BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Stephon Davis scored with just 49 seconds left in double overtime off an assist by
Zachary Aversano to lift the Lees-McRae men's soccer team to a thrilling 1-0 victory over King in the regular-season finale.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; King (Tenn.) – 0 (2OT)
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-7/1-6), King (Tenn.) (2-5-1/2-4-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae nearly opened the scoring in the sixth minute as a goal off a header by Aversano was waved off by the official.
- The Bobcats held a 9-4 edge in shots in the first half but failed to break through as the score remained 0-0 at halftime.
- Both teams had multiple scoring chances in the second half, including shots-on-goal for Eduardo Olavide, Kevan Wambugu, and Nate Phillips, but both defenses held firm to force an extra session.
- King had a pair of scoring opportunities in the first overtime period with Anton Sundstrom making timely saves.
- After over nine minutes had gone by in the second overtime, Aversano played a ball over the Tornado defense that found the foot of Davis who buried his first goal of the season to clinch the conference victory.
- Sundstrom finished with four saves in goal for the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae held a 21-13 edge in shots and a 9-4 advantage in shots-on-goal.
FOR THE FOES:
- Dalton Gammon finished with a game-high eight saves in net for the Tornado.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats enter the Conference Carolinas Championships as the No. 9 seed and will open up pool play on Sunday as they visit Erskine for a 4 p.m. start.
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