Snaadt kickstarts Lady Hounds in win over MP

DEALING WITH PAIN

I told myself if I wanted to be back and playing this season, I was going to have to learn how to deal with the pain, and then fully heal after (the season).”

Teagan Snaadt, Hound junior forward

MOUNT PLEASANT — Teagan Snaadt knows it’s not going to be easy to get through the rest of the season.
But she also doesn’t want to sit out anymore.
Snaadt scored two goals in Fort Madison’s 5-2 win over Mount Pleasant on Tuesday at East Lake Park.
Snaadt has been dealing with an injury to her left quadriceps and has missed two matches. But she got plenty of playing time on Tuesday after playing significant minutes in Monday’s 2-0 loss at Burlington.
“It feels really good to be back and playing again,” said Snaadt, who is second on the team with 15 goals. “I told myself if I wanted to be back and playing this season, I was going to have to learn how to deal with the pain, and then fully heal after (the season).”
Snaadt got the Bloodhounds going early with a goal just three minutes into the match.
“She was kind of worried about her finishing during warmups, and I told her, ‘You’re good. You’ll be fine,’” Fort Madison coach Carrie Burken said. “And then there she goes, getting the early goal. She just brings so much energy to us.”
“That got us going,” said teammate Hadley Wolfe, who gave the Bloodhounds a 2-0 lead with a goal with 14:44 left in the first half. “With Teagan’s speed up there, she was able to get open. It gave us a head start in the game and gave us confidence.”
“An early goal was just a big confidence-booster for us and allowed us to be more aggressive,” Snaadt said.
The Bloodhounds needed a spark after Monday’s 2-0 loss to Burlington, and when Snaadt scored again with 12:28 left in the first half, they seemed in control of the match.
But Mount Pleasant cut the lead to 3-2 with a goal from Mattisyn Wenke with 28 seconds left in the first half, and then a goal from Tori Wilson two minutes into the second half.
Fort Madison, though, got two second-half goals from Natalie Randolph to finish the win.
“I was really pleased with how we bounced back,” Burken said. “Not only just from last night, but how we came back from that goal at the end of the first half. We were really focused and determined, and I thought our offense was really good. I thought we were connecting well. We had a lot of opportunities.
“I was really worried about their energy coming off yesterday. So I’m really happy with what they brought tonight.”
“It was huge,” Wolfe said of the win. “We didn’t play our best last night, so to come back and get a ‘W’ on the road under our belt is big.”
The Bloodhounds (8-2 overall, 6-2 Southeast Conference) moved into a second-place tie in conference play with the Panthers (6-3, 6-2).
Fort Madison’s offense had 18 shots on goal. Snaadt, Randolph, Wolfe, Halle Menke and Reilynn Turnbull each had assists.
Goalkeeper Taylor Johnson had nine saves.
“I know she was frustrated with the two goals, but she’s been so good for us all season,” Burken said. “She’s picked us up when we needed her, and she had some big saves tonight, especially in the second half.”