Lady Badgers defeat Lyndon 4-1

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Badgers and Hornets fight for the ball

The Johnson State Badgers earned a 4-1 victory over Lyndon Saturday in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play in Lyndonville, Vt. The win sees the Badgers advance to 8-8-1 overall and 3-5-1 in NAC play while Lyndon finishes its season 5-13 overall and 1-8 in NAC play.

The Badgers took an early 1-0 lead just 38 seconds into the contest, which defined the rest of the game.

Johnson extended its lead to two when Shannon Larkin found a wide-open Kylie Aither in front of the Hornet goal. She was able to beat Lyndon goalkeeper Marley Harmon on the short side. She made five saves in the loss.

Lyndon’s lone goal came when Shelby Sheridan collected a ball in front of the Johnson net off a throw in. Sheridan trapped the ball and was able to beat Badger keeper Amber McCullock from just inside the 18 yard line. McCullock made four saves in the victory.

Johnson added two more goals in the second half to seal the 4-1 victory. Aither scored her second of the game when Shannon Grier lofted a corner-kick toward goal where Aither jumped into the air and headed it over Harmon’s extended arm into the net. Alexa Jakiela scored Johnson’s fourth goal when she stole the ball from a Lyndon defender and shot it past Harmon on the far side.