Lady Pioneers tame Lady Lions
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But Tuesday at Sewanee against St. Andrews the Lady Pioneers put two goals on the board and picked up their second win of the season, while picking up a shutout of their own.
The first 15 minutes of the first half was dominated by the Lady Pioneers. Warren County came out with a big offensive push and it paid off. Catherine Hill, who normally plays defense, was moved to a forward position and the move paid off when Hill scored Warren County’s first goal less than two minutes into the contest.
Over the next 10 minutes of play Warren County held on to possession on offense, with good passing and ball movement. Warren County put its second goal on the board at the 30:45 mark when Kayla Hubbard found the left side open to give the Lady Pioneers its 2-0 lead.
Warren County’s offense seemed to shut down at that point, however, as the Lady Mountain Lions took over possession. During the final 20 minutes of the half St. Andrews came up with five shots at goal, but Warren County’s defense stood its ground as Beth Damon made the keeper’s job a lot easier. Damon turned away the long pass by St. Andrews clearing back to the Lady Pioneer mid-fielders.
Warren County came up with two more shots before the half from Lara Kate Haley and Alex Mullican, but the Lady Pioneers couldn’t finish as the half ended with Warren County leading 2-0.
In the second half Warren County continued to dominate possession of the ball and the controlled the tempo of the game. Everyone on offense got of a shot off in the half, but Warren County didn’t capitalize on its efforts.
St. Andrews’ only threat came with just under two minutes to play, when one of the Lady Mountain Lions scored. But the goal was waved off as the player was called for offsides with time running out as Warren County picked up the victory. Warren County had 16 shots on the night, while St. Andrews took only eight.
“I was really proud of the way we came out and played during the first 15 minutes,” said coach Keith Hamilton.
“The girls did a great job of moving with out the ball creating our passing lanes. They came out and took control, but the last 20 minutes of the half we struggled, our offense for some reason just quit playing. The second half we did a better job of controlling the tempo for the entire half, but the girls didn’t get into position to finish their shots.”
The Lady Pioneers improved to 2-8-2 on the season and were scheduled to take on Cookeville Thursday at home.