Knights tie with Jefferson in girls’ soccer

FORT JENNINGS — The Crestview Lady Knights soccer team traveled to Fort Jennings to take on the Delphos Jefferson Wildcats in a Northwest Conference game.

The Lady Knights battled to a 3-3 tie to end the game after rain delayed the match in the second half.  Crestview scored early in the first half at the 37:18 mark on a shot by Brooke Bowen to give the Knights a 1-0 lead. Delphos battled back with three goals in the first half, two by Kylee Hoehn and a goal by Elizabeth Schosker.

The Knights scored again on a shot by Catelyn Mefferd at the 6:58 mark of the first half, but the Wildcats held onto the lead at halftime, 3-2.

The Lady Knights rallied quickly in the second half on a goal by Catelyn Mefferd at 38:11, assisted by Brooke Bowen.

Crestview recorded 12 shots on goal and Jefferson had eight shots. Crestview goalkeeper Megan Foster had five saves and Delphos keeper Cassidy Bevington had seven saves.

Crestview’s record is now 4-4-2 and 1-1-2 in the NWC.

The Lady Knights will travel to Van Wert on Saturday to take on the Lady Cougars in a charity game, “Kick 4 the Cure”, to raise money for breast cancer research.