TEACHEY- Sophmore Patience Ward racked up two goals and an assist to lead East Bladen to 5-1 season-opening non-conference girls soccer victory Friday night over Wallace-Rose Hill.
Ward delivered her first goal off of an assist from freshman Sara Gargala in the fourth minute of play. Junior Ashley Hardin fired in the second Lady Eagle goal in the 22nd minute.
Wallace-Rose Hill sliced the Lady Eagle lead to 2-1 ten minutes later. East Bladen outshot the Lady Bulldogs 21-2 in the first half. The Lady Eagles outshot Wallace 15-1 in the second half for a total shot advantage of 36-3 in the game.
Five minutes into the second half senior Hannah Devane knocked in a goal off of an assist from Ward.
The score remained 3-1 until Ward took a pass from freshman Kenia Medina and smacked a low shot into the net for a 4-1 lead with ten minutes left to play.
With four minutes remaining, freshman Katie Evans converted an assist from Devane into a goal and a 5-1 East lead.
“I thought everyone played extremely well, and everyone seemed to adhere to their role as well as have fun,” said East Bladen Coach Jay Raynor. “I saw and heard teammates helping exhort each other – the returning players helping the new players.
“I saw a lot of good things and one or two things that we need to clean up and work on,” continued Raynor. “The focus, the energy, and the positive environment that we created was pretty cool. The game was a step in the right direction for this group.”
Raynor went on to praise the efforst of his backline (Ting Lin, Cybil Campbell, Izzy Smith, Ashton Magby), his midfielders (Sara and Ashley), and the attacking players (Katie, Kenia, Hannah, Patience, and Gracyn Martin)
“They all adhered to the game plan, played the way we have trained, and helped one another,” added Coach Raynor.
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