BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Zach Aversano and
Fletcher Dyson both scored on penalty kicks, while
Johannes Oeksnevad tallied his team-leading sixth goal of the season, to lead the Lees-McRae men's soccer team to a 3-0 win over Erskine this afternoon to clinch their first four-game winning streak since 2017 and move to 2-0 in conference play for the first time since 2017.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 3; Erskine - 0
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (4-1-1/2-0-0), Erskine (0-7-0/0-2-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Lees-McRae and Erskine matched each other shot-for-shot for the majority of the first half, with the Bobcats holding a slim 8-7 shots advantage at halftime until Aversano converted a penalty kick in the 43rd minute for his third goal of the season.
- The Bobcats doubled their lead just 10 minutes into the second half as Oeksnevad collected a pass from across the frame from Daniel Garvilla and buried his sixth goal in six games.
- Lees-McRae held the momentum for the next 20 minutes, tallying three shots and a corner kick, and was rewarded as Harrison Watts drew his second penalty kick of the game, which was scored by Dyson in the 77th minute for his second goal of the season.
- Erskine had one final scoring chance in the 81st minute, but a timely save by Joshua Garvilla kept the clean sheet intact.
- Garvilla made seven saves in net for the Bobcats to earn the shutout.
- Lees-McRae held a 17-12 edge in shots and finished with a game-high five corner kicks.
FOR THE FOES:
- Evan Zizek finished with five saves in net for the Flying Fleet.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will visit Emmanuel in another Conference Carolinas showdown on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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