When a referee spotted a bolt of lightening in the slate gray sky, she blew her whistle, players scattered, and so it was that the weather got the Beverly Panthers to their desired end sooner than the game clock would have done it: they left the field with a 15-5 win over the Swampscott girls Thursday.It was close for the first half.Led by Maggie Osbahr's two goals and Katie Zarinsky, Swampscott trailed by just two at the half, but as the field slickened and the temperature dropped, Beverly got untracked and heated.Samantha Coogan's nine saves just weren't enought against the Panther's second half onslaught. Taylor Eaton and Kita Wheeler also scored for Swampscottt.Coach Paula Donnelly took some encouragement from her troops' effort. "We played a very strong first half at both ends of the field, but particularly in our transition game," she said.The problems arose in the second half, when Swampscott just didn't keep up the pace."We didn't keep up the momentum in the second half," said the coach.Offensive efforts were thwarted several times by Beverly goalie Nicole Woods, who came up with several very good saves keep Swampscott at bay.
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