Box score
BRISTOL, Tenn. --- The Lees-McRae College
women's soccer team scored three goals in the second half,
including a brace from sophomore MaryBeth Sullivan (Greensboro,
N.C.), en route to a 4-0 win over King College in Conference
Carolinas action on Wednesday afternoon.
Lees-McRae (2-2, 2-0 CC) outshot the Tornado (1-3, 0-2 CC) by a
35-9 margin, including a 20-4 advantage in the second half, en
route to its second straight win which propelled the Bobcats to the
top of the league table.
Sullivan posted her second consecutive brace, scoring her two
goals just 41 seconds apart late in the final period. Freshman
Meagan Thornton (Millville, N.J.) tallied her second goal of the
season early the first half for what would prove to be the
match-winner.
Senior Brooke Santerre (Port Republic, Md.) added a goal of her
own, as Vickie Rich (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Mary Gibson
(Hendersonville, Tenn.) each chipped in an assist. Kaitlyn Briggs
(Oviedo, Fla.) made two saves to notch her first career clean
sheet. King's Abbey Kitts notched 11 saves, as Jamie Grigsby paced
the Tornado with three attempts at goal.
Thornton opened the scoring at the death of the 17th minute,
delivering a masterful finish into the upper 90 after a well-placed
through ball by Rich to put the Bobcats up 1-0. Lees-McRae carried
the narrow advantage into the second half, doubling the margin to
2-0 late in the 47th minute when Santerre found the back of the net
via the woodwork off a free kick.
The Bobcats maintained the two-goal margin into the 86th minute
when Sullivan scored her first of two, slotting home the rebound
off Gibson's initial attempt at goal to push the lead to 3-0. The
sophomore forward added the final tally of the afternoon 41 seconds
later, finishing off the right post following a turnover deep in
King's defensive third.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Saturday when the Bobcats
host North Greenville University to continue their conference
schedule. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m. at Tate Field.
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