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Newnan loses to Douglas in home opener

The Lady Cougars opened the 1999 soccer season with a

heartbreaking 3-2 loss to Douglas County on Tuesday night

in Drake Stadium. Newnan started slowly as they fell behind 2-0

at the half. The Lady Cougars picked up the pace and

rebounded to tie the score 2-2 on goals from senior Karen Hembree and

freshman Sister Edge. Sophomore Amanda Morton assisted on

both goals, giving Hembree a one on one breakaway against the

Douglas County keeper and crossing the ball, resulting in a goal

mouth scramble. The triumph turned tragic though as Newnan let

their guard down and Douglas County pulled ahead 3-2 with five and

a half minutes remaining. Despite keeping the pressure up and

penetrating deep into the Douglas County end, the Lady

Cougars could not find the back of the net before the whistle sounded.

All Newnan players found action in the game with the

starting eleven as follows: Katie Smith, Crystal Owens,

Elizabeth McEntire, Jessica Moore, Summer Carter, Patricia

Ballantyne, Anne Barrow (captain), Marci Pike, Amanda Morton,

Karen Hembree and Sister Edge. Coming off the bench were

Stephanie Flagg, Whitney Mansour and Tiffany Sellen. Karen Rainey did

not play due to injury. The result leaves Newnan 0-1-0

heading into their region opener against Stockbridge on Friday at

5:30 p.m. The JV Lady Cougars opened their season

at Stockbridge on Thursday.

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