Heavyweight draw

On the strength of a nine game unbeaten streak, entering the week, Mercy had risen to No. 2 in the VSN Girls Soccer Poll.  The Magic, however, has gone 0-1-2 in its last three games, including a 1-1 tie with No. 3 Archbishop Spalding, Wednesday, to remain stranded in fourth place in the treacherous IAAM A Conference.

In an evenly played contest on Mercy’s cozy pitch, the host Magic (11-2-3, 4-1-2) claimed an early 1-0 lead when freshman Anna Borkowski stroked a 20-yard shot into the left corner.

Spalding evened things in the second half when Vickie Connor launched a long shot from near midfield which entered the box and trickled into the net.

Despite a couple of chances for each team down the stretch and through a pair of overtimes, both sides came up empty in their attempts to score a game winner.

Spalding outshot Mercy, 11-5.  Jocelyn McCoy stopped four shots for the Cavaliers, while Rachel Bourne made 10 saves for Mercy.

Spalding (12-3-3 overall) remains unbeaten in the conference at 5-0-3.  The Cavaliers are in second place behind No. 1 McDonogh (8-0-1).  McDonogh’s lone blemish was a tie with Spalding last Wednesday.

John Carroll holds third place with a 5-1-2 record.