Women's Soccer Runs Past B-P, 8-1

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Not even a wet playing surface on the Lee University soccer field could slow down the Lady Flames offense on Saturday afternoon.

Lee (9-2, 4-0) and ranked third by the NAIA, racked up an incredible 30 shots in the opening half, allowing just one to the Brewton-Parker Lady Barons (3-6, 1-5), though the Lady Flames did look sluggish at times. “I didn't think we played at the same level as we did earlier in the week,” coach Matt Yelton stated, “but it's a win and now we will start preparing for next Tuesday at Carson Newman.”

The first half started quickly for Lee, as Marina Lima converted a pass from Jamie Achten just 2:41 into the match to give the Lady Flames the 1-0 lead. For the next 30 minutes, however, Lady Barons’ keeper Mallory Lashley kept the Lady Flames at bay.

Lashley recorded 10 consecutive saves to keep the margin at 1-0, but with 32:01 remaining, the Lady Flames again found the back of the net. Jamie Achten took a feed from Kim Conrad and blasted a shot into the side-netting to give Lee a 2-0 lead.

Over the next nine minutes, the Lady Flames took control, scoring four more times. Christiane Christensen scoring two goals 18 seconds apart during that span to stretch the lead to 6-0 at the half. “I thought Linn [Christensen] and Chris[tiane] were both at their usual level of excellence, and that Jamie [Achten] played real well in her 45 minutes of action,” Yelton remarked.

Early in the second stanza, Lauren Good found Lima for her second goal of the match, making it 7-0 Lady Flames. With 16:06 remaining, Darcy Brannen spotted senior Kelli Lawson, who converted her first goal of the season, giving the Lady Flames their largest lead of the match at 8-0.

Just moments away from the finish, however, the Lady Flames were whistled for a foul inside the box, giving the Lady Barons a penalty kick. Kelsey Black converted to get Brewton-Parker on the board and provide the final margin of 8-1.

The Lady Flames out-shot the Lady Barons 44-2 in the match, and Lashley finished with 13 saves. Jamie Achten recorded five points (one goal, 3 assists) in the match, while Lima and Christensen each recorded two goals. “It was another good performance out of our midfield,” said Yelton, “and Darcy played very well in her first start of the year.”

The Lady Flames will play the first of four consecutive road matches on Tuesday, when they travel to Carson Newman College (11-0) for a 7 p.m. match.