Wednesday, October 5, 2016 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Girls soccer snaps losing streak
By rongi Yost
Correspondent
The girls soccer squad
snapped their losing streak
with 4-0 shutout over the Cot-
tage Grove Lions on Thurs-
day, September 20. Two days
earlier they fell 3-1 on the
road at Junction City.
Sisters blanked the Lions
at home in Thursday’s big
win, in an outstanding game
that showcased what the Lady
Outlaws are capable of.
Three minutes into the
contest, Rylee Weber broke
through the defense, went
one-on-one with the keeper
and booted the ball into the
lower-left corner of the net for
the goal. The 1-0 Sisters lead
held until the half.
Midway through the sec-
ond half, Weber repeated her
first goal, but scored in the
right corner of the box.
Nika Chick scored Sisters’
final two goals. With 10 min-
utes left in the game, Chick
stole the ball back from the
defense and nailed a shot from
16 yards out. As the clock
clicked down to the two-min-
ute mark, Chick went one-
on-one with the keeper and
knocked one into the lower-
left corner to seal the win.
It was a rough game for
the Outlaws, who got knocked
around by the physical Lions.
In the middle of the second
half, one of the Lions had
an illegal side tackle that
put Olivia Hougham on the
ground, and earned the Lion
player a yellow card. Nine
minutes later, she did another
illegal tackle that took out
Weber. Two yellow cards
turned into a red one and she
was ejected from the game.
The Outlaws worked
extremely well together to
pull off the sweet win. Alli-
son Mansfield, Brianna Bach-
meier, Lola Green and Emma
Horner played on offense
during the contest, and had a
great game. They all moved
away from the ball at the right
moments and got open for
their teammates.
“These girls have made
huge improvements this last
week, and they continue to
work hard every day,” said
Coach Jenna Pike. “And, they
are all freshmen! Sophomore
Brooke Robillard also played
great on offense.”
Lexi Martin, Gracie Sund-
strom, Lexi Stewart, Josie
Aylor and McKenna Jones
all played defense and were
strong in the back for the Out-
laws. They held their ground
and denied a lot of shots that
could have turned into goals.
Pike said, “Charlotte (Bar-
ton) had an amazing game,
was vocal and communicated
to her team throughout the
game. All the girls played so
well. It was an amazing game.
The girls picked up the pace
and played the way they know
they can play, and got the win.
“I know it’s been a tough
season, but they finally pulled
it together for the entire 80
minutes. They played to their
full potential. Now, we are
only going to grow. I told them
that the goals would show up,
and wins would follow, and
I’m happy it happened before
the second half of league.”
In Tuesday’s match-up the
Tigers scored two goals within
two minutes midway through
the first half and put in their
final goal in the 55th minute
of the second half.
Nika Chick scored for
Sisters in the 65th minute.
Chick got a nice assist from
Lexi Stewart and then broke
through the defense and
knocked it in.
Charlotte Barton did a nice
job in the box for the Outlaws
and saved most of the Tigers’
19 shots on goal. Sisters had
14 shots on goal, shot any-
where from 20 yards out to
others that were right in front
photo by jerry baldock
Brooke robillard moves the ball up the field vs. Cottage Grove.
of the keeper.
Coach Jenna Pike said,
“Even though this game was
really rough for us, the girls
kept fighting to the end. It is
comforting to know that my
offensive girls are comfort-
able taking far and near shots.
Everyone shoots at a different
location and can do it comfort-
ably. Now, we just need to be
a little more precise, and then
the goals will show up. The
girls are being very patient
and waiting for their offensive
plays to develop. I know that
once our team can learn to
consistently score, there will
be no stopping them.”
The Outlaws will play at
Sutherlin on Thursday, Octo-
ber 6.
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