By : Marion Harris
Opening Night for the Lady Cavalier Soccer Team vs Pulaski begins with 67% of the Cavaliers stepping out on the field for their first ever soccer game other than maybe a rec game. Only 7 players on the Cavalier roster had ever laced it up for the high school team and only 4 of them have ever played travel ball!!! The Cavaliers started very strong and this young team was put on the board after Ashlyn Newman placed a very nice pass on the ground and found Callie Harris wide open in the middle for the first goal of the season!!!! 2nd goal of the night came from Senior Captain Ashlyn Newman after a great clear from Karmen Smith up to Harris and then the ball was sent to Newman where she beat four or five defenders with some great dribbling to make it 2-0. After a few chances from both sides the score remained at 2-0 at halftime.
2nd half started with some great chances from Pulaski but Alexis Sheffey and crew kept the cougar off the board. The cavaliers would miss a few chances but the timing will get better as the season goes on!!! Finally with about 13 mins left Harris found Newman for her 2nd goal of the night!!! The score would end up 3-0 in the end.
Game balls tonight could easily go to the ones that helped with scoring but tonight we are going to stick with the defense. Our game balls go to Alexis Sheffey and Breanna Shumate!!!! Great job ladies next up is Galax on Tuesday!!!!!!
The following is from Coach Tickle:
I thought we played really well defensively. Alexis Sheffey was tough at goal. I thought our fullbacks, Bre Shumate and Laurel Sutphin came up to make some big stops. In the middle, center backs Karmen Smith and Sarah Alderman just continue to shine. I also thought Harleigh Riggins was tough at the six on their big legs. She did a great job of making them move side to side. We also played faster tonight, with some quick transitions to get our offense going. We missed a few shots, but I know that will come. One more thing, I love this team! I love the way they support each other. Our bench is so involved and in the game. They are just a really fun group to coach.
Thank You Coach Tickle and Marion Harris !
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