99 Lady Danger Impress in Mayfield

By Kristen Mitchell

The 99 Lady Danger of Paris TN traveled to Mayfield, Kentucky this weekend for their opening tournament of the spring 2009 soccer season.

Dressed in all red the Danger girls got off to a great start against MC Elite as Sophie Carter scored two quick goals. In the second half Goalkeeper Chynna Haas saved a Penalty kick to protect her first shut out of the season and a Danger win with the final score at 2-0. The Danger posted 11 shots while MC Elite tested Haas on 14 occasions.

In the Saturday afternoon game, the Danger managed to overcome the terrible conditions and put on a display that excited the large amount of Danger followers. Kara Grace Brogdon opened the scoring with a looping shot over the goalkeepers head. A quiet end to the half meant a 1-0 lead for the Danger girls at intermission. The second half started brightly and the Lady Danger pressed for more goals, Kara Grace Brogdon added her second while Sophie Carter and Riley Browning added to an Erika Blaine thunderbolt. Solid defending led by Captain Giovanna Owen and Sami Millette helped Chynna Haas pick up her second consecutive shutout as Danger Keeper. The score read 5-0.

Sunday morning started slowly and after finding themselves 2-0 at half time against SI United the 99 Lady Danger battled back and were rewarded by a left foot goal from Sophie Carter, as the girls pushed on lead by the driven play of Gracie Clayton. Time expired handing the Danger their first loss this season.

In the final game of the tournament against MC Extreme the Girls knew that if they won they could still win the tournament out right depending on other results. A Kara Grace Brogdon goal midway through the opening half took the Danger into half time with a 1-0 lead. Fatigue and poor playing conditions then began to affect the players as they began to slow down, a scrappy goal from extreme meant the game finished tied at 1-1.

As the game ended the girls found out they had finished second and collected their medals. Danger Head Coach Sean Fraser commented ‘’The mentality of our players is first class, we’ve come away disappointed with second, that shows they’re hungry for more, I’m really proud of every one of them.’’

The 99 Lady Danger now sits at 3-1-1 on the season and they will travel to Jackson TN, on Saturday for action against Tennessee Rush.