The Chillicothe Lady Hornets soccer team opened up their season with a tough 1-0 loss to a solid St. Joe Lafayette squad. Chillicothe could not capitalize on a stiff wind at their backs and ended the first half with the score knotted at 0. The second half produced more of the same as Chillicothe put seven shots on goal but to no avail. With 14 minutes left in the contest a communication breakdown on the back line allowed Irish forward Ciarah Calloway to put a shot just over the outstretched arm of goalkeeper Cyrsten Lollar, which glanced off the top bar and into the net for the only score of the game. The Lady Hornets managed three more shots toward the end of regulation but could not put anything into the net. Coach Lance Harvey was very pleased with the effort given by his players in their first outing noting that the midfield and forwards did a good job of pressuring the traditionally defensively strong Lady Irish. Chillicothe is back in action on Friday with a 4:00 home game against Kirksville at Danner Park.