Announcement
LUSC Premier kicked off their Spring ’08 campaign with four games in the Cincinnati Spring Thaw Out on March 14-16. The LUP roster was bolstered by 3 guest players from Warren County SC; Sara Robinson, Megan Napier & Maci Dugan.
It was Friday night lights for LUP as they took on GSE Cardinal Red in an evening fixture at Walnut Hills HS. Although LUP dominated in terms of possession, a lack of willingness to shoot resulted the territorial advantage only being converted into one Lauren Hoover goal. Unfortunately, the lack of a full time goalkeeper contributed to the Cardinal equalizer and a 1-1 draw.
Saturday morning saw LUP match up with Pacesetter United of Toledo for the first time. In an evenly matched game of few scoring opportunities for either team, Pacesetter found the back of the LUP net once to secure a 1-0 win.
LUP started very poorly against Cleveland Impact, falling three goals behind very quickly. A juggle of the line up by Coach Wellington changed the complexion of the game. The LUP defense denied Cleveland any more scoring opportunities and Lindsey Kelly & Kristyn Hatke both came close to scoring, but the damage had already been done and LUP lost 3-0.
LUP played better than the score against GSE Cardinal Premier would suggest. After conceding an early goal, LUP equalized when a shot from Lauren Hoover was too hot for the Cardinal keeper to handle and Alison Dicke pounced on the loose ball. A first half injury resulted in 5 minutes added time and the Cardinals regained the lead right at the end of it. LUP pushed forward throughout the second half in search of the equalizer, but conceded a late breakaway goal to make the final score 3-1.
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