Lady Pioneers break slump, edge Sparta
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After a scoreless first half Lady Pioneer Allison Maxwell scored what would be the winning goal as Warren County slipped past White County 1-0.
The Lady Pioneers dominated the first half with solid defense and aggressive offense. Warren County offensive plays were slow to develop, but the Lady Pioneers out shot the Lady Warriors 5-2 in the first half.
10 minutes into the contest Lara Kate Haley attempted Warren County’s first shot, but it came up short. Warren County continued to be the aggressor and at the 20:50 mark Catherine Stubblefield fired from long distance, coming up short once again for Warren County.
White County’s first attempted came on a break away down the middle of the field by Mary Kate Ross but Lady Pioneer keeper Erin Wolford was up to the challenge to keep the Lady Warriors off the board.
Over the next 15 minutes the Lady Pioneer defense did a good job of turning away any offensive run by White County. Alex Mullican worked to the right side of the field with seven minutes remaining and fired at the White County goal but the shot sailed to the right.
White County second attempt at scoring came off of a corner kick with 5:37 on the clock, but once again Warren County defense held.
Warren County had several chances in the first half but was called for being off-sides three times in the half as the half ended scoreless.
Warren County was determined to score in the second half as Mullican came out firing for the Lady Pioneers with four shots in the first 10 minutes of play.
Warren County showed complete control of the game in the second half and with 19:31 left on the clock, Allison Maxwell found an open net to give Warren County the 1-0 lead.
Over the next 15 minutes the Lady Pioneers took shot after shot, coming from Haley, Mullican and Katie Campen.
Time seemed to stand still during the final four minutes of play as the Lady Pioneers were on the verge of picking up their first win of the season.
White County sent one ball deep into Warren County territory as fans held their breath. But Warren County’s defense, which had played strong all game held its ground to secure the win.
“It was an ugly win, but one we really needed,” said coach Keith Hamilton.
“I’m proud of the girls and they got the monkey off their backs and this gives us something to build on now. We generated plenty of offense, but we weren’t crisp and things developed too slow on offense. The main thing is we didn’t have a break down on defense and we got the win.”
Warren County is now 1-6-2 on the season and will be back in action at home on Tuesday against Ooltewah.