Lake Placid’s Nora Petrocci kicks the ball downfield during a home game against Boquet Valley on Sept. 10. (News photo — Parker O’Brien)

LAKE PLACID — Despite doubling their opponents’ shot total, the Lake Placid girls soccer team couldn’t find the back of the net Tuesday, Sept. 16 and suffered a 2-0 home loss to the Ticonderoga Sentinels.

Ticonderoga scored a goal in each half, as Natalie Cook had a helping hand on both scores, adding a goal and an assist. Addie Munson also scored in the Sentinels’ first victory of the season.

The Blue Bombers had 13 shots on goal to Ticonderoga’s six. While the Sentinels’ physicality played a bit of a factor, it really came down to one thing.

“We just didn’t get the ball in the back of the net,” Lake Placid’s head coach Heather Brewer said. “In the first half, more than the second, we should have finished some of our chances. So we did a lot of good things, but you could tell as the game went on, some of the experience from the other team definitely helped them. Effort-wise, I’m happy with our effort and we’ll continue to work on getting better … and finishing.”

Munson opened up the scoring on a through ball from Cook around the midpoint of the first half. Cook then extended the lead with 13 minutes remaining in the second half off a rebound.

Lake Placid’s Cecilia Norfolk makes a play on the ball during a home game against Ticonderoga on Sept. 16.

The Blue Bombers’ goalkeeper, Emma Clark, recorded four saves, while MJ Drinkwine had 11 in net for the Sentinels.

Lake Placid maintained possession throughout most of the contest; however, with more than half of the team’s roster made up of sophomores and freshmen, some inexperience showed. Brewer said that with the team’s game plan, which includes looking to play their feet when they can, passing back to the forwards quickly, they were able to break down the Sentinels’ midfield.

“(But) when we get to the final third, and it wasn’t even a hunger issue, it was just more that some times when we should have passed to the net, we kicked it really hard, or (were) anticipating how the ball was going to fall,” she said. “Some of that just comes from playing experience.”

The Blue Bombers dropped to 1-4 overall. Lake Placid defeated Moriah 3-2 in their season-opener, and lost 3-1 to Keene.

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Boquet Valley 3, Lake Placid 0

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The Lake Placid girls soccer team suffered a 3-0 loss on Wednesday, Sept. 10 to the Boquet Valley Griffins at home.

The Griffins’ Emma Conley led the way with a goal and an assist, while Claire Reynolds and Margot Hall each added a goal. Boquet Valley’s Daisy Cushman chipped in with an assist.

With the win, the Griffins, which finished as the Section VII, Class D runner-ups, improved to an undefeated 3-0 record.

Conley opened up the scoring on Wednesday with a goal at 11:05, following a pass from Cushman.

The Griffins then extended their lead to 2-0 when the ball deflected off a Blue Bombers defender and bounced into the back of the net. With Reynolds being the last Boquet Valley player to touch the ball, she was credited with the goal.

Hall closed on the scoring off a pass from Conley from in close, halfway through the second half. The Griffins recorded seven shots on goal to Lake Placid’s four.

Emma Clark had three saves for the Blue Bombers, while Boquet Valley’s Ella Pulsifer had seven.