Soccer team skins Gators – Roller scores hat trick, Wilkinson adds pair of goals in WCMS win
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Lauren Roller scored three goals on the day, while Lauren Wilkinson had two and Ayla Anish added one goal.
In the first half the Lady Pioneers out-shot their opponents 8-3, while taking four corner kicks to Franklin’s three.
Roller scored her first goal of the afternoon on an assists from Allison Connor at the 20:14 mark, putting Warren County out in front 1-0.
For the next 15 minutes Warren County dominated on offense, but had nothing else to show for it after taking three attempts at goal. The Lady Gators moved the ball downfield on offense twice in the final minutes of the first half, but Lady Pioneer goalie Lyndi Dodd kept Franklin County off the board.
With just under five minutes to play in the period, Roller put Warren County out in front 2-0, when she followed a shot from Morgan McCormick and slipped it past the Lady Gators’ goalie.
Wilkinson scored back-to-back goals for the Lady Pioneers with three minutes left in the half, as Warren County took a 4-0 lead into the break.
Warren County’s offense continued to control the tempo of the game in the second period, keeping the Lady Gator defense very busy.
Anish fired a shot at the 24:15 mark, but it came up short for Warren County. But five minutes later Roller pulled the hat trick, scoring her third goal of the game hitting the left corner of the net. The Lady Pioneers held a 5-0 lead with 19-minutes left to play.
Franklin County had just one attempt in the second half coming at the 14:31 mark, but the run at goal was turned away by the Lady Pioneer defense to keep the shutout in tack.
Annie Willmore fired a shot at goal at the 7:48 mark and Fran DuVall attempted a shot two minutes later, but both shots were scooped up and turned away by the Lady Gators.
With 5:14 left in the game Anish put Warren County out in front 6-0, when she knocked in a rebound shot from Willmore in what would be the final score.
Warren County had nine shots on goal in the second half, while the Lady Gators had just one.
‘We played really well tonight and I was very proud of our effort on offense,’ said coach Alan Brownyard.
‘We stayed in formation and ran our passing lanes and made the passes, hitting the open player. Defensively we did a good job of getting back and clearing the ball back down field to the offense.’
The Lady Pioneers will be on the road on Friday to take on Highland Rim.