Lady Pioneer soccer undefeated, but still winless
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After battling Livingston Academy to a 0-0 tie last week, Warren County put its first goal of the year on the board, but it wasn’t enough to pick up the win as the Lady Pioneers had to settle for yet another tie game against Oakland,1-1.
The Lady Pioneers out-shot their opponents 14-7, allowing just two shots at goal in the first half.
Warren County controlled the ball during the first half of play. A strong defensive performance led to the team’s first scoring opportunity at the 26:15 mark but Lara Kate Haley’s shot never made it to the net.
Oakland took over possession during the next seven minutes of play with two shots fired at the Warren County net. The first came at the 23:50 mark, going wide left, and the second came four minutes later hitting the cross bar.
The Lady Pioneers regained offensive momentum using good passing and a solid job of clearing the ball on defense. With 7:37 left in the first half, Savannah Rutledge put the Lady Pioneers out in front, 1-0 scoring from her mid-field position 20 yards out.
But the Lady Pioneer defense was caught napping with just three minutes left in the half, as the Lady Patriots scored to tie the game and end the first half 1-1.
Second-half action saw the Lady Pioneer hit the field much more aggressive on offense, with Gracie Harvey taking their first shot of the second half just six-minutes into the period.
During the next 15 minutes of play Warren County controlled the ball at mid-field. Taylor Hennessee and Beth Damon worked hard on defense getting the ball back to the Lady Pioneer offense. With 14 minutes remaining Warren County sent six shots towards the Oakland net, with Alex Mullican, Shea Martin, Shea Hyatt and Rutledge all taking aim at the net.
Oakland’s only major threat came with 7:52 on the clock off of a corner kick, but the Lady Pioneers turned the attempt away. Warren County continued to pressure the Lady Patriots defense but time slipped away as the two teams settled for the 1-1 tie.
The Lady Pioneers were scheduled to take on Brentwood on Tuesday and go up against Blackman on Thursday at home starting at 6 p.m.
“Franklin has one of the states top programs and it showed tonight,” Brownyard said. “This team would beat most varsity teams in our district. They were very big and quick and smart on the field.
“We gave up seven goals in the first half and our goal going into the second half was to try and give up just three. We did a great job in the second half, everybody played very well. Kaitom Tanner and Cassie Hutchins did a good job for us. We wanted to go down there and get all of our younger players some much needed playing time and experience. I’m glade these girls got to see such a strong team. It will help them understand just how much hard work some of these other programs put into the game. It was fun, the girls got a little frustrated at times but it was good for all of us.”