Lady Bobcats Claw Past Lady Cougars

Lady Bobcats Claw Past Lady Cougars
By David Gravely

Pulaski Counties Lauren McPeak made good on a penalty kick early in the first half to tie the game at 1-1 , but the Radford Lady Bobcats were not to be denied as they went on to win by a final score of 7-1 on Tuesday in Dublin.

After assaulting the Pulaski goal for the first several minutes of the game, Radford started the scoring with 34 minutes remaining in the first half on a hard shot that got past Cougar goalie Alisha Romain.  Just over a minute later, a Radford penalty gave Pulaski a penalty kick, which McPeak converted to tie things back up at 1-1.

The Lady Bobcats would continue to pressure the ball against the Lady Cougar defense, adding a goal at the 28 minute mark and the 12 minute mark of the first half.  Despite a few deep runs, Pulaski was unable to get clean shots on the Radford goal, and the half ended with Radford ahead 3-1.

Pulaski was again put on their heels early in the second half, and the Lady Bobcats would go on to score four more unanswered goals to take a 7-1 win back across the bridge.   Cougar goal keeper Alisha Romain finished the game with 12 saves.

"We did some good things and I can see the improvement" said Lady Cougar Head Coach Eric Martin.   "However, at this level we have to play much faster and be more physical.   We did not do a good job of getting to the ball first and did not win hardly any of the 50/50 balls.   After good games against Galax and Carroll County we needed a good back to reality game that showed us how much work there still needs to be done. Overall, we got better and that is what matters the most."

The Lady Cougar junior varsity team also fell to Radford, giving up a 7-0 lead before the game was called short due to lightning in the area.  The Lady Cougars get no rest, as they hit the road on Thursday to face William Fleming in Roanoke.   Junior varsity action is set to begin at 5:30, with the varsity game getting underway at 7 pm.