BANNER ELK, N.C. --- A trio of Lees-McRae women's soccer players tallied a goal while the team blanked Southern Wesleyan, 3-0, in a Conference Carolinas battle Saturday afternoon at Tate Field in Banner Elk, N.C.
The Bobcats (2-3, 1-0 CC) outshot their opposition 28-4, including 14-1 in the first half. The Warriors (1-4, 0-2) only saw one shot find its way on goal.
Senior Mallory Overholt (Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada) tallied her first goal of the season after Sarah Mahar (Jacksonville, Fla.) split two defenders with a pass and found Overholt wide open. The talented senior wasted no time and blasted a shot past Courtney McNeil.
McNeil amassed seven saves on the day.
Sophomore sensation Kelsey Twigg (Barrie, Ontario, Canada) notched her first goal of the season at the 62:11 mark after Overholt found Lena Langille (Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia) in the box. Langille dished a dime to Twigg, who found the back of the net.
Mahar put the contest out of reach with a goal eight minutes later. She sprinted past three defenders and cranked a shot to the left side.
Mahar and Twigg combined for 11 shots while freshman Alexis Feely (Wake Forest, N.C.) posted her second consecutive clean slate.
Coach Kiko Magaña's squad travels to Limestone Wednesday, Sep. 23 at 5 p.m. for a CC tilt in Gaffney, S.C.
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