Ozark Tigers Soccer

Freshman defensive midfielder Rachel Haden tore her PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) early in the Ozark Lady Tiger’s first varsity game of the season against Wisconsin Rapids.  For Rachel and the Lady Tigers, this report means her freshman season is over after only a few short minutes.  Treatment options, including potential surgery, are currently being discussed.  Rachel said she will be going through physical therapy for at least 8 months to recover from this unfortunate injury. 

Be patient and work hard Rachel . . . we look forward to seeing you back on the field next year.

Nine Lady Tigers score as Ozark’s varsity defeats Hillcrest 10-0 on Thursday night.  It was a well rounded attack including goals by two seniors, two juniors, two sophomores and three freshmen.  Here’s a recap of the goal scoring action:

11th minute freshman Megan Gunnels (Assist by Collard)
12th minute sophomore Sara Wright (Assist by Collard)
15th minute senior Melissa Hogan (Assist by Gunnels)
21st minute sophomore Jenna Freese (Assist by Kristin Glaubitz)
33rd minute junior Erica Hogan (Assist by Glaubitz)
38th minute junior Erica Hogan
39th minute freshman Alicia Collard
40th minute senior Jenna Ward
50th minute freshman Megan Stodden
54th minute junior Christi Pilger

Ozark’s JV won their second game of the season by defeating Hillcrest 9-0.  Freshman Taylor Jordan lead the scoring with a hat trick (three goals).  Freshman triplet Taylor Lorenzo had two goals and her sister Paige Lorenzo (pictured above with the the yellow bow that she wears for quick recognition by her teammates, coaches, and fans) also had two goals.  Freshmen Becca Wood and Sarah Suiter rounded out the scoring for the Lady Tigers with one goal each.

The #1 ranked Waynesville Lady Tigers (3-0), who returned 16 varsity players, including all 11 starters from last year’s squad, earned their third shutout of the year defeating the Ozark Lady Tigers by a score of 5-0.  Waynesville’s effort was lead by junior Tasha Lord (#19) who had 2 goals and 2 assists.

The Ozark Lady Tiger JV squad, in their first game of the year, defeated the Waynesville JV team by a score of 1-0 in the second match of the evening.  The game winning goal was scored by freshman Sarah Suiter.

Please update your calendars!  Several changes to the schedule for the season have been made.  The changes are highlighted on the printable version of the schedule, but here’s a recap.

The games at West Plains on Monday, April 2, will begin at 5:00.
JV will play first.

The games with Catholic on Tuesday, April 3, will begin at 4:00. 
Varsity will play first.

The games with Joplin McCauley have been rescheduled for Monday, April 16, at Ozark.  Varsity will play at 4:30 and there will be a short JV game immediately following the varsity match.

The games with Catholic on Wednesday, April 18, will begin at 4:30. 
JV will play first.

The games against Parkview on Friday, April 27, will begin at 4:00 at Parkview (now an AWAY game).  Varsity will play first.

We have added the JV Tournament at Kickapoo on Saturday, April 28.

The game against Bolivar on Tuesday, May 1, will be Varsity Only.

Friday, April 13 at Ozark:

4:30 pm     Ozark vs Neosho

Friday, April 13 at Nixa:

4:00 pm     Lebanon vs Willard
5:45 pm     Waynesville vs Marshfield
7:30 pm     Nixa vs Bolivar

Winners bracket will be played at Nixa starting at noon on Saturday.
Losers bracket will be played at Ozark starting at 9 am on Saturday.

Printable bracket

Here is the schedule for the JV tournament on Saturday, March 31st:

Game 1      9:00 am     Ozark vs Willard
Game 2     11:00 am    Nixa vs Parkview
Game 3      1:30 pm     Loser Game 1 vs Loser Game 2
Game 4      3:30 pm     Winner Game 1 vs Winner Game 2

The Ozark Lady Tigers opened their season at home on Thursday against a strong Wisconsin Rapids team.  Wisconsin Rapids scored in the 9th minute on a well hit direct kick taken from just outside the 18.  The Wisconsin Rapids team kept up the pressure, mounting several attacks in the first half that resulted in one of their forwards placing a second goal in the net in the 29th minute to take a 2 – 0 lead.  Ozark junior Erica Hogan put Ozark on the board late in the first half on a PK and the score at half time was 2 – 1 in favor of Wisconsin Rapids.  The second half was well fought with both teams spending time on the attack, but no one was able to capitalize on a scoring opportunity and the game ended with the score still 2 – 1 in favor of Wisconsin Rapids.

Following the game, both teams enjoyed a BBQ feast prepared by the Ozark Soccer Boosters.  It was the perfect end to a great week of soccer and fun.  The Ozark Lady Tigers enjoyed the opportunity to spend time with their new friends from Wisconsin and look forward to the possibility of hosting them again in the future.

The game scheduled for Friday, March 23 vs. Joplin McCauley has been postponed and will be rescheduled for a later date.  The varsity girls will have practice on Friday morning.

Several new players took the field in their Ozark Lady Tigers soccer uniforms for the first time on Thursday night in the pre-season scrimmage game.  The score was tied 0-0 at the end of the first half of play.  Early in the second half, Senior Melissa Hogan beat a defender deep along the goal line and went one-on-one with the keeper.  Melissa was able to place the game winner in the goal and the Red team held on to win the Get-n-Go Cup by a score of 1-0 over the White team.  (Pictured above freshman keeper Paige H. prepares to stop a shot taken by freshman Alicia C.)

The 2007 pre-season scrimmage for the Lady Tigers, also know as the Get-n-Go Cup Classic, is scheduled for Thursday, March 15, beginning at 4:00 pm at the Ozark High School soccer field.  A meal for the players and their families is schedule following the game at 6:00 pm in the Ozark Junior High cafeteria.

 The girls have been working hard and are looking forward to the scrimmage.  It is a fun way to start the year.  Please plan to attend if you can. 

The main dish for the meal on Thursday will be provided by the soccer program.  Families of players are asked to provide the following:

Seniors:  2 liter and a bag of chips
Juniors:  2 liter and a side dish
Sophomores:  bag of chips and dessert
Freshmen:  2 liter and side dish

This will be a fun time for everyone to get to meet the new team members and their families.  Hope to see you there!