Women's Soccer | 1/10/2024 7:26:00 AM

The Lady Arrows Soccer team dominated from start to finish on Tuesday night on a chilly night in Starkville, defeating the Lady Yellow Jackets by a score of 5-0.  The win moves the Lady Arrows to a record of 5-0 in Region 2-7A and an overall record of 11-1-2.

The scoring started early when, in the 5th minute, Junior Isabella Jones drew a penalty in the box and Junior Kate Crisler converted the penalty to give the Lady Arrows a 1-0 lead.  In the 16th minute, the Lady Arrows scored again as Sophomore Kayla Jones sent a beautiful cross into the box right at the feet of Senior Zoie Zumbro who drove the ball into the back of the net to give the Lady Arrows a 2-0 lead.  2 minutes later, the scoring barrage continued as Isabella Jones sent a corner kick to the perfect spot and Senior Cooper Holmes found the net for a 3-0 lead that remained until halftime.

In the second half, the 3-0 score remained steady until Senior Cooper Pletzke found the net on an assist from Crisler with about 10 minutes remaining to make the score 4-0.  In the final minutes, Junior Faith Taylor scored the 5th and final goal on an assist from Senior Lauren Warner.

In goal, Senior Sarah Polk and Freshman Ellyn Burchfield combined for the 9th clean sheet in 14 games this season.

Head Coach Elliot Rimmer said of his team's performance, "We took another important step forward last night by winning another region game. Starkville is always so well coached that it takes us time to break them down and forces us to be creative in how we do it. The girls did very well responding to adjustments mid game, and to have five different goal scorers is always an encouraging stat. All attention now turns to Germantown Thursday and wrapping up one of the host spots for playoffs in the region."

The Lady Arrows return to action on Thursday night at Arrow Field as they play host to the Lady Mavericks of Germantown in another pivotal Region 2-7A matchup.  The Lady Arrows will celebrate Senior Night following the match before kickoff of the boys' match.  The Lady Arrows will recognize 9 members of the Class of 2024.