Hillsboro Lady Indians lose season opener to Eastern Brown
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
The season opener for the 2019 Hillsboro Lady Indians didn’t go how they had hoped on the scoreboard Saturday morning. Hillsboro scored two first-half goals, but were held scoreless in the second half, resulting in the visiting Eastern Brown Lady Warriors gaining the non-conference victory by a 5-2 score.
Hillsboro’s loss on their home field saw them and the Lady Warriors — of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference — play to a 2-2 tie in the first half following the first 40 minutes of the season. In that half, the Lady Indians were first to get the ball into the back of the net as junior Alexia Sheppard scored the first goal of the season at the 37:33 mark with a one-on-one situation for the 1-0 lead.
Eastern answered with a goal of their own at the 34-minute mark, with Bailey Dotson taking advantage of a defensive miscue by Hillsboro and tying the game at 1-1. Eastern continued to score goals, with their second goal coming from Rylee Leonard off a cross kick at the 21-minute mark for the 2-1 advantage.
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Hillsboro answered with a second goal by Sheppard with 17:32 remaining in the opening half, as this time she raced past the defense of the Lady Warriors on a breakaway for her second goal of the game for Hillsboro, tying the score at 2-2.
The second half on offense, however, was all Eastern, scoring three unanswered goals within the first 24 minutes of the half.
Those three goals by Eastern began with a goal from Leonard, her second of the game, off a cross kick with 26:21 left on the clock. Next came a goal a few short moments later as Emma Prine put the ball in the back of the net off an 18-yard shot from the box for a 4-2 lead.
Eastern’s final goal came on a penalty kick, with Mary Litzinger scoring the goal with 17:29 still left on the clock.
Assists for Eastern were recorded by Juanita Frost, Prine, Dotson, Leonard and Alyssa Perkins.
For the game, Hillsboro totaled 11 shots and had seven fouls. Eastern totaled 17 shots and had four fouls.
Next for the Lady Indians is a non-conference game on Tuesday, Aug. 20 when they’ll travel to face the Unioto Shermans with a 7:15 p.m. start time.
Hillsboro’s loss on their home field saw them and the Lady Warriors — of the Southern Hills Athletic Conference — play to a 2-2 tie in the first half following the first 40 minutes of the season. In that half, the Lady Indians were first to get the ball into the back of the net as junior Alexia Sheppard scored the first goal of the season at the 37:33 mark with a one-on-one situation for the 1-0 lead.
Eastern answered with a goal of their own at the 34-minute mark, with Bailey Dotson taking advantage of a defensive miscue by Hillsboro and tying the game at 1-1. Eastern continued to score goals, with their second goal coming from Rylee Leonard off a cross kick at the 21-minute mark for the 2-1 advantage.
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Hillsboro answered with a second goal by Sheppard with 17:32 remaining in the opening half, as this time she raced past the defense of the Lady Warriors on a breakaway for her second goal of the game for Hillsboro, tying the score at 2-2.
The second half on offense, however, was all Eastern, scoring three unanswered goals within the first 24 minutes of the half.
Those three goals by Eastern began with a goal from Leonard, her second of the game, off a cross kick with 26:21 left on the clock. Next came a goal a few short moments later as Emma Prine put the ball in the back of the net off an 18-yard shot from the box for a 4-2 lead.
Eastern’s final goal came on a penalty kick, with Mary Litzinger scoring the goal with 17:29 still left on the clock.
Assists for Eastern were recorded by Juanita Frost, Prine, Dotson, Leonard and Alyssa Perkins.
For the game, Hillsboro totaled 11 shots and had seven fouls. Eastern totaled 17 shots and had four fouls.
Next for the Lady Indians is a non-conference game on Tuesday, Aug. 20 when they’ll travel to face the Unioto Shermans with a 7:15 p.m. start time.