Upper Perkiomen's girls soccer team snapped a five-game losing streak Monday night with a 3-1 victory over Upper Merion. Rianne Moll scored twice in the second half and Hannah Landis registered five saves to secure the Pioneer Athletic 

Conference victory.

            Head coach Mike Freed described the performance as a confidence boost for the Indians (4-4 PAC, 5-8 overall), who rebounded from consecutive losses to Spring-Ford, Owen J. Roberts, Perkiomen Valley, Phoenixville and Southern Lehigh.

            "The girls made a lot of good decisions in terms of where to go with their passes," he said. "We did a good job keeping possession and spreading the ball all over the field. It was nice to see."

            According to Freed, the victory keeps the Tribe in line for a berth in the District One Class AAA playoffs. He said three wins in its final five games would probably give it a good chance to qualify, and that four victories would mostly likely seal the deal.

            "Things are lining up to give us a decent shot," the coach said.

            Against Upper Merion, Hannah Leight opened the scoring with an unassisted goal late in the first half to put the Indians ahead 1-0 at halftime.

            Consecutive goals by Moll, on headers early in the second half, staked them to a 3-0 advantage. Both came on consecutive penalty corners kicks from Kayleigh Durning.  According to Freed, Durning's penalty kicks are unusually consistent.

            "Our players know where the ball is going to be within a small area (in front of the net)," the coach said.

            Eleven of Upper Perkiomen's 21 goals have come on dead ball situations, including five corner kicks, four free kicks and two penalty kicks.

            "That is pretty rare," Freed said.

           Durning, who was shifted into an attacking midfield position, leads the team with seven goals. According to the coach, she covers an incredible amount of ground and reads the field well.

            "Kayleigh is playing real well," Freed said. "She's got a good enough feel for the game to anticipate things."

            Moll, a freshman attacker who has scored five of her six goals against Upper Merion, continues to improve with every game, according to the coach.

            "I see Rian getting into more of a comfort zone every time out," Freed said. "She's adapting to this level. She is very talented."

            The coach also offered praise for Landis, the Indians' sophomore goalkeeper, who stopped an Upper Merion breakaway early in the game. Freed said she recorded multiple double-digit save games during their recent losses against three Liberty Division opponents.

            "I really pleased with the way Hannah has been playing," the coach said. "She has made a huge difference for us. Her footwork is superb. The defenders know that if they make a mistake, Hannah can bail them out."