Lawrence scores four goals as soccer beats Otero, 5-3
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Team Stats
Otero Junior College
| Game Statistics | Otero Junior College | Butler |
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| Shots (on goal) | 10 (8) | 14 (10) |
| Saves | 7 | 5 |
| Fouls | 3 | 2 |
| Corner Kicks | 1 | 8 |
| Offsides | 0 | 0 |
Brittney Lawrence continued her offensive assault, scoring four goals as No. 5 Butler overcame a 2-0 deficit to defeat Otero (Colo.) by a 5-3 score on Friday afternoon at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
Otero scored the first two goals in the game against a defense that had posted two straight shtutouts. The Grizzlies finally got on the board late in the first half when Lawrence blistered a shot toward goal. The Otero keeper, Kimi-Ann Kaniaupio, deflected the ball right to the waiting feet of Morgan Foster, who put the ball in the back of the net in the 37th minute.
Butler trailed 2-1 at the half, but the second half belonged to the Grizzlies. Lawrence would score three straight goals in the 53rd, 61st and 73rd minutes as Butler went ahead 4-2.
Otero finally answered the Butler barrage by scoring a goal in the 82nd minute, but moments later, Lawrence tipped a ball over the head of the charging Rattlers' keeper and into the net for the final score of the day.
For Lawrence, the four goals gives her back-to-back hat tricks as she had three goals last Sunday against Kansas City, Kansas. She now has 12 goals in her first five collegiate games.
Foster has scored a goal in three straight games, giving her three for the season.
Butler is now 4-1 on the season, still 1-0 in Jayhawk Conference play. The Grizzlies will put their three-match winning streak on the line again at 10 a.m. on Sunday against Illinois Central at BG Products Veterans Sports Complex.
