Lady Chargers Shut Out Creston

  On the evening of April 22, 2014, the Lady Chargers hosted the Creston Panthers and came away with a 3-0 win.

  Chariton began slow, but soon found themselves dictating play and created several chances.  Forward Kourtney Nichols broke through and pounded a ball off the left post on a near goal.

  Not long after that the Chargers sent a ball in front of a congested goal and saw the ball bounce off midfielder Taylor Tuley to a Creston defender who inadvertantly put the ball into the net for an own goal, giving Chariton a 1-0 lead.  With just minutes left in the first half, Nichols received the ball on the right wing and sent a shot across the front of the goal where Junior forward Vicki Slobodyanik was in position to redirect the ball to the back of the net.  Chariton led 2-0 at halftime.

  Creston came out with renewed energy in the second half, and the Charger defense withstood their attack and mounted a counter-attack which sprung midfielder Emily Grismore loose on the break-away which she deftly slotted past the Creston keeper to give the Chargers a 3 goal lead.  Chariton protected and preserved the shutout for their second shutout of the season.

  Coach Dennis St. Lawrence praised the team, "We have been seeing improvement in each game and this was no exception.  Jayme Pierschbacher did a terrific job shutting down any attack that Creston tried to send through.  Emily really had a good game; besides her goal she did a great job controlling the mid-field."

  The Chargers record is 3-1.