FAIRHOPE — The Fairhope Lady Pirates, ranked 10th in the 6A soccer sportswriters poll, gave it their all against No. 4-ranked Auburn Saturday.

But FHS could not score as the Lady Tigers built and kept a 5-0, second-round win at W.C. Majors Field.

"My girls came ready to play," head coach Steve Morisani said. "They didn't back down and I'm very proud of them."

Fairhope finished it's first season under their new coach with a 21-4 overall record. AHS will take their 17-5-3 club to Huntsville and the 6A final four to play either Oak Mountain or Huntsviille High Friday.

The FHS team of just four seniors received an ovation after the match from the stands in their last home match.

2007 grads Leah Impastato, Mandie Martin, Sidney Morgan and Baley Murphy will make room for Fairhope's future which looks bright, Morisani said.

In spite of the score's indication, the ball stayed very busy in front of AHS keeper Anna Maddox most of the night. The Lady Pirates produced many opportunities to score.

"The score, the final score does not really reflect what happened here tonight," Morisani said.

Auburn coach Mac Matthews agreed, saying the first scoreless 20 minutes of the match gave the impression it could have gone either way.

"Whichever team managed to get that first goal was money, but give credit to Fairhope. Coach Morisani had his girls ready to play."

Matthews added that he felt his bench was deeper and in the high humidity, the 6 p.m. start would take a toll on all the starters.

It was a hat trick night for senior Tiger Sarah Schwartz who scored goal one half way into the opening 40 minutes. She added another before the break and her third in the second half. AUH teammates Madison Drinkard and Barrett Pangle added one each.

Morisani said he wants to establish a more competitive year-round soccer program to help give players in this end of the state more experience and a higher level of play.

"We're going to have an off-season program so we can be competitive in these games," he said.