LISBON — Lisbon High School admittedly is still trying to solve its identity as a girls’ soccer team this fall.

The problem for the rest of the Mountain Valley Conference is that it’s having an even tougher time figuring out who the Greyhounds are, much less how to beat them. And by the time the league deciphers those clues, it might be too late.

Ashley Beaulieu scored a goal in each half Monday afternoon, and a still-developing Lisbon defense performed admirably from start-to-finish in a 3-0 victory over Winthrop.

“I thought it was going to be a little tough in the beginning of the season, because we lost a lot of seniors,” said Lisbon co-captain Renee Moore.

Moore, who scored the first goal against Winthrop off a corner kick, has switched to a stopper position for Lisbon (2-0). Ashley Fournier is a first-year starter as a marking back.

And the graduation of record-shattering goaltender Sam Purcell left behind a job share in the Greyhounds’ cage. Junior Kyrstin Ramich made seven saves to register the shutout in her first varsity start.

Sophomore Alexa Harmon, who backstopped Lisbon’s 6-3 victory at Mt. Abram in the season opener, was one of the first players off the bench and played a solid fullback against the Ramblers.

“When we figure out how exactly how to run it through an entire game, we’re going to be pretty good back there,” said Lisbon coach Jake Gentle. “We did well today, but we can always do better. We lost seven starters from last year. We have a lot of holes to fill.”

Quick strikes do wonders for the confidence of a team in transition, and the Greyhounds delivered on each side of intermission.

Moore provided the finishing touch to put Lisbon on the scoreboard at 12:30 of the opening half. 

Brooke Lawrence’s corner kick sailed over the heads of every Winthrop defender. Kayla Angelico flagged down the loose ball at the right of the cage and dropped a centering pass at Moore’s feet.

“That definitely set the tone of the game,” Moore said. “It got everybody pumped up.”

“They had two or three girls who were difficult to mark: 11 (Beaulieu), 12 (Lawrence) and 23 (Angelico). And 13 (Moore) was all over the place,” said Winthop coach Marc Fortin. “We couldn’t put anybody in the middle of the field all day who would get to the ball before she did.”

Another momentary breakdown up the middle of the field relegated the Ramblers (0-1-1) to a two-goal deficit. Gabbie Ouellette threaded a lengthy pass through two Winthrop defenders to the speedy senior Beaulieu, who won the foot race to the 18-yard line and uncorked a low shot past goalkeeper Michelle Lough.

Lisbon put it away at 1:41 of the second half, earning a penalty kick when Winthrop was whistled for a hand ball after a corner kick.

Beaulieu blasted her second goal of the game and fourth of the young season.

“We were pretty diverse with our offense,” Gentle said. “Our first game we had a run of about 10 or 15 minutes where we weren’t going after the ball. Today we tried to focus on not letting up.”

Julia LaRochelle, Grace Burnett and Amy Belanger were strong in a losing cause for Winthrop, which tied Mountain Valley in its opening game.

“Eight kids graduated, and four more either moved away or had career-ending injuries. When you lose 12 players from the program, your bench isn’t as deep,” said Fortin. “I think we know what we’re doing. We’re trying hard. Sometimes the physical prowess isn’t quite there.”