Lady Falcons prey on WCHS soccer
The long trip to Lincoln County was even longer on the way home for the Lady Pioneers Tuesday night, as Warren County fell in its season opener 5-0 against the Lady Falcons.
The outcome of the game was decided during the first 10 minutes of play, as Lady Falcon Chelsea Hurst picked up a hat trick with three quick goals. The Lady Pioneers struggled on defense during the first half, as Lincoln County maintained possession of the ball for much of the period.
Warren County had few chances to score in the first period, but did manage to pick up the pace on offense during the last eight minutes of the half.
“We didn’t do a very good job in the opening minutes,” said coach Keith Hamilton. “We were very slow on defense and Hurst just drove down the field past our defenders and scored.”
The Lady Pioneers came out in the second half doing a much better job of controlling the ball. In the first 10 minutes of the half Warren County out-shot Lincoln County 9-2, but the Lady Pioneers failed to find the back of the net.
With seven minutes left in the game Lincoln County once again went to Hurst, who scored her fourth goal to give the Lady Falcons a 4-0 lead.
Lincoln County added one more goal just before the horn sounded shutting out the Lady Pioneers.
“We had 10 minutes in the first half and 10 minutes in the second half that we let our guard down,” Hamilton said. “We can’t put ourselves in a position to be down three goals within the first 10 minutes of play.
“Take away those 20 minutes, and we played very well. They did a good job of passing and working together, we just have to stop making defensive mistakes. (Keeper) Erin Wolford made a couple of big saves, tonight especially in the first half. But we just need to fine-tune our defensive efforts.”
The Lady Pioneers opened their home season Thursday night against Franklin.