BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Alexa Todd and
Taylor Barrineau both scored second-half goals, while the Bobcats finished with an 11-3 edge in shots-on-goal, as the Lees-McRae women's soccer team opened the 2021 season with a 2-1 victory over visiting Mars Hill in the non-conference action this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 2; Mars Hill – 1
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (1-0), Mars Hill (0-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae and Mars Hill batted for the majority of the first 45 minutes with neither team breaking the deadlock.
- Freshman Kennedy Freeman tallied two shots on target in the final two minutes of the first half to close out a stanza filled with scoring opportunities for the Bobcats.
- Lees-McRae was aggressive out of the gates in the second half, tallying a shot in the first 21 seconds of action, and was rewarded when Barrineau scored on a header off an assist from freshman Gwen O'Brien.
- The Bobcats extended the lead to 2-0, just over a minute later, as Todd received a pass from Averee Andrews and buried a shot past the Mars Hill goalkeeper.
- Mars Hill tacked on a final marker in the 89th minute on an unlucky bounce off the foot of a Bobcat's defender.
- Mallory Roughton tallied three saves in net for the Bobcats.
FOR THE FOES:
- Four Lions tallied a shot in the contest, while Sarah Paiva tallied a game-high eight saves in net for Mars Hill.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will host USC Aiken on Saturday in a 3 p.m. non-conference clash.
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