BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Daniel Garvilla scored twice, while
Fletcher Dyson,
Johannes Oeksnevad, and
Zach Aversano also scored, as the Lees-McRae men's soccer team scored four second-half goals en route to clinching a 5-2 win over visiting Southern Wesleyan on Senior Day to officially clinch the No. 4 seed in the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 5; Southern Wesleyan – 2
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (9-5-2/8-3-1), Southern Wesleyan (4-10/3-8)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After 30 minutes of scoreless first-half action, Garvilla opened the game's scoring in the 31st minute as he tallied his sixth of the season off an assist by Aversano.
- Southern Wesleyan responded just six minutes later to even the score at 1-1 after the first 45 minutes of action.
- The Bobcats reclaimed the lead in the 56th minute as Oeksnevad collected a pass from Fredrik Haave and buried his team-leading ninth goal of the season past the goalkeeper.
- Lees-McRae extended the lead to 3-1 in the 59th minute as Aversano scored his sixth goal of the season off assists by Garvilla and Tamino Brown.
- Dyson pushed the lead to 4-1 in the 78th minute as he scored his fourth of the season on assists by Harrison Watts and Connor Hahn.
- The Warriors scored their final goal in the 81st minute to trim the deficit back to 4-2, before Garvilla closed out the game's scoring in the 87th minute with an unassisted marker.
- Joshua Garvilla finished with six saves in net for the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae finished with a 22-16 edge in shots and a 14-8 advantage in shots-on-goal.
FOR THE FOES:
- Hykeem Martin and Pedro Fonseca both scored for the Warriors.
- Carter Pike made nine saves in net for Southern Wesleyan.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will enter the Conference Carolinas postseason tournament as a No. 4 seed and will wait until Wednesday to see who they will host in the quarterfinal round on Saturday, Nov. 6.
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