The Smith County Lady Owls hosted the Region semifinals on Tuesday, October 21st vs East Robertson. The Lady Owls won 6-0, moving on to the Region Championship. The Lady Owls who scored were Matty Walker with assist from Chloe Gill, Gill would then assist Aubree Spain with her first of three goals. Spain would also get assists from Addie Cripps and Julie Bowker to complete her hat trick. Matty Walker would score her second with an assist from Addie Cripps. The final goal of the night was by Kara Brooks on a free kick.
Thursday, October 23, the Lady Owls hosted Merrol Hyde in the Region Championship. This was the first time since 2020 that Merrol Hyde played at Smith County’s field. The Lady Owls would lose to Merrol Hyde 9-0 to collect the Region Runner Up award and move forward to the Sectional game on Saturday October 25th.
Smith County traveled to play Stem Academy in the Sectional game at Ezell Park in Nashville on October 25. The first half ended tied at 0-0. The second half ended tied 1-1 with Matty Walker scoring with an assist from Julie Bowker. The game then went into Overtime with two 10 minute halves. Smith County scored again from Madi Kemp and assist from Addie Cripps. The defense held Stem scoreless and the game ended 2-1 Smith County. Securing the first State Tournament appearance in the program’s 23 year history.
Head Coach Nicholus Bussell and The Lady Owls will travel to Chattanooga Christian on Tuesday October 28 to play Westview at 6:30 in the quarterfinals.
