Bryant girls make quick work of Benton
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Photos by Rick Nation
Taylor Matthews (Photo by Rick Nation)
BENTON — The Bryant Lady Hornets scored six times in the first half in a dominating performance against the rival Benton Lady Panthers on Tuesday night. It was the South Conference opener for both teams.
Freshman Caroline Campbell scored two goals and had an assist. Senior Jacie McMahan added a goal and had assists on two others to lead the Lady Hornets.
With the 6-0 lead at the half, the mercy rule went into effect, cutting the second half in half.
Hadley Dickinson put the first point on the board about four minutes into the contest. Campbell got her assist on the goal.
Just 20 seconds later, Campbell found the back of the net off McMahan’s first assist. At about the 25-minute mark, senior Rori Whittaker punched in a rebound to make it 3-0 and only a minute later, Anna Lowery got a shot past the Benton keeper with McMahan providing the assist.
It stayed 4-0 until the final three minutes of the half when the Lady Hornets put the finishing touches on the scoring. Campbell got her second goal unassisted then McMahan finished off a feed from Taylor Matthews.
“Overall, it was a good way to start off conference,” said Bryant coach Julie Long. “The girls played well and worked hard. We didn’t give up a shot on goal and kept intensity throughout the whole game.”
The Lady Hornets will be off for a while. Their next match will be April 3 against Little Rock Central.
“We have a little bit of a break,” Long said. “We are going to try to work on getting some bodies healed and healthy.”
Anna Lowery (Photo by Rick Nation)
Rori Whittaker (Photo by Rick Nation)
