GIRLS' PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: Elizabethtown, Central Hardin, Meade County notch wins (09/23)

The News-Enterprise The homestanding and eighth-ranked Elizabethtown Lady Panthers outshot Bullitt East, 24-1 and cruised to a 10-0 victory on Monday. The Lady Panthers (9-4-1) recorded the mercy-rule win the 70th minute when freshman midfielder/forward Tara Gilpin scored her third goal off an assist from junior midfielder Annie Cooper. Gilpin scored her other goals on a penalty kick and off a cross from sophomore midfielder Hailey Hart. Junior defender/midfielder Kayla Laisy added two goals off assists from sophomore defender Olivia Pardue and senior forward Paige Pardue, who also scored a goal. Senior midfielder/forward Caitlin Adams and senior defender Kaylee Gabhart each chipped in with a goal and an assist, while freshman forward Taylor Perkins and freshman midfielder Hannah Kuhn scored goals. Senior keeper Terra Lucas made one save. Elizabethtown beat LaRue County in the junior varsity game, 10-0. UP NEXT: Elizabethtown hosts Bowling Green Greenwood at 8 p.m. Wednesday. MEADE COUNTY 8, FORT KNOX 2. It didn’t take the homestanding Lady Waves (5-7 overall, 1-4 10th District) long to take control against Fort Knox. Junior forward Paige Long notched a hat trick to help send the Lady Eagles (3-8, 1-4) to their fourth consecutive loss. Long scored her goals in the first minute (unassisted), 28th minute off an assist from junior defender Emily McMurry and with 22 minutes left in the first half off a cross from junior defender Allie Bogard, who scored a goal from junior defender Lindsey Andrews with 33 minutes left in the first half. Junior midfielder Ashley McIntosh scored two goals, sophomore midfielder/forward Kristen Benton had a goal and an assist and senior defender/midfielder Ashley Lazaros scored a goal for Meade County. Senior keeper Stephanie Menser made nine saves. Fort Knox junior defender/midfielder Emmy Raney scored both of her team’s goals. UP NEXT: Meade County plays at 5th Region rival North Bullitt at 7 p.m. Thursday. CENTRAL HARDIN 4, NELSON COUNTY 2. Senior defender Elena Hitch scored three goals – two on free kicks – to lead the homestanding Lady Bruins (8-5-1) to their seventh win in the last nine games. “Absolutely, I’ll take it any way I can get it,” Central Hardin coach Hal Bender said. “It was an ugly game. It was sloppy in the second half.” Hitch scored her second goal off a corner kick from junior midfielder Paige Redmond. Junior midfielder Jamie Donahue gave Central Hardin a 3-1 lead at halftime off a throw in from freshman forward Sam Donahue. After the Lady Cardinals cut the lead to 3-2 in the second half, Hitch recorded her hat trick on a 25-yard free kick. Sophomore keeper Ainsley Moreman made seven saves. UP NEXT: Central Hardin plays at region rival Bardstown at 7 p.m. Monday.