Box score
BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Kaitlyn Kerrigan (Lakewood
Ranch, Fla.) recorded a pair of assists and Mary Beth Sullivan
(Greensboro, N.C.) scored her first collegiate goal to lead the
Lees-McRae College women's soccer team to its third straight win,
as the Lady Bobcats shut out Limestone College 3-0 at Tate Field to
open Conference Carolinas play.
Lees-McRae (3-1, 1-0 CC) out-shot the Saints (1-3, 0-1 CC) by a
14-2 margin, including a 9-2 advantage in the first half. Vickie
Rich (Arlington Heights, Ill.) recorded her third goal of the
season, scoring in her third straight match to lead the
Bobcats.
Jessica O'Leary (Milbury, Mass.) tallied her third goal of the
season as well, scoring in her second straight match. Kerrigan
recorded a season-high two assists, marking the fourth straight
match in which she has tallied a helper. Sullivan also tallied an
assist in addition to her first goal of the season.
Rich opened the scoring midway through the fifth minute, driving
a wonderful strike into the top corner after Sullivan made a
brilliant run down the flank and delivered a perfect cross to Rich
for the finish.
The score remained 1-0 in favor of Lees-McRae until the closing
moments of the 55th minute, when O'Leary delivered a highlight reel
goal off a corner by Kerrigan. After Kerrigan laid off a short
corner to O'Leary, the junior forward delivered a high-arcing shot
into the far side netting from 20 yards distance to give the Lady
Bobcats a 2-0 lead.
Sullivan stretched the lead to 3-0 midway through the 61st
minute, delivering a driven strike past the keeper off a perfect
through ball by Kerrigan for her first goal of the season.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Tuesday when the Lady Bobcats
travel to Belmont, N.C. for a 2 p.m. matchup with Belmont Abbey
College to continue league play.
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