TIGERVILLE, S.C. – North Greenville scored a pair of second-half goals and outshot the visiting Bobcats 9-1 en route to claiming a 3-0 victory in both team's regular-season finale this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: North Greenville – 3; Lees-McRae – 0
LOCATION: Pepsi Stadium – Tigerville, South Carolina
RECORDS: North Greenville (5-1-1/5-1-1), Lees-McRae (4-2-1/4-2-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- North Greenville held a 3-1 shots-on-goal advantage early and were rewarded with a goal in the 30th minute to take an early lead.
- Lees-McRae had a couple of scoring opportunities late in the first half, highlighted by a pair of corner kicks just 20 seconds apart, but failed to break through as the score was 1-0 at the halftime whistle.
- The Crusaders doubled their lead with a goal in the 60th minute and added an insurance marker in the 79th minute.
- North Greenville held the Bobcats scoreless in the final minutes to preserve the conference victory.
- Hope Sanborn finished with a game-high six saves in goal for Lees-McRae.
FOR THE FOES:
- Elainee Sprinkle, Faith Knoedler, and Victoria Valentine all scored for the Crusaders.
- Maggie Schopp and Annie Miller shared time in net for North Greenville.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will enter the Conference Carolinas as a No. 4 seed and will compete against fifth-seeded Belmont Abbey in a home-and-home series with the winner moving out to the conference semifinals. The contests are scheduled for Sunday, April 18, and Sunday, April 25, with times and locations to be determined.
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