SECTION 4 GIRLS' SOCCER: KEOUGH NETS HAT TRICK AS ND ADVANCES TO SECTIONAL FINAL (18 PHOTOS) (2024-10-29) Southern Tier Sports Report SOUTHPORT — A hat trick by McKenna Keough has the Notre Dame girls’ soccer team headed to a sectional final.
The top-seeded Crusdaders topped No. 5 Unatego on Tuesday night.
“I was super excited that we won and made it to the sectional finals,” Keough said. “The team has worked so hard all season to accomplish this gaol, but we’re not done yet. I think the team played well. Everyone stepped up and did their job. And, we worked well together as a team. I am so excited to have a chance to play in the finals my senior year. We are ready.”
Keough started the scoring a5 22:36 of the first half on a breakaway goal. Unatego scored on a scramble as Avery Janes took a low shot into the left corner with 10:51 left in the half.
The game was tied at 1-1 at the half, before Keough scored at 33:23 on a shot to the left side of the net and then she capped the scoring with 2:20 left in the game.
“It was my last high school home game ever, so the hat trick was extra special tonight. I give the credit to my teammates for making it possible for me to score. I am so proud of the team and so excited to play in the sectional finals.”
Notre Dame had eight shots and four corner kicks and Oxford had four shots and three corner kicks.
Jhamariah Maxwell had two assists in the game and MK Young had an assist.
“It feels so great to win,” Young said. “I’m so proud of the entire team for really coming together. I feel like we played really well and didn’t put our heads down when we were tied.
“I feel we played the way we practiced and it paid off. It is so exciting to go to a sectional final because I haven’t done this since seventh grade, so it’s really an amazing feeling.”
Notre Dame faces second-seeded Trumansburg on Saturday at a time to be determined in Oneonta in the final. Trumansburg beat Oxford 2-0. ———— PROVIDED PHOTOS.
