NORWICH – The Valley Heights Lady Crusaders pulled off an unexpected victory 2-0 over the visiting Syracuse Eagles Friday afternoon.

With a victory for the Eagles the last match-up against, Syracuse gave the Crusaders a challenging game and pulled out on top, 2-0.

Syracuse was #1 in the league with a 3-0-1 record going into the game and with only two subs, the Lady Crusaders knew they had a tough game ahead.

In the first half, Crusader Emily Davis had a beautiful cross to the far post to teammate Macey Montgomery, who one-touched it into the net, giving Valley Heights a 1-0 lead.

The goal really gave the Crusaders a mental and physical boost. Valley Heights chose to play more defensively following the goal. Not allowing the Eagles break the defense, the Lady Crusaders had over 17 shots on goal.

In the second half, Davis was covered by defensive players for the Eagles, but somehow managed to pull off a shot that sailed to the back of the net, adding to the Lady Crusaders lead.