By ADAM BREWER
MVI Sports
Waynesburg’s Ashlyn Basinger has been a thorn in the side for all teams in Section 2-1A this fall.
On Thursday, the Charleroi girls soccer team felt her wrath.
The University of Maryland recruit tallied five first-half goals and six overall, as the Cougars had no answer for the senior forward in a 6-1 loss on the road at Raider Field.
“I thought we played even with them for the first 15 minutes, but then we kind of had a letdown in the middle of the first half and they took control,” Charleroi coach Tom Cameron said. “No. 2 (Basinger) is a dynamic player with a lot of speed. It’s hard to defend against that type of speed. We tried all types of defenses against her, but she was tough. She plays the whole field and can take a game over.”
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