BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Gen Porsche and
Pali Smith both scored first-half goals to lift the Lees-McRae women's soccer team to a 2-1 victory over "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" rival King in the Conference Carolinas contest this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 2; King – 1
LOCATION: Parks Field – Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (10-3-2/7-2-2), Barton (4-9-1/3-7-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates with a pair of corner kicks in the first three minutes and was rewarded as Porsche scored her second goal of the season off a pass from Taylor Barrineau to give the Bobcats the early lead. Gwen O'Brien was also credited with the assist on the play.
- The Bobcats doubled their score just over 16 minutes later as Smith scored her second tally of the season, unassisted, which would end up being the eventual game-winning goal.
- King trimmed the deficit back to one goal in the 27th minute and nearly evened the score in the 44th minute, but a timely save by Mallory Roughton held the score at 2-1 at halftime.
- Lees-McRae held a 6-2 edge in shots in the second half and finished with the lone second-half corner kick, to maintain its 2-1 lead.
- The Tornado had one final scoring opportunity in the 88th minute, with the shot just missing frame to preserve the Bobcats victory.
- Roughton finished with one save in net for the Bobcats.
- King finished with an 11-9 edge in shots, while the Bobcats held a 4-2 advantage in shots-on-goal.
FOR THE FOES:
- Presley Bacon scored the lone Tornado goal, off an assist by Megan Brody.
- Kristal Garcia finished with one save in net for King.
NOTEWORTHY:
- With the victory, Lees-McRae clinches another point in the season-long "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" competition between the two schools.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host Southern Wesleyan on Senior Day on Saturday, Oct. 30 at 3 p.m.
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