Williams Scores On Night She is Honored

2022 Panthers paying tribute to Leah Williams (#9). Coach Cowulich and Coach Brunkhorst with Williams.
2022 Panthers paying tribute to Leah Williams (#9). Coach Cowulich and Coach Brunkhorst with Williams.

On the night she was honored for playing her last game with the Tompkins Cortland Community College women's soccer team, Leah Williams (Owego/Newark Valley H.S.) provided the highlight for the Panthers. Williams scored the lone goal for the Panthers in a 3-1 loss to Jamestown Community College in the season finale for both teams. The Panthers end the year with a record of 0-9.

Playing the entire game with just 10 players, the Panthers kept the game close. Jamestown scored a goal in the opening minutes, but were held off the board for nearly 60 minutes of play. The Jayhawks made it 2-0 on a penalty kick with 30 minutes left in the second half and then added a third score with 5:07 left in the game. After the third goal, the Panthers took the next possession and let Williams do her thing. Taking control near midfield, she dribbled through most of the Jamestown defense and launched a shot that left the Jamestown keeper helpless to defend. It was Williams' fourth goal of the season, the most of any Panther soccer player this year – male or female. It was fitting end to the season for Williams, providing a bookend to a season that started with her scoring her first goal in the first game of the year.

Genevieve Elliott (Bath/Penn Yan Academy) had 10 saves in goal for the Panthers.