Photo by: Jacob Rokeach
TheB DUB women’sB soccerB teamB crushedB UniversityB ofB Arkansas-LittleB RockB andB AlabamaB StateB UniversityB lastB weekend,B and have now wonB eight gamesinB aB row.B B
TheB PioneersB dominatedB UALRB withB aB scoreB ofB 9-0B FridayB andB followedB upB thatB performanceB withB aB 7-0B routB ofB ASUB Sunday.B B
JuniorB forwardB TarynB Hemmings,B lastB week’sB Sun Belt ConferenceB PlayerB ofB theB Week,B continuedB herB strongB playB withB threeB goalsB andB anB assistB againstB UALR.B B
“IB hadB aB goodB weekend,”B saidB Hemmings.B B
AlsoB contributingB toB theB winB overB UALRB wereB juniorB midfielderB JennaB
Billingsley,B whoB scoredB twoB goals,B andB seniorB forwardB LleaneB Grimditch,B
whoB scoredB aB goalB andB madeB twoB assists.B
SophomoreB defenderB KatieB Oates,B seniorB forwardB HollyB Huppert,B andB juniorB midfielderB RachaelB FryB scoredB goalsB onB FridayB asB well.B B
FridayB alsoB markedB theB firstB timeB inB 30B yearsB thatB theB women’sB soccerB
teamB notchedB nineB goalsB inB aB singleB game.B B
TheB PioneersB attemptedB 29B shotsB onB goalB whileB limitingB UALRB toB onlyB fourB inB theB entireB game.
However,B theB PioneersB didB notB restB onB theirB laurels,B andB followedB upB
thatB commandingB victoryB withB aB 7-0B shutoutB ofB ASUB onB Sunday.B B
Hemmings,B Grimditch,B Billingsley,B Huppert,B freshmanB midfielderB LizzyB
Carlson,B andB juniorB defenderB JamieB DierbergerB eachB foundB theB backB ofB
theB netB beforeB halftime.B B CarlsonB shotB anotherB goalB inB theB secondB half.B
B Unfortunately,B theB PioneersB wereB notB completelyB unscathed.B B JuniorB defenderB KyleB McFarlaneB wasB injuredB inB theB 28thB minute.B B SheB wasB assistedB offB theB fieldB andB didB notB return.B B
HeadB CoachB JeffB HookerB focusedB onB theB positiveB andB praisedB hisB team’sB
success.B B
“IB thinkB thatB we’veB doneB aB goodB jobB ofB playingB onB theB road.B B OurB focusB
nowB isB tryingB toB closeB outB andB winB atB home,B soB weB canB earnB theB No. 1B seedB
goingB intoB theB tournament,”B heB said.B B “WeB needB toB translateB thisB efficiencyB andB energyB intoB ourB lastB threeB games.B B IfB weB playB well,B scoreB goals,B don’tB makeB mistakes,B we’ll win.”B B
HemmingsB agreedB thatB theB futureB looksB brightB forB theB team. “WeB hadB aB
youngB teamB butB we’reB reallyB developing,B ourB upperB classmenB areB contributingB andB weB getB alongB wellB asB aB team.”B B
TheB womens’B soccerB teamB facesB MiddleB TennesseB StateB UniversityB nextB onB Friday at 3:30 p.m.B onB PioneerB Field.B B
