Sarah Henry scored her fourth goal of the season less than six minutes into the match to give Pitt-Johnstown a 1-0 lead, but Clarion rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Mountain Cats in PSAC West play on Senior Day on Saturday at Richland High School.
Before the match, Pitt-Johnstown recognized seniors Rylee Fry, Sarah Henry, Kristen Horgan, MJ Labinjo, Kaitlyn Pavusek, Sarah Rader and Emma Stover.
The Mountain Cats are 1-12-2 overall and 0-11-2 in the PSAC West. Clarion improved to 5-6-4 overall and 4-6-4 in the conference.
Henry's goal came in the sixth minute, when Delaney McGrath set her up. Clarion's Lexi Shattahi tied it on a penalty kick in the 37th minute, and the teams went to halftime at 1-1.
Clarion held a 10-2 shot advantage in the first half, but goalkeepers Parker Grimm and Gianna Cardillo combined for four saves to keep the match level.
Shattahi converted another penalty kick in the 59th minute to put Clarion ahead 2-1. Alyssa Aquilio added an insurance goal in the 81st minute, assisted by Sofia Barba.
Pitt-Johnstown outshot Clarion 6-4 in the second half and finished with eight shots, three on goal. Henry led the Mountain Cats with four shots, two on goal, and Madelyn Pfaff added three shots, one on goal. Cardillo made four saves in 60 minutes in goal, and Grimm made two saves over the first 30 minutes. Clarion finished with 14 shots, nine on goal, and goalkeeper Sage Sherk made two saves.
Pitt-Johnstown visits Seton Hill at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Greensburg for a PSAC match, then travels to Gannon at 3 p.m. next Saturday for another conference match.
