Wallenpaupack Area solidified its stranglehold on second place this week with a pair of Wyoming Valley Conference soccer victories.

The Lady Bucks hammered out a 4-1 win against Hanover on Tuesday. The local girls followed that up with a thrilling 1-0 triumph over Delaware Valley on Thursday.

Once again, Paupack used a deadly combination of suffocating defense and balanced offense to record the wins. Coach Mike Soskil’s squad now boasts a sparkling 7-2-2 overall record. To date, Paupack is 6-1-2 in WVC Division ‘B’ competition.

Next up for the Lady Bucks is a much-anticipated showdown with Valley West. The Spartans are still unbeaten in regular season action (9-0-0).

These two teams met back in Week One of the spring campaign. Valley West prevailed in that one, escaping the Big Lake with a 2-0 decision.

“I’m confident that things will be different the second time around,” Coach Soskil told TWI Sports after a recent match. “I like the way these girls are coming together as a team.”

Monday’s afternoon’s game in Forty Fort is slated for a 4:15 p.m. start.

Back-to-Back
Paupack leapt out to a big early lead against Hanover, then cruised to a 4-1 win.

Leann Mathews opened the game with a pair of unassisted goals. A senior midfielder, Leann gave Paupack a 1-0 lead at the 24:02 mark. She pushed that advantage to with less than two minutes remaining before intermission.

Gina Boccia and Jilian Alderfer put the game out of reach with a goal apiece in the second half.
Boccia tallied off a pass from Mathews at the 40:23 mark. Alderfer added one of her own at 66:23.

Heather Michael stopped four of the five shots she faced to record the win.

Against DV, Paupack broke a scoreless tie in the 88th minute to secure a 1-0 win. Alderfer did the honors, beating Warrior keeper Brianna Kody for the gamewinner.

Michael recorded her seventh shutout of the season. She made three saves, dropping her goals-against average to a minuscule 1.04.