BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Johannes Oeksnevad posted his second two-goal game of the season, while
Tamino Brown,
Zach Aversano, and
Harrison Watts also scored, as the Lees-McRae men's soccer team clinched their second shutout victory of the week with a 5-0 win over visiting Johnson & Wales in non-conference action this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 5; Johnson & Wales - 0
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (2-1-1), Johnson & Wales (0-3)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae sprinted out of the gates with two shots and a corner kick in the first two minutes of action and was rewarded as Brown recovered the rebound off his own initial shot and buried his first goal of the season in the sixth minute.
- The Bobcats doubled their score just over three minutes later as Oeksnevad scored on an assist from Jesper Jonsson for his third marker of the season.
- Lees-McRae outshot the Wildcats 10-7 in the first half, but only pushed across two goals to take a 2-0 halftime lead.
- Aversano scored the third Bobcat goal in the 48th minute on a penalty kick for his first goal of the season.
- Oeksnevad tallied his second goal in the 52nd minute on an assist by Brown to move his season goal total to four.
- Watts closed out the Lees-McRae scoring in the 57th minute as Oeksnevad played a ball across the frame that Watts buried in the bottom right corner to extend the lead to 5-0.
- Joshua Garvilla, M.J. Upchurch, and Joshua Date all played in the net for the Bobcats, combining to make five saves to preserve the shutout.
- Lees-McRae held a 23-14 edge in shots, 10-5 in shots-on-goal, and a 10-2 advantage in corner kicks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Michael Vasquez made five saves in the net for the Wildcats.
NOTEWORTHY:
- The Bobcats' five goals against Johnson & Wales is the most in a single game since an 8-2 win over Newberry on Oct. 3, 2018
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will open Conference Carolinas action as they visit Converse on Tuesday for a 4:30 p.m. contest.
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