Mansfield Women's Soccer Falls 1-0 to Canton High

The Mansfield High School Women’s Soccer team dropped a hard fought game Friday, 1-0, to the .

The Bulldogs took control early as they had several scoring chances in the first fifteen minutes against the stand up Hornets defense.

“The defense has been there for us all year, it's putting the ball in the net that has been our problem," said Mansfield Head Coach Kevin Smith, whose team has scored just four goals in five games this season.

The Bulldogs, however managed to put one in the net when Junior Captain Lauren Berman shot to the wide side post against Mansfield goaltender Kelly English. A beautiful pass from Junior Brianna Duserick set up the goal for the Bulldogs giving them the early lead and one that would hold throughout the contest.

Canton Head Coach Paul Turner had this to say about his junior captain. "We’re lucky to have her," Turner said. "She’s a talented player who has already made her college commitment to one of the top programs in the country.”

“You want to have your team look good when they get a win, but Mansfield is so physical and such a tough opponent, we had to roll up our sleeves and play ugly soccer in order to get this win," Turner said. "Meg Lennon was unbelievable for us tonight in that effort.”

Mansfield's coach was still proud of his team.

“Hard to be disappointed with the effort we gave on the field tonight," Smith said. "They're a tough team and in the second half it was a battle, two teams who did not want to lose this game."

Mansfield’s best chance came in the 31-minute of the second half when the Hornets had a three on one opportunity before a shot sailed just left of the goalpost.

With the win, Canton remains undefeated and moves to 4-0 on the season, while Mansfield falls to 1-2-2, during what has been a tough early season schedule for them.