Oeksnevad scores twice, Men’s Soccer powers past King, 4-0

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Johannes Oeksnevad scored twice and added an assist, while Zach Aversano and Daniel Garvilla also scored, to lead the Lees-McRae men's soccer team to a 4-0 shutout victory over host King in the Conference Carolinas contest this afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 4; King – 0
LOCATION: Parks Field – Bristol, Tennessee  
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (8-5-2/6-3-1), King (2-9-2/0-9-1)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• King started off with three shots and a corner kick in the first eight minutes, but it was the Bobcats who broke the early deadlock with a goal in the 14^th minute as Aversano scored his fifth goal of the season on a penalty kick.
• Lees-McRae had a pair of late scoring chances, but a timely save by the Tornado held the score at 1-0 at halftime.
• The Bobcats extended the lead to 2-0 in the 57^th minute as Garvilla scored his fourth goal of the season off an assist from Oeksnevad.
• Oeksnevad closed out the Bobcats' scoring with a pair of second-half goals just 52 seconds apart to push the Lees-McRae lead to 4-0 with 20 minutes left to play. Harrison Watts picked up an assist on the first goal.
• The Bobcats held the Tornado without a shot in the final 12 minutes to complete the conference win.
• Joshua Garvilla needed to only make four saves en route to his third shutout of the season.
• Lees-McRae held a 17-14 edge in shots and a 7-4 advantage in shots-on-goal.

 
FOR THE FOES:

• Dalton Gammon and Collin Parsons combined to make three saves in net for King.

 
NOTEWORTHY:

• With the victory, Lees-McRae earns another point in the season-long "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" competition.

 
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae returns to Tate Field on Saturday, Oct. 30 as it hosts Southern Wesleyan in a conference clash at 5:30 p.m.