Published: August 19, 2008 06:03 pm            

‘Devin Does it’ for the 100th time

Fothergill scores 4 goals against North Laurel to reach 100-goal milestone

London — The North Laurel Lady Jaguars showed signs of potential, but at the end of the game the sign read, Southwestern 7, North Laurel 3.

Southwestern got off to a hot start with two goals inside the first three minutes of play. The sister act of Devin and Danay Fothergill gave the Lady Warriors the early 2-0 advantage.

Devin Fothergill scored the first goal and assisted on the second goal by Danay Fothergill.

“Our goal was to get the offense going early,” Southwestern coach Matt Cook said. “Devin got her 100th goal tonight to join about 20 people in the state of Kentucky, so we want to congratulate her. That is something special.”

“Her and Danay played very well and they are a great combination, but Allison Briones does a really good job in the middle,” Cook continued

The Lady Jaguars got off to a slow start, but their keeper Neidra Lundy performed under pressure with several saves early on.

“The North keeper really put herself in a good position,” Cook said. “You can tell she is very knowledgeable of the game and she made some very good saves.”

The Lady Jaguars had opportunities to score early, but shots by Lindsey Evans and Rachael Lewis just missed toward the 18th minute of play.

Danay Fothergill scored again around the 30-minute mark and Devin Fothergill scored back-to-back goals at the 35-minute mark for the 5-0 advantage.

“We were just flat,” North Laurel coach Naomi Puskar said. “We started flat and we didn’t come ready to play. We made a lot of simple mistakes.”

After a just miss by Kayla Bargo at the 39-minute mark of the first half, Evans found the back of the net to close the gap at 5-1.

Evans tried to get the Lady Jags going in the second half with a shot on goal, but could not connect.

Devin Fothergill made a nice move around her defender to score her fourth goal of the gave and her 100th career goal around the 51-minute mark in the second half. Sister, Danay Fothergill added another goal to round out the scoring for the Lady Warriors at 7-1.

Evans broke loose again with a nice assist from Lewis and scored her second goal of the night at the 60-minute mark with a one on one shot over the keeper. Lewis just missed a shot on goal at the 61-minute mark and Bargo found the back of the net during the last minute of play to close the gap at 7-3.

“The way we finished is the way I know our girls can play the game,” Puskar said. “We just didn’t come to play the first half. Lundy done a great job. She gave a great effort. Lewis and Bargo also gave a good effort going to the ball.”

The Lady Warriors will be back in action on Tuesday, Aug. 26, when they host Marion County.

        

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