Box score
NEWLAND, N.C. - The Lees-McRae College Bobcats used four first
half goals to advance to the finals of the NCAA men' soccer
Southeast Regional hosted by Lees-McRae with a 6-3 win over the
Wingate University Bulldogs Friday at Avery High School.
With the win, Lees-McRae is 16-2-1 overall and will play
Anderson in the regional finals and Sweet Sixteen match Sunday at 2
p.m. with the location to be determined. Wingate season ends with
a 13-5-1 record.
Wingate scored the first goal of the match when Jack Vundum
scored in ninth minute to give the Bulldogs the 1-0 lead. Jamie
McKenna served a cross that Vundum headed the ball into the net
past the Bobcat keeper.
Jamie Bladen answered for Lees-McRae in the 13th minute to tie
the match. Jamie Price played a cross that was brought down by
Richard Guffens to the feet of Bladen, who struck it for the volley
and the goal.
In the 14th minute, Lees-McRae got a break on a Wingate own goal
to make it 2-1, but scored again in the 38th when Luke Perry found
David Palmer on the back post. Palmer slammed home the goal to
give the Bobcats, 3-1 lead.
Three minutes later Bladen scored his second goal of the match
on a broken play off a corner kick. Bladen corralled the ball put
it away for the game to give Lees-McRae a 4-1 lead heading into the
half.
The Bobcats tallied there fifth goal 46 seconds into the second
half when Wingate scored another own to make it 5-1, and tallied
their sixth and final goal of the match in 47th minute when Lee
Squires knock home a penalty kick.
Wingate fought back and scored three minutes later when Corey
McCollom scored on a Felippe Imperatriz assists.
The Bulldogs scored the final goal of the match in the 56 minute
when Luke Mulholland collected a blasted a shot from just outside
the 18-yard box for the goal to give the game the final of 6-3.
Sean Paradise earned the win between the pipes for the Bobcats
with four saves, and Joey Calandra made four saves for the
Bulldogs.
Wingate outshot Lees-McRae 17-14, but Lees-McRae ten shots on
goal compared to Wingate's seven.
Wingate held a 9-2 corner kick advantage.
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