DUE WEST, S.C. – Erskine scored a pair of first-half goals and outshot the visiting Bobcats 8-5 in shots-on-goal en route to claiming a 2-0 victory in the Conference Carolinas action this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Erskine – 2; Lees-McRae – 0
LOCATION: Huggins Field – Due West, South Carolina
RECORDS: Erskine (2-0/2-0), Lees-McRae (0-3/0-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Eduardo Olavide and Fredrik Haave finished with three and two shots respectively to pace the Bobcats.
- Erskine opened the scoring early in the first half with an unassisted goal in the sixth minute.
- Lees-McRae had multiple scoring chances in the first stanza, but failed to break though as the Flying Fleet extended the lead to 2-0 at halftime.
- The Bobcats outshot Erskine 7-6 in the second half, including multiple scoring chances by Olavide, Haave, and Luis Jimenez, but were curtailed as the Flying Fleet clinched the conference win.
- Anton Sundstrom finished with six saves in net for Lees-McRae.
FOR THE FOES:
- Albert Portas and Tobias Rawson both scored for Erskine, while Evan Zizek finished with five saves in net for the Flying Fleet.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats return to action next Sunday with a road-trip to Belmont to compete against Belmont Abbey at 7 p.m.
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