The Lady Zizzers finished up Regular Season play on Wednesday, traveling to Rolla to take on the Bulldogs. The games were played at the beautiful, new soccer field located on the RHS campus. With a smooth, flat surface to play on, the Bulldogs passed the ball well and were able to keep a lot of possession. The Zizzers, at times, were able to string some passes together as well. The big difference was the Bulldogs aggressiveness to goal.
Rolla was able to take advantage of defensive breakdowns with good passing and dribbling. Rolla scored a goal in the first minute as a crossing pass found Olivia Cox alone on the left side. She dribbled into the box and put a ball high into the near corner for a 1-0 lead. After the first goal, the Zizzers played alright. They were able to move the ball at times and defensively the kept the ball out of dangerous situations. Then in the 26th minute, Cox struck again. This time she broke free in the middle and dribbled past the defense before finding the back of the net. In the 30th minute, Freshman Jaclyn Standfast headed in a corner kick to make the score 3-0 in favor of Rolla.
In the second half, West Plains was able to get 2 shots, but were no match for the Bulldogs. Although Zizzer Goalkeepers Michelle Esterle and Ashley Martin made some good saves, the Bulldogs were able to find the net 6 times in the second half. Rolla’s fourth goal came in the 44th minute and was scored by Kim Carter. Three minutes later Calli Collier made it 5-0. Cox got the Hattrick one minute after Collier’s goal, to make it 6-0 Rolla. Ashley Kerr got on the scoresheet in the 53rd minute. Nine minutes later Dani Steele made it 8-0. The final goal came just before the final whistle with Angelica Mata knocking the ball just inside the post after Ashley Martin saved the first shot.
The Bulldogs improved to 11-10-1 on the season and 6-3-0 in the Ozark Conference. West Plains dropped to 8-16-0 and 2-7-0 in the Ozark Conference. Next up is a District match against Joplin McAuley on Saturday at Willard. The game will begin at 10:45am.
In JV action, Rolla defeated West Plains 10-0. Rolla scored 7 first half goals en route to the win. Zizzer Keeper Tiffany Mann made some good saves. At times West Plains was able to connect some passes, but weren’t able to defend the Rolla attack. Rolla scored 3 more goals in the second half. The 10th goal came in the 10th minute of the half, ending the game 25 minutes early because of goal differential.
