Cougars dominate Hounds

By JEREMY SELLEW

jsellew@yourmvi.com

While the Charleroi and Monessen rivalry will always continue, there may not be a more lopsided part of it than in girls soccer.

The Cougars dominated the Greyhounds Thursday, getting four goals from Boots DeUnger and a hat trick from Bella Carroto in a 9-0 win at Myron Pottios Stadium.

The win was the 23rd straight in the series. The last game the Cougars didn’t win was a tie in 2008. The last Greyhounds win came in 2006.

Despite Monessen entering the game winless at 0-12, there were some things Charleroi head coach Traci Fleming needed to see from her team.

“We talked a lot about controlling the tempo of the game and getting some better touches and connecting on some more passes,” Fleming said. 

DeUnger started the scoring with two goals just 1:44 apart. Camryn Musser sent a shot towards the net from almost 35 yards out and it got past the Greyhounds back line. DeUnger chased it down and beat goalkeeper Bella Rizzuto.

Her second came off a great pass from Leena Henderson.

Fellow freshman Bella Carroto got into the act just under 10 minutes in, scoring off another assist from Henderson. Four minutes later, she had her most impressive goal, dribbling into the box and around four Greyhounds defenders and beating Rizzuto with 25:47 left in the first half.

“I thought we played a sloppy first half, even though were had a pretty significant lead,” Fleming said.

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