Lady Mustangs shut out in season opener by Western Brown
DODSONVILLE — The 2015 season didn't begin the way the Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs would have liked, dropping their season opener to non-conference foe Western Brown by a 2-0 score.
The shutout on their home field at LCHS came with the Lady Broncos scoring a goal in each half. In the first half, it was Western Brown’s Sierra Steppler putting the Lady Broncos ahead at 1-0 with 34:14 left in the half.
In the second half, LC allowed a second goal that put the game away with Autumn Boothby of Western Brown sending the ball to the back of the net with 8:53 left in the match for the two-goal advantage.
LC tried to make a comeback in the second half, but one goal attempt on a breakaway bounced off the crossbar of the goal with a little over 6:00 left in the second half.
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The second half also saw LC make a change at keeper by moving new keeper McKayla Binkley, a junior, back to the field to give the offense a boost as she was one of the leading scorers for LC last season. While at keeper, Binkley totaled six saves in the first half. Lexi Waits played keeper in the second half, where she had two saves.
In all WB, outshot the reigning Southern Hills Athletic Conference champion Lynchburg-Clay 17-6, with the Lady Mustangs having three shots at goal in each half.
The Lady Mustangs will play again this Friday when they host the North Adams Lady Green Devils in a SHAC matchup. The game is scheduled to start at around 7 p.m., as they will play following the boys game, which is set to start at 5:30 p.m.
On Saturday, Aug. 29, the Lady Mustangs will host the Zane Trace Lady Pioneers in a non-conference match starting at 4:30 p.m.