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By Brian Pitts
Davie Enterprise Record

After an unspectacular first half, everything gelled for Davie’s varsity soccer team in the second half as it buried visiting West Stokes 5-0 on March 12.
“We looked good in the second half,” coach Corbin Kopetzky said after Davie rolled up three goals after halftime. “We really came together and we positioned really well. I’ve been telling my wingers they really need to get out wide. They did a lot better job of that tonight and it opened up a lot of opportunities. I think they’re fixing some of the mistakes that we’ve identified on film.”
The offensive ringleader was not a surprise: Lanna Robinson, a junior who recorded her third career hat trick.
“Like I’ve said in the past, she puts pressure on people’s back lines, she makes people uncomfortable and that opens up a lot for us,” Kopetzky said. “I’ll say Ava (Hale) contributed to some of that, too.”
Caroline Mitchell and Hale had the other two goals. Lydia Postell, Robinson and Stella Frye had the assists.
“Ava crashed the goal beautifully like I tell them to do all the time,” Kopetzky said. “She had another one she almost scored on, but unfortunately we were offside.
“Caroline had another ringer. She came to me last summer and said: ‘Coach, what can I do to be more successful?’ I said: ‘Take shots from 30 yards out and get good at it.’ She did that over the summer and now she’s doing it in games.
“Stella played a great ball inside the 18 and put it exactly where we needed it to be. Lanna played it from there and one-touched it in the back of the net.
“Lydia helped Lanna get some of those openings. She is really mobile in that midfield spot with the ball at her feet, and it pulls defenders so Lanna can have more opportunities.”
Davie 0, AC 0
The War Eagles were kicking themselves after a tie with visiting Alexander Central on March 14. The Cougars (0-2-3) are winless, but 75 percent of the game was a dud for Davie (3-1-1).
“We didn’t play well for about 60 minutes,” Kopetzky said. “We dominated for about 20, but I told the girls we can’t just show up for the last 20. We’ve had a good stretch and maybe we got a little comfortable.”
And then: “We didn’t play bad, but they came in with some energy. They knew they had a big game. We were 3-1 and they were looking for some hope. They got hot early and they carried that the rest of the game. We’ve got to make minor adjustments.”
Junior Varsity
Alexander Central’s experience made a significant difference in the Davie JV team’s 3-1 loss.
“Alexander Central’s defense was really good,” coach Collin Ferebee said. “I spoke to their coach after the game and he said that his back four had played together all of last year and this year, and in JV world, that’s massive experience.”
The War Eagles, who trailed 1-0 at halftime, got a goal from Whinifer Jaquez. But it wasn’t nearly enough to keep Davie from slipping to 1-1-1.
“Whinifer hit a beautiful ball from about 22-25 yards out,” Ferebee said. “It’s probably our prettiest goal since (Fuller Kate Holt’s) last year at Reynolds.
“We played okay – not our best, but it wasn’t a bad game. We had two bad mistakes overall which led directly to goals or otherwise I think it ends 1-1.”