By Sara Page, Midlothian Exchange
spage@midlothianexchange.com

Updated May 14, 2010

The Midlothian girls’ soccer team generated a week’s worth of offense in two games during the College Soccer Showcase on Thursday and Friday.

The team posted a 2-1 win over Deep Run on Thursday and a 7-0 win over Powhatan on Friday.

In Friday’s game the team began their offensive styling early with a goal by Erica Putney. She redirected a corner kick from 30 yards out just 2:30 into play for a 1-0 lead and the Lady Trojans never looked back.

Katie Venck added two pretty goals midway through the half. The first came off a beautiful lead pass from MacKenzie Warren. For the second, she went up high to get a header off a corner kick.

The Lady Indians got their first scoring opportunity of the game on a beautiful play that developed near midfield. Sophomore Hannah Livermon collected a loose ball near midfield and sent a touch to the right sideline and teammate Grace Fehan. Fehan dribbled into the Midlothian defense and sent a touch back to Livermon, who advanced up the field. She passed to Courtney Fields, whose shot on goal went just wide.

After some first-half frustration that saw a shot hit the cross bar and take a hard bounce just in front of the goal line and another point-blank shot sail high, Erin Layne got on the board early in the second half.

The play began along the right side when Gabby Urcia sent a flagging pass deep into the corner to Venck. Venck used a right-footed cross as she headed out of bounds to send a perfect ball to Layne on the right post. Layne got a head on it for the score.

Powhatan’s best scoring opportunity in the second half again started with Livermon near midfield. She passed to Fields, who sent a shot into Midlothian’s defensive end to Chelsea Walters.
The Trojan defense tapped the ball out for a Powhatan throw in. The throw went to Fehan at the top of the box. Her shot sailed high.

Scoring for the Trojans were Layne and Venck with two each and Putney, MacKenzie Warren and Lillian Miller with one each.

Shannon Brawley made 12 saves for Powhatan while Kirsten Hancock and Olivia Warren split duties for Midlothian and combined for three saves.

In Thursday’s game against Deep Run, Layne scored once in each half to propel the team to the win. Hancock made five saves for Midlothian while Hannah Moyer saved two shots for Deep Run.