Sports 27 October 2014

Regional Semifinal Preview: Lady Mustangs to face Bishop Rosecrans in Sweet 16

By
Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com

The Lynchburg-Clay Lady Mustangs are on a path to return to where they ended last season.

LC (17-1-1) is just one win away from doing so. To reach the Division III Regional Finals, they must first take on Bishop Rosecrans in the regional semifinals, a team that is also highly competitive as their 15-3 record shows.

The postseason for No. 1 seed of the Athens 2 District, Bishop Rosecrans (Zanesville) has seen them play just two matches, with an 8-2 win over Steubenville Central Catholic and a 7-0 district final win over No. 2 seed Ironton St. Joseph Central on Saturday afternoon.

Of their three losses in '14, they came to New Philadelphia, which was their last loss on Oct. 2 (by a 1-0 score), along with a 5-1 loss to Zanesville and to Newark by a 1-0 score.

Lynchburg-Clay's lone loss was to Western Brown at the start of the season, losing by a 1-0 score.

 

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For the season, Bishop Rosecrans has allowed just 18 goals but have scored a total of 81. Leading the team in goals is junior Darby Lynch with 27, along with 16 assists.

Abby Hutchenson, who is a forward and keeper, has 14 goals, nine assists and she also has 41 saves at keeper. Also with solid stats for BRHS are Kenedi Taylor with 12 goals and two assists and Chloe Amich with six goals and a team-high 10 assists.

Also at keeper, Allison Losco has totaled 38 saves.

With that said, LC has played impressively as well in the '14 postseason, including a 2-0 district final win over West Muskingum with goals from freshman Angela McLaughlin and sophomore Hannah Binkley late in the second half.

Also this postseason, LC began with an 7-0 win over Peebles, followed by a 4-0 victory over North Adams. Both teams are also from the Southern Hills Athletic Conference, a conference in which the Lady Mustangs went undefeated with seven wins this season.

For the season, LC has collected 11 shutouts.

Leading LC in goals scored is Hannah Binkley with 17 on the season. For the year, LC has six players with double-figure scoring. The assists leader for LC is Sam Whitenack with nine, followed by Alexa Cochran and Shelby Chisman with eight each.

The regional semifinal match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start on Tuesday, Oct. 28 at Bloom-Carroll High School.

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