smart. It took them a while to get their heads in the game.&#8221;Mulhern ended the scoreless draw in the 53rd minute. Seconds earlier, the forward &#8211; playing out of her normal midfielder role &#8211; missed a one-timer on a corner kick. This time, a throw-in enabled Amiah Lukowski to feed her the go-ahead goal.Thanks in part to a pair of fashionable Abby Thompson saves on a follow through attempt in the 68th, Hanover Area remained in the game until the late stages despite rarely maintaining possession on the offensive end in the second half. Thompson finished with seven saves.The proverbial flood gates opened in the 73rd minute when the Trojans put in a pair of goals in a 48-second span. Katie Butczynski gave Nanticoke insurance when she stole the ball off a Hanover Area defender at the base line four yards from goal. She left-footed a low-line shot at a tight angle. Nanticoke extended its cushion later when Butczynski fed in a pass to Kayla Aufiero for a 3-0 lead.Mulhern rode the momentum to tack on two to solidify her hat track. She used her chest to settle down a Taylor Zabrenski pass from the flank, two-touched the ball around Hawkeye defenders and unleashed the team&#8217;s fourth goal. She added her third on a breakaway chance with seven seconds remaining.Long minnows in the girls soccer pool, Nanticoke remains undefeated after three games. The Trojans enjoyed success under former long-time coach Compton&#8217;s return to the sidelines. Under Compton&#8217;s tenure, Nanticoke transformed from a one-win team in the last spring season (2012) to four wins in 2013 and eight wins last season.&#8220;I was gone for seven years, then I came back. I did it for the first 13 years,&#8221; Compton said. &#8220;We&#8217;re in the process of building the program. We&#8217;re playing competitively. I think we can play with anybody. Last year, we were 8-8 &#8211; it takes a little bit of time to get back.&#8221;Nanticoke&#8217;s prospects at disrupting the order in the girls soccer standings will surely be more promising upon the return of junior Riley Klepadlo, the team&#8217;s leading scorer the past two season.Klepadlo is temporarily sidelined with an injury she suffered in the team&#8217;s Tunkhannock win.&#8220;We get her back in hopefully two weeks &#8230; she&#8217;s a high quality player,&#8221; Compton said. &#8220;Our team isn&#8217;t like a lot of others. We&#8217;ve been getting scoring from a whole bunch of players (in her absence). Everyone is playing hard from our top scorers to our goalkeeper to the last player on the bench.&#8221;The first half was more balanced with Hanover Area enjoying favorable counter attacks. Lukowski nailed the top post in the 22nd and then put her leg on the ball too late in the 32nd. Hanover Area&#8217;s best chance came in the 40th minute when Hanover Area&#8217;s Amelia Hossage delivered a spot-on pass into the box that wasn&#8217;t secured well enough.Wyoming Area 3, Pittston Area 0Erica Gallagher scored two goals, the first assisted by Aleah Kranson, the second by Eden Stella in the Warriors win over Pittston Area.Teammate Alee Petit put the finishing touches on the victory with her second-half goal with 4:20 to go. Caitlin Butchko made 16 saves in goal.Pittston Area&#8217;s Taryn Ashby finished with eight saves.Dallas 7, Tunkhannock 1Samantha Mazula scored a natural hat trick, Ruby Mattson tallied a goal and two assists and Tiffany Zukosky netted a goal and an assist as the Mountaineers cruised past Tunkhannock.Rachel Nelligan, Mountaineers keeper, finished the game with two saves.The only goal of the night for the Tigers came from a Dallas own goal.Coughlin 3, Crestwood 1After falling into a 1-0 halftime hole, Coughlin responded with three straight goals in the second half en route to a victory over Crestwood.Mary Tona finished with a goal and an assist, while Hailee Dumont chipped in with two assists. Paige Davis made six saves in the win.Crestwood&#8217;s McKenna Mera recorded 13 saves.Berwick 8, GAR 1The Bulldogs got off to a hot start, scoring six goals in first half to roll past GAR.Berwick outshot GAR 20-6 and held a 8-1 corner advantage.Nanticoke 5, Hanover Area 0Nanticoke`0`5`&#8212;`5Hanover Area`0`0`&#8212;`0First half &#8212; No scoring. Second half &#8212; 1. NAN Elizabeth Mulhern (Amiah Lukowski), 53rd minute; 2. NAN Katie Butczynski, 73rd; 3. NAN Kayla Aufiero (Butczynski), 73rd; 4. NAN Mulhern (Taylor Zabrenski), 78th; 5. NAN Mulhern, 80thShots &#8212; NAN 11; HAN 4. Saves &#8212; NAN 3 (Lexi Seery); HAN 7 (Abby Thompson). Corner kicks &#8212; N 10; H 3Dallas 7, Tunkhannock 1Dallas`5`2`&#8212;`7Home`1`0`&#8212;`1First half &#8212; 1. DAL, Emma Lehman, 15:08. 2. DAL, Samantha Mazula, 17:15. 3. DAL, Mazula (Sydney Fulton), 21:00. 4. DAL, Mazula (Ruby Mattson), 26:12. 5. DAL, Frankie Treslar (Megan Miller) 6. TUNK, Dallas own goal, 39:00. Second half &#8212; 7. DAL, Mattson (Tiffany Zukosky), 28:00. 8. DAL, Zukosky (Mattson), 30:00.Shots &#8212; DAL 24; TUNK 4. Saves &#8212; DAL 2 (Rachel Nelligan); TUNK 7 (Haley Melan). Corner kicks &#8212; DAL 7; TUNK 2.Wyoming Area 3, Pittston Area 0Pittston Area`0`0`&#8212;`0Wyoming Area`1`2`&#8212;`3First half &#8212; 1. WA, Erica Gallagher (Aleah Kranson) ,21:34. Second half &#8212; 2. WA, Gallagher (Eden Stella), 26:24; 3. WA, Alee Petit (unassisted), 4:20.Shots &#8212; PA 18; WA 10. Saves &#8212; PA 8 (Taryn Ashby); WA 16 (Caitlin Butchko). Corner kicks &#8212; PA 5; WA 2.Coughlin 3, Crestwood 1Coughlin`0`3`&#8212;`3Crestwood`1`0`&#8212;`1First half &#8212; 1. CRE, Bree Fetterman (Lexi Gaetano), 2:40. Second half &#8212; 2. COU, Kendall Pearage (Mary Tona), 27:14; 3. COU, Le&#8217;June Berry (Hailee Dumont), 15:56; 4. COU, Tona (Dumont), 3:31.Shots &#8212; COU 16; CRE 8. Saves &#8212; COU 6 (Paige Davis); CRE 13 (McKenna Mera). Corner kicks &#8212; COU 7; CRE 3.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Jay MonahanFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @tlsports.</shirttailMeta></div>

Girls Soccer: Mulhern’s second-half hat trick lifts Nanticoke