In the last match of the regular season, the Ozark Lady Tigers defeated the Lady Zizzers 5-0. Ozark got on the board quickly with a goal in the first minute
Senior midfielder Erica Hogan played a ball forward to sophomore striker Alicia Collard, who scored what proved to be the game winner. Collard scored again in the 8th minute to give the Lady Tigers a 2-0 lead. Rachel Haden would score the third goal of the game in the 24th minute on a penalty kick after a handball was called in the box.
Ozark would add two more goals in the second half. In the eighth minute of the half, Megan Gunnels received a ball and beat a couple of defenders and scored the fourth goal for Ozark. Britain Roberts finished the scoring with a goal in the 32nd minute of the half. Despite the loss, the Lady Zizzers level of play is coming back to where it needs to be heading into District play on Saturday.
The Ozark Tigers website has some pictures from last night’s game. Go to the site, click on the flickr badge on the right hand side.
In JV action, Ozark won 6-0. The Lady Tigers scored 4 goals in the first half and added two more in the second half. The match was the last of the season for the JV who were able to do some good things offensively.
Up next for the Varsity is a First Round District Game at 2:15pm Saturday against Marshfield. The game will be played at Willard. The winner of that game will advance to the semifinals at 7:00pm on Monday against the Bolivar/Greenwood winner.
