LYNN – A tense Catholic Central League girls soccer match between St Mary’s and Archbishop Williams ended in a 1-1 tie Wednesday.

St Mary’s (1-1) started strong defensively and had some drives up and down the field, but had trouble following through on scoring. Sophomore Andrea Basta scored a goal midway through the first half to give her team its only lead of the game.

Despite letting up a goal, Archbishop Williams (2-1-1) stayed with St. Mary’s offensively throughout the first half. The Bishops’ persistence was rewarded when Maeve Delaney scored off a corner kick, which thrilled the team and head coach Gary Burke.

“We’ve been working on that corner kick,” Burke said. “We were very happy when that corner went in.”

Going into the second half, the teams were tied 1-1. Archbishop William

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