Deondria Simon’s far post finish off Madi Traister’s assist gave Clayton a 2-1 victory over Gloucester Catholic in their battle for first place in the Tri-County Conference Classic Division at Haupt Field in Clayton.

Clippers’ freshman Mikaela Sciubba answered Gloucester Catholic’s early second-half goal with her sixth of the season.

Simon, a senior, broke the 1-1 tie with her 13th, with about 14 minutes left. Traister beat a defender and led Simon in on the net with a pass. Simon touched it home to complete the comeback and leave the Clippers (7-3, 6-1) in line for a piece of the division crown.

It was the first loss of the season for Gloucester Catholic (7-1, 5-1), which handed Clayton a 1-0 setback on Sep. 10. If both teams run the table over the balance of their division schedule, t

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