Ozark moved the ball well against Joplin and maintained possession of the ball for the majority of the game, and although both teams had scoring opportunities during the first half, the first goal did not come until the 59th minute when Megan Gunnels slotted a ball to Megan Stodden who was running up the middle into the six-yard box. Megan Stodden received the ball on the run, took a couple touches and placed the ball past the keeper with a strong shot to give Ozark a 1-0 lead. Joplin then stepped up the pressure in an attempt to get an equalizer. But Ozark was able to put in a second goal in the 70th minute of play when Stodden attacked up the middle again. Stodden’s shot was knocked down by Joplin’s keeper, but Alicia Collard was there to gather the rebound and take it right back at the keeper, where she used the outside of her right foot to push the ball by the keeper and into the right corner of the net. Final score Ozark 2 and Joplin 0.
In the JV match, Ozark scored another shutout, defeating Joplin by the score of 5-0 and extending it unbeaten streak to eight wins! Freshman Mollie Killion had another hat trick for the Lady Tigers with two unassisted attacks and a third goal assisted by Danielle Poivre. Sophomore Taylor Jordan scored (assisted by Killion) and Danielle Poivre also scored for the Lady Tigers (assisted by Kelsie Brown).
