MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. –
Averee Andrews and
Ivy Cagno scored second-half goals off assists by
Priscilla Mawi, but it was not enough as Mount Olive opened the game with three unanswered goals en route to clinching a 3-2 win over the Bobcats in the Conference Carolinas action this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Olive – 3, Lees-McRae – 2
LOCATION: Amon Field – Mount Olive, North Carolina
RECORDS: Mount Olive (10-0-2/7-0-1), Lees-McRae (9-3/6-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Mount Olive sprinted out of the gates by opening the game's scoring in the ninth minute.
- Gwen O'Brien and Alexa Todd had scoring changes near the midway point of the first half, but a pair of saves held the score at 1-0.
- The Trojans extended the lead to 2-0 with a goal in the 35th minute and maintained the lead after the full 45 minutes.
- Mount Olive closed out their scoring in the 55th minute.
- Lees-McRae trimmed the deficit to 3-1 as Andrews collected the pass from Mawi and scored her second goal of the season.
- Cagno scored the final Bobcat goal in the 88th minute off a second assist by Mawi.
- Mount Olive held a 15-11 advantage in shots, with both teams finishing with eight shots-on-goal, and finished with a game-high five corner kicks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Makenna Copley, Tianna Hill, and Delia Allwood all scored for the Trojans.
- Taylor Lewis finished with five saves in net for Mount Olive.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats return to Tate Field on Tuesday, Oct. 19 as they host North Greenville at 4:30 p.m.
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