Gladiators strike early, top Greyhounds

By JEREMY SELLEW
jsellew@yourmvi.com
South Allegheny scored 16 seconds into its match Wednesday at Monessen, jumping ahead early on its way to a 3-1 win.
With the win, the Gladiators picked up their first section win after dropping down to Class 1A.
It was South Allegheny’s Keelyn Hamilton picking up the goal right off the opening kick, beating Greyhounds keeper Bella Rizzuto to her left.
“I was just telling my staff on the way here, if we could get up early, I was really confident,” SA head coach Andrew Dyson said. “I didn’t think it would be quite that early, but we’ll take it. I think we kind of stunned them there.
“Keelyn’s just a freshman, but I think today she kind of settled in and doesn’t have the nerves. She really fits in to what we want to do. She’s a big player and she’s just going to continue getting better and learn to use her strength.”

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