Despite the rain that lasted until about 1:30pm, the First Round of games in the 5th Annual Lady Zizzer Soccer Classic went well. Two games were decided by one goal, one game went to a penalty kick shootout, and in the late game, West Plains turned in perhaps there best performance of the season in a 4-0 loss to state ranked Notre Dame (Class 1 # 7).
Sikeston 2 – Valley View (Jonesboro, AR) 1
Sikeston – Jordi Ferrell scored in the 18th minute for a 1-0 lead.
Valley View – Madison Maddox scored in the 22nd minute to tie things at 1-1.
Sikeston – Abbi Keefer scored the game winner in the 72nd minute.
Cape Central 3 – Waynesville 2 (2 OT – PKs 3-1)
Cape Central – Allie Billmeyer opened the scoring in the 35th minute.
Waynesville – Erica Combs drew Waynesville level in the 49th minute and put them ahead with another goal in the 54th minute.
Cape Central – Haaley Pilsner evened things back up with her goal in the 60th minute.
After two scoreless Overtime periods, the game went to a Penalty Kick Shootout.
In the shootout, Cape Central got goals from Haley Pilsner, Laura Lusk, and Sarah Uptmor. Waynesville got a goal from Katie Pritchard. Cape Central won the shootout 3-1.
Moberly 2 – Parkview 1 (OT)
Moberly – Leslie Grothoff’s shot over the keeper and inside the far post in the 55th minute gave Moberly a 1-0 lead.
Parkview – Kelsey Loderhose tied the game at 1-1 with her goal at the back post from a free kick played across the front of the goal in the 67th minute.
Moberly – Brynne Stansberry nets the game winner in the 7th minute of Overtime.
Notre Dame 4 – West Plains 0
The Lady Zizzers came out ready to play against their St. Louis opponent. Despite the 4-0 final score, the Lady Zizzers played very well, their best overall performance of the season. Notre Dame got their first goal in the 12th minute. Kristin Wahl’s pass sent Ashley Lauer streaking toward goal on the right side. With a defender giving chase, Lauer ripped a shot that beat Lady Zizzer Keeper, Jamie Brassfield, to the near post. West Plains, playing well as a unit defensively, kept Notre Dame from scoring again until the 29th minute. This time Robyn Meesey found Michelle Auer who gave the Rebels a 2-0 lead. That same combination netted the third goal for Notre Dame just 4 minutes later. A little bad luck for West Plains added to the score in the 34th minute. Brigette Bollwerk found Hannah Atkinson. Atkinson’s shot was knocked into the goal by a West Plains defender trying to clear the ball out of danger.
There would be no goals scored in the second half and the final would be 4-0 Notre Dame. Even though they weren’t able to get on the scoreboard, West Plains did move the ball down the field at times. Having success moving the ball against a quality opponent such as Notre Dame should boost the confidence of the team. The key for West Plains was the team play. It was the best the girls have played together and hopefully a sign of what’s to come in the remaining weeks.
