BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Taylor Barrineau notched her fourth goal of the season off of a penalty kick in the second half, while
Mallory Roughton finished with four saves, to lift the Lees-McRae women's soccer team to their second tie of the week with a 1-1 draw against Barton in the Conference Carolinas contest this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; Barton – 1 (2OT)
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (9-3-2/6-2-2), Barton (6-5-3/4-3-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae had a couple of prime scoring opportunities in the first 12 minutes, off a pair of shots by Barrineau and Priscilla Mawi, to grab the momentum early.
- Barton finally broke the deadlock in the 23rd minute by scoring off an own goal by the Bobcats.
- Haley Lowman and Sierra Shuey had scoring chances late in the first half, but a pair of saves by the Barton goalkeeper held the score at 1-1 at halftime.
- Lees-McRae even the score in the 55th minute as Barrineau battled the Bulldog defender into forcing a foul that led to a penalty kick.
- Barrineau stepped up and buried her fourth goal of the season into the bottom right corner.
- A final save by the Barton goalkeeper on a shot by Averee Andrews in the 89th minute sent the game into overtime.
- Lees-McRae held a 6-2 shots advantage in the extra sessions but failed to break through as the game ended with a 1-1 tie.
- The Bobcats maintained a 22-8 edge in shots and finished with all 11 corner kicks in the contest.
FOR THE FOES:
- Kristin Davis finished with 11 saves in net for the Bulldogs.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will visit "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" rival King on Wednesday, Oct. 27 at 1 p.m.
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