Box score
MISENHEIMER, N.C. --- Vickie Rich (Arlington
Heights, Ill.) scored a pair of goals, and MaryBeth Sullivan
(Greensboro, N.C.) added a strike of her own to lead the Lees-McRae
College women's soccer team to a 3-0 win over Pfeiffer University
on Sunday afternoon in Conference Carolinas play.
Lees-McRae (5-2, 4-0 CC) continued its strong play in conference
action, remaining atop the league table with its fourth straight
clean sheet as the Bobcats have outscored conference opponents by a
22-0 margin so far this season. The Bobcats outshot the Falcons
(3-5, 2-2 CC) by a 28-11 margin, including an 18-4 advantage in the
first half.
Rich paced the Bobcats with two goals on seven attempts on
frame, running her season total to three tallies while tying Meagan
Thornton (Millville, N.J.) for the team-lead in match-winners with
her second decisive strike of the campaign. Sullivan scored her
team-leading sixth goal of the season, as Kaitlyn Kerrigan
(Lakewood Ranch, Fla.) and Allyson Titsworth (Holmes Beach, Fla.)
each tallied an assist. Kaitlyn Briggs (Oviedo, Fla.) played the
full 90 minutes between the pipes for the Bobcats, making two saves
en route to her fourth clean sheet of the season.
Alyssa Wombwell led the way for Pfeiffer with four shots, as
Brittany Papaj made three attempts at goal. Goalkeeper Brittany
Polly made 17 saves on the afternoon, under nearly constant
pressure from the Bobcat attack.
Rich put the Bobcats on the board midway through the 17th
minute, making a run along the end line after a quick one-two from
Kerrigan and slotting it home to give Lees-McRae an early 1-0 lead.
Sullivan doubled the advantage to 2-0 in the 37th minute, tallying
her sixth goal of the season with a masterful finish into the upper
90 from the top of the area.
The Bobcats maintained the two-goal margin until the 79th
minute, when Titsworth found Rich unmarked in the area with a quick
cross, putting the senior forward in perfect position to nod home
the finish for her second goal of the day.
Lees-McRae returns to the pitch on Tuesday when the Bobcats
travel to Harrogate, Tenn. to take on Lincoln Memorial University
at 4p.m.
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