Lady Bronco soccer clipped by Huntland
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But a late goal in the second half by the Lady Hornets dropped Boyd to 0-2 on the year as the Lady Broncos fell 1-0.
The Lady Broncos did a good job of controlling the tempo in the first half and out-shot the Lady Hornets 11-7. Boyd?s first good opportunity to score came five minutes in, when Leah Walker worked her way into the front of the Lady Hornet net. Huntland?s keeper had to come out and make a diving save to keep Boyd off the scoreboard.
Monica Hillis had the next scoring opportunity for the Lady Broncos, but her attempt was turned away. The Lady Broncos continued to play aggressive on offense as Boyd?s Cassie Wanamaker had three shots in the half. Walker had a total of three and Katie Gooden had two attempts.
Lady Bronco keeper Courtney Hard came up with two big saves during the final 10 minutes of the half to send the teams in at the break in a 0-0 tie.
Huntland came out more aggressive in the second half spreading Boyd?s defense thin at times. But the Lady Broncos stepped up and played solid, which gave Boyd?s offense several scoring opportunities mid-way through the half. Gooden and Wanamaker had three shots each and Walker had one attempt.
A small breakdown by the Lady Bronco?s defense resulted in a Huntland goal with eight minutes left in the game. Boyd tried to even the game up with several runs at the Lady Hornets goal, but time ran out as Huntland escaped with the victory.
Hard collected 14 saves on the day for the Lady Broncos as Wanamaker led the team with six attempts.
?We played more aggressive today than we did on Tuesday,? said coach Gina Cleek. ?The girls are doing a much better job of communicating on the field. Right now we have to follow our shots and if we do that we are going to be successful.?
The Lady Broncos were scheduled to play in the Webb tournament on Saturday and will be on the road against Marshall County on Tuesday.