Belmont Girls' In Sectional Finals with 'Golden' OT Victory Over Newburyport
Olivia Lyons scores consecutive game-winning playoff goals in 1-0 win over Clippers; Sectional finals on Monday at 12:30 p.m.
When Belmont High School's Olivia Lyons runs up into the opponent's goal box from her place on the back line, something's bound to happen. That's because the senior defender will do just about anything – leaping on friend and foe, knocking over players bigger than her – to get her (pick a major body part here) on the ball to power it to the net. And in the final minute of the first overtime session in the semi-final match against Newburyport Saturday morning, Nov. 10, Lyons saw a corner from fellow senior Julia Russo drop in front of her. "I got it with my thigh this time," said Lyons after the game. "Then I kicked it into the net." Lyons' "golden" goal was the margin of victory as the Belmont's Girls' Soccer team won a dramatic 1-0 …
Jeff Hansell
8:33 am on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Great job! BMC will be there Monday to cover the match. . . more ›