The Republic soccer team picked up a 5-0 victory on the road at Neosho Thursday. Republic scored two first-half goals, then followed up with three more after the break.
Ava Brown put Republic ahead 1-0 with 26:01 left in the first half with an unassisted goal. It was her first one of the season. Molly Blades made it 2-0 about eight minutes later, with an assist from Matilyn Carpenter.
Blades resumed the scoring early in the second half. She took an assist from Kendra Phiri and put the ball in the net with 38:48 remaining. Phiri followed that up with a goal of her own at the 17:07 mark. That one came with the help of an assist by Kaylee Cornelsen, and it made the score 4-0. Phiri picked up her second goal of the game — this one unassisted — just before time expired.
The 5-0 win was the seventh shutout of the season for Republic’s defense. The win ended a three-match losing streak for Republic, which had dropped two games at the Jeff City Shootout, then a 6-0 decision at Nixa earlier this week.
Republic stands at 8-11 overall. The Lady Tigers are 5-3 in the Central Ozark Conference. They’ll finish up COC play Tuesday when they host Ozark.
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