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Jessica Balnis scored two goals, including the game-winner, as Buena Regional High School edged Lower Cape May Regional 3-2 in a back-and-forth Cape-Atlantic League National Conference girls soccer game Thursday.

Balnis scored less than two minutes into the game to put the Chiefs ahead 1-0. But Lower's Katie Damiana tied it when she drilled a shot from just outside the box.

Frankie Gibson scored in the second half to put Lower up 2-1. Kristen Sloan then tied it for the Chiefs, and Balnis got the winner with 10 minutes remaining.

Buena Regional 1 2 - 3

Lower Cape May Regional 1 1- 2

Goals-Sloan, Balnis (2) B; Gibson, Damiana L.

Goalies-Johnson (6) B; Shipley (4) L.

Records-Buena 6-6; Lower 6-5-1.

Holy Spirit 4, St. Joseph 1

Brianna Belsky, Morgan Gabriel, Sierra Galati and Marissa Romanofski each scored for Holy Spirit.

Melissa Normat, Katie Madamba and Emily Buczek each added an assist for the Spartans.

St. Joseph 0 1- 1

Holy Spirit 1 3- 4

Goals-Belsky, Gabriel, Galati, Romanofski HS; Fratanduno SJ.

Goalies-Budd (4) HS; Tonia (6) SJ.

Records-Holy Spirit 8-2-1, St. Joe 4-7.

Sacred Heart 6, Cape May Tech 0

Leah Braidi and Amanda Buirch each scored two goals for the Lions.

Alyssa Scarpa and Allie Angelo also scored.

Kristen Heun made 27 saves for Cape May Tech

Sacred Heart 2 4- 6

Cape May Tech 0 0 - 0

Goals-Braidi (2), Buirch (2), Scarpa, AngeloSH.

Goalies-Consalo (4) SH; Heun (27) CMT.

Records-Sacred 8-2-1, CMT 3-8.

Middle Township 9,

Wildwood Catholic 0

Kelsey McCusker had a hat trick for the Panthers.

Kelly Edmunds andd Sara Roberts added two goals apiece, and Jen Hicks had three assists. Goalie Rebecca Sykes made two saves for the shutout.

Wildwood Catholic 0 0 - 0

Middle Township 6 3 - 9

Goals-McCusker (3), Edmunds (2), Roberts (2), Perrotta, Miller MT.

Goalies-Adams (18) WC; Sykes (2) MT.

Records-Middle 8-2-1, Catholic 1-8.

Tri-County Conference

Wildwood 0, Salem 0

Gina Long made 22 saves to earn the shutout for the Warriors, who remain winless but earned their first tie of the season.

Wildwood, which lost 7-0 to Salem earlier this season, kept the game scoreless despite missing two of its starting defenders due to injury. Senior captain Loretta Kelly filled in at sweeper to anchor the defense.

Wildwood 0 0 0 0 - 0

Salem 0 0 0 0 - 0

Goalies-Long (22) W; Mullica (8) S.

Records-Wildwood 0-10-1.

Shore Conference

Lacey Township 6, Barnegat 1

Barnegat 1 0 - 1

Lacey Township 2 4- 6

Goals-Autumn Herring B.

Goalies-Keough (5) B.

Records-Barnegat 4-7.

Nonconference

Shawnee 4, Ocean City 1

Caitlyn Brice scored off a deflected free kick for her first varsity goal with 20 minutes left to help the Red Raiders avoid the shutout.

Ocean City goalie Julie Burnell made 19 saves.

Ocean City 0 1- 1

Shawnee 3 1 - 4

Goals-Brice OC; McAllister (2), Smith, Shannon S.

Goalies-Burnell (19) OC; Buonacore (3) S.

Records-Ocean City 4-3-2.

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