WILSON, N.C. –
Ryan Beauchamp,
Mike Moore and
J.P. Daniels combined to score seven goals, but it was not enough as Barton scored 13 first-half goals to clinch a 19-8 win over the visiting Bobcats in the Conference Carolinas action this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Barton – 19; Lees-McRae – 8
LOCATION: Truist Stadium – Wilson, North Carolina
RECORDS: Barton (7-3/3-1), Lees-McRae (0-9/0-4)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Beauchamp scored a team-high three goals to go along with a pair of ground balls.
- Moore and Daniels each chipped in two goals, with Moore adding five ground balls.
- Ryan Bird also scored, while J.P. Galloway and Tyler Finley each finished with an assist.
- Barton sprinted out of the gates by scoring five of the first six goals, with the lone Bobcat goal going to Beauchamp, to hold a 5-1 lead after the first 15 minutes of action.
- Daniels (two goals) and Bird both scored in the second frame, while the Bulldogs returned the favor with eight goals to hold a 13-4 halftime advantage.
- The Bobcats trimmed the deficit to 14-6 on back-to-back goals by Beauchamp and Moore, but Barton scored the final three goals of the stanza to claim a 17-6 lead at the final intermission.
- Both teams tacked on a pair of insurance markers in the final quarter to complete the scoring.
- Antonio Cruz and Joshua Csanyi shared time in net for the Bobcats and tallied a combined 13 saves.
- Barton held a 32-22 shots-on-goal advantage and held Lees-McRae to 1-9 on extra-man opportunities.
FOR THE FOES:
- Tyler Thompson and Mark Crawford both scored three goals to pace the Bulldogs.
- Zach Hodge tallied a game-high four assists, while Guiseppe Brown and Trevor Witholt combined to make 14 saves.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will return to action next Saturday as they visit Chowan in a 12 p.m. conference showdown.
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