By David Rogers. HUDSON, N.C. — With yet another multi-goal performance on the still young Northwestern Conference season, Watauga striker Katie Durham, a junior, led the Pioneers on a 9-0 march past host South Caldwell in women’s soccer on April 5.
Durham not only posted a hat trick of three goals scored but added a pair of assists to her day’s offensive production.
This game was abbreviated at the 60th minute (roughly a third of the way through the second half) per NCHSAA “mercy rule” requirements when one team leads another by as many as nine points.
In addition to Durham’s three goals, other tallies were recorded by junior Georgia Parker, sophomore Kate Sears, senior Maya Nelson, junior Charlotte Cuthbert, senior Holly Needham, and sophomore Morgan Flynt.
In addition to Durham’s two assists, others were contributed by Parker, Nelson, Sydnee Bryant, Savannah Duvall, and two by Lucy Walker.
The Pioneer backline and senior goalkeeper Laurel Kiker were effective in shutting out the Spartans.
The Pioneers will be off for Spring Break but be back in action on April 19, at home against Alexander Central, before travelling to Lenoir to take on Hibriten.
