Soccer: Lynnfield girls slip late, settle for draw

Sometimes it?s not about how you start a game, but how you finish it and the Lynnfield girls soccer team found that out the hard way in a 2-2 tie with visiting Triton Monday afternoon.Ahead 2-0 late in the second half, the Pioneers surrendered two goals in a span of five minutes with the equalizer coming in the 73rd minute.?A game like this can serve as a great learning lesson going forward and one that we can use,” explained coach Mark Vermont, whose team is 4-0-2.Paige MacEachern opened the scoring for the hosts in the 34th minute after winning a battle for a free ball before breaking in on net. Fellow senior Jess Duhaime would double the lead 13 minutes into the second half after a beautiful setup from sophomore Liz Reed.Junior goalkeeper Kristen Buzzotta made six saves before being beaten on the Vikings? first tally in the 68th minute.?It was a great battle today,” reflected Vermont. “I thought the girls worked really hard but Triton put a lot of pressure on us late to force the draw.”St. Mary?s 5, Matignon 0At Matignon, the Spartans took a 3-0 lead into halftime and cruised to a victory from there in preparation for a Catholic Central League showdown with Fenwick on Wednesday (5:30).St. Mary?s (6-1-1, 3-0-1 CCL) got consecutive goals from junior striker Taylor Capozzi (her 10th and 11th of the season) before freshman forward Marnelle Garraud scored to close the first half. Junior Kaylin Deschenes and senior Madison Welch capped the scoring for the Spartans, who got six combined saves from goalies Katie Donnelly and Nicki Bendicksen.Fenwick 4, Williams 0At Fenwick, Colleen Corcoran scored twice for the Crusaders (4-1). Jackie Edgett and Sam Gulla added tallies for the hosts, who led 2-0 at halftime.Goaltenders Merry Harrington and Emily Rocker split time in the shutout victory.BOYS SOCCERSt. John?s 5, Andover 1At Andover, the Eagles turned up the heat in the second half, where Pat Foley tallied three times in addition to goals from fellow senior forwards Peter McManus and Paul Magazzu.Prep (6-0-1) goalie Zach Rowell (5 saves) wasn?t tested all that much thanks to strong games from fullback Quinn Bryne and center-mid Matt Gianetta.Triton 3, Lynnfield 2At Triton, the Pioneers (3-2-1) took the lead on a pair of tallies from Tommy Kearney 15 minutes apart in the first half before the Vikings stormed back in the final 40 minutes. Triton opened the scoring three minutes into the action before the visitors? senior midfielder answered in the 15th and 30th minutes.Williams 1, Fenwick 0At Braintree, sophomore midfielder Jimmy Moore played well for Fenwick.