It was a tale of two halves Monday afternoon as the Lady Hornets soccer team faced St. Paul Lutheran of Concordia and fell by a score of 8-0. Chillicothe came out a bit sluggish and immediately paid the price as midfielder Emilie Sandven crossed a shot into the wide side of the Hornet net with only three minutes gone in the half. That opened the gates for St. Paul who scored again in the sixth minute and continued push their forwards past the Hornet back line to tally five more goals in the half.
     The second half was a different story as the Lady Hornets utilized a halftime midfield adjustment to ease the pressure on the defense and goalkeeper Cyrsten Lollar. With the new alignment the Hornets allowed a single goal in the second half. Lollar, a sophomore competing in just her fifth varsity start overcame an extremely rough first half to post eleven saves. Coach Lance Harvey noted that Lollar was much more commanding and aggressive in quarterbacking the Chillicothe defense after halftime.
     Even though the game was out of reach, Chillicothe’s women never stopped competing and Coach Harvey recognized the outstanding play of forward Jordan Gardner, who used creative touches and great hustle to open several opportunities for other players. Harvey also pointed to the play of midfielder Kylie Barton and forward Lacey Nibarger who both created scoring opportunities in the second half. The Lady Hornets will have little time to rest as they play a very tough Smithville team at Smithville on Tuesday night.