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FAIRMONT – All good things must come to an end and they did for the Buckhannon-Upshur Lady Bucs against the Fairmont Senior Polar Bears Thursday evening in Big 10 Conference action.
The Lady Bucs saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end but they were still able to earn a 1-1 draw with Fairmont Senior.
“We played a solid game and dominated possession for most of the game,” remarked Buckhannon-Upshur head coach Jason Piacente. “Despite not getting the win, it was a great all-around team effort.”
Tara Ashley sent in a corner kick that Maura Stark found the back of the net on to give Fairmont Senior a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute.
Fairmont Senior took that 1-0 lead into the intermission.
The Lady Bucs tied the game in the 45th minute when Kyleigh Keener put in an unassisted goal.
Neither team was able to get the go-ahead goal in the final 35 minutes of action.
B-U owned a 4-1 margin in shots-on-goal and a 2-1 advantage in corner kicks.
The Lady Bucs were guilty of just one foul while the Polar Bears were guilty of eight.
The tie left Fairmont Senior with a 2-3-3 record overall and a 1-1-2 mark in the Big 10 Conference.
B-U is now 7-2-1 overall and own a 5-0-1 ledger in the Big 10 Conference.
The Lady Bucs will return to action Saturday with a non-conference clash with Wheeling Park in Wheeling.
The game will start at 11 a.m.
The boxscore:
Buckhannon-Upshur 0 1 – 1
Fairmont Senior 1 0 – 1
(Scoring)
Fairmont Senior – Maura Stark (Tara Ashley assist), 14th minute.
Buckhannon-Upshur – Kyleigh Keener (unassisted), 45th minute.
Shots-on-goals – Buckhannon-Upshur:4; Fairmont Senior: 1.
Corner kicks – Buckhannon-Upshur: 2; Fairmont Senior: 1.
Fouls – Buckhannon-Upshur: 1; Fairmont Senior: 8.
Saves – Buckhannon-Upshur: Kyndal Davis 0; Fairmont Senior: Liz Amos 3.
