The Wolverines scored two unanswered goals in the second half winning 2-1 over visiting Mt. Abram in a Mountain Valley Conference soccer game Friday night. The win lifted Wiscasset Middle High School’s record to 5-2. Mt Abram fell to 3-5.

After Wiscasset spotted the Roadrunners a 1-0 halftime lead, Grace Webber, with Vanessa Dunn assisting, tied the game at 31:52.  Four minutes later, Maeve Blodgett hammered home a penalty kick after the visitors were whistled for pushing inside the penalty area.

Following the opening kickoff, the Roadrunners drove deep into Wiscasset territory. Wolverine goalie Lindsey Gordon charged from the net and blocked Alice Mackey’s shot. Mackey rebounded the ball and fired again but Wiscasset’s Ari Mills was there to clear the ball away. With 32:30 left in the first half, Mt. Abram’s Alice Cockerham broke free on the right wing and crossed a pass to Clara Logan, who scored for the Roadrunners.

Wiscasset’s first break came after Mt. Abram was whistled for charging just outside the 18. Blodgett’s shot was on the mark but Roadrunner keeper Kiley Holt was there for the save. Kaylee Knight slipped behind two Wiscasset defenders and had a nice shot at 10:45 but Gordon was there for the stop. The Wolverines came up empty on back-to-back corner kicks. Gwen Webber centered the ball nicely on the second kick only to have the play whistled dead by a penalty.

With 90 seconds left until the half, Wiscasset was whistled for pushing from about 20 yards away. Fortunately for Wiscasset, Cockerham’s shot was wide right.

The Wolverines outplayed their guests over the final 40 minutes. At 32:27, Grace Webber’s pass found Dunn wide open in front of the Roadrunner goal but Wiscasset was whistled for offsides. A minute later, Dunn’s shot was bobbled by the keeper and Webber very alertly was there for the rebound and score – game tied.

After Blodgett netted the penalty kick at 27:43, the Roadrunners took possession of the ball and drove deep. Summer Ross found Cockerham open but Mills ran her down and cleared the ball away. Knight then broke free only to have Wolverine Paige Davenport take the ball away and pass off to Kateleen Trask who cleared the ball downfield to Cara Viele. All three players were standouts for the Wolverines in the second half.

With the clock winding down to 8:22, Lily Souza made a nifty move by dribbling around Cockerham and Ross. A wild scramble followed just outside the 18 ending when the Roadrunners were whistled for a handball. Gwen Webber hammered the direct kick but Holt sprung to her left and pushed the ball wide and behind the net. The Wiscasset corner kick that followed was intercepted by Breken Sargent who cleared the ball to midfield.

The Roadrunners weren’t done yet. Over the final six minutes, Gordon was called upon to make three more saves. In the closing minutes, Blodgett again ran down the speedy Cockerham breaking up Mt. Abram’s last drive. Wiscasset regained the ball and worked the clock to put this one away. Gordon and Holt recorded about 10 saves each. The game had a big crowd of Wiscasset and Mt. Abram fans.

On Sept. 18, WMHS lost 4-1 to the Oak Hill Raiders. Vanessa Dunn scored the Wolverines’ only goal, with Lily Souza assisting, at 22:23 of the second half, the result of a corner kick. The Raiders scored twice in each half.

WMHS girls soccer has two home games this week. It will host Carrabec Monday at 6 p.m. and Winthrop on Wednesday at 6 p.m.