MURFREESBORO, N.C. –
Ben Davidson tallied five caused turnovers against host Chowan to become the program's all-time leader with 54 caused turnovers in his career, while
Jonathan Barry and
Ryan Beauchamp combined for eight goals, to lead the Bobcats to a thrilling 15-14 victory over the Hawks in the Conference Carolinas action this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 15; Chowan - 14
LOCATION: Garrison Stadium – Murfreesboro, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-9/1-4), Chowan (1-10/0-6)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Barry finished with four goals and three assists, while Beauchamp added four goals.
- J.P. Daniels scored twice, while J.P. Galloway chipped in a pair of assists.
- Mike Moore, Ryan Bird, Craig Barr, and Brady Ferriter all scored, with Moore and Barr adding an assist.
- Chowan sprinted out of the gates by opening the scoring just 43 seconds into the contest before the Bobcats evened the score on a goal by Barr just under four minutes later.
- Lees-McRae scored three unanswered goals, with two going to Barry and one to Beauchamp, to give the Bobcats a 4-2 in the second stanza.
- The Hawks finished the first half on a 3-2 run to cut the Lees-McRae lead to 6-5 at the halftime whistle.
- The Bobcats tallied five goals in the third frame, with Galloway, Bird, Daniels, Moore, and Ferriter all scoring, to extend the lead to 11-9 after 45 minutes of action.
- Chowan scored four of the first five goals in the fourth quarter to reclaim a 13-12 lead.
- Barry and Daniels scored just 39 seconds apart to even the score at 14-14, while Barry tallied his fourth goal of the contest with just 1:21 remaining that would turn into the eventual game-winning goal.
- Joshua Csanyi made 11 saves in net for the Bobcats.
- Chowan held a slim 25-24 edge in shots-on-goal, while Lees-McRae maintained a 42-40 advantage in ground balls and finished 18-21 on clear attempts.
FOR THE FOES:
- Eric George finished with a game-high seven goals to go along with three assists to pace the Hawks.
- Jaxon Martin scored twice, while Nathan Woodhill tallied nine saves in net for Chowan.
NOTEWORTHY:
- With the victory, Lees-McRae has clinched a spot in the Conference Carolinas playoffs by way of holding the tiebreaker with Chowan.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will close out their regular season next Saturday as they host No. 6 Mount Olive at 2 p.m.
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