Box score
BANNER ELK, N.C. - Noah Lascell scored the game-winning goal in
the 88th minute as the fifth seeded Coker College Cobras upset the
number one seeded Lees-McRae College Bobcats 1-0 Friday night at
Tate Field in the Semifinal Round of the Conference Carolinas Men's
Soccer Tournament.
With the loss, the Bobcats slip to 15-2-1 overall and ends their
bid at third consecutive Conference Carolinas Tournament
Championship. The Cobras improve to 12-5-2 overall and will host
the championship match Sunday at 1 p.m. against sixth seed Belmont
Abbey.
Lascell's goal came when a Lees-McRae clear was chested down by
Rommel Fondin to Lascell in Lees-McRae's half. Lascell drove the
ball through the defense placed the shot far post for the goal.
Lees-McRae won the shot count 19-11 including 8-7 in the first
half and 11-4 in the second, but Coker had six shots on goal
compared to Lees-McRae's three.
Sean Paradise made five saves in the match including two
brilliant saves in the 43rd minute when he saved a David Pent shot
then saved Enrique Barrientos rebound attempt to keep the matched
tied before half. He mad four first half saves and one in the
second.
James Sweeney made two saves, and had help from Marc Mergena on
the near post in the 81st minute on a David Palmer shot to secure
the shutout.
Lees-McRae held an 8-4 corner kick advantage during the
match.
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