The Madison Lady Patriots visited Newland on Monday night for their first meeting of the 2009 season. It took the Lady Vikings a little while to get back in the game mode after not having a game for eight days because of a rainy week, but Avery's offense hit high gear in a hurry in a 6-0 rout.Avery finally managed to field a full roster of healthy players for Monday's match, though a number of players were still sporting tape or wrap jobs for minor injuries. The Lady Vikings looked plenty healthy from the outset, striking for a pair of goals within sixty seconds at the 14th minute of the match.
The first goal of the evening came when sophomores Melinda Eggers and Mary Chesnut Smith connected. Eggers sent Smith a short pass to the inside and Smith fired on goal for the first goal of the game. Less than a minute later, sophomore Emily Banner scored off a short cross from junior Hayley Pyatte.
In the 20th minute Avery built its lead to 3-0 as Mary Chesnut Smith placed a corner kick in front of the goal where sophomore Katelynn Eudy was able to head it into the goal. A pair of minutes later, Melinda Eggers passed the ball and Smith was able to take it to the goal for the final score of the first half as Avery held a commanding 4-0 halftime edge.
Avery picked up where it left off once the second half began. Seven minutes into the stanza, Smith challenged a short goal kick from the Madison keeper, won the ball from a Madison defender, and scored past the Lady Patriot goalie for a hat trick, pushing Avery's margin to five goals.
In the 69th minute of the match, a loose ball came back to Smith who shot from approximately 33 yards out, placing a ball just over the outreached hands of the keeper for the final goal of the match.
Following the tally, the Avery coaches pulled Smith from offense and placed her in goal for the remainder of the match.
A number of Lady Viking players had good looks at the goal and just missed, or the Patriot keeper was able to make a save. Senior keeper Cailan Callaway recorded her third shut-out of the young season and the Lady Vikings upped their record to 5-2-1, with a conference mark of 2-1.
Avery next takes to the pitch on Wednesday for a match in Burnsville against Mountain Heritage.
Avery picked up where it left off once the second half began. Seven minutes into the stanza, Smith challenged a short goal kick from the Madison keeper, won the ball from a Madison defender, and scored past the Lady Patriot goalie for a hat trick, pushing Avery's margin to five goals.
In the 69th minute of the match, a loose ball came back to Smith who shot from approximately 33 yards out, placing a ball just over the outreached hands of the keeper for the final goal of the match.
Following the tally, the Avery coaches pulled Smith from offense and placed her in goal for the remainder of the match.
A number of Lady Viking players had good looks at the goal and just missed, or the Patriot keeper was able to make a save. Senior keeper Cailan Callaway recorded her third shut-out of the young season and the Lady Vikings upped their record to 5-2-1, with a conference mark of 2-1.
Avery next takes to the pitch on Wednesday for a match in Burnsville against Mountain Heritage.
