BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's soccer battled this afternoon with Mount Olive as the two sides left Tate Field with a 3-3 draw on senior day.
Gray Smith registered a brace in a little under for the Bobcats and
Fletcher Dyson buried his eighth goal of the season off a penalty kick.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 3; Mount Olive -- 3
LOCATION: Tate Field -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-2-7/5-1-5); Mount Olive (9-5-2/6-3-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Prior to kickoff, Lees-McRae recognized five men's soccer seniors this afternoon in Tamino Brown, Rickson Hill, William Gakio, Lane Koch, and M.J. Upchurch.
- On the pitch, Smith and the Bobcats got out to an electric start after Smith scored his fourth and fifth goals of the season in the second and third minutes of the match. The Bobcats carried the two-goal advantage at the start.
- Mount Olive answered in the 13th minute after Guilherme Semola registered a goal with assists by Trevor Berk and Roberto Hernandez. Lees-McRae held the one-goal edge heading into the halftime break.
- The two sides looked even through the first 30 minutes of the second half, but UMO tied the score at two apiece after Hernandez found the back of the net in the 79th minute. Hernandez lifted the Trojans in front at the 85th-minuteth minute mark after scoring his second goal of the game.
- Harrison Watts drew a foul in the penalty box in the 87th minute and Dyson took full advantage to even the score at three after his eighth goal of the season. Watts had one final strike in the 89th minute of play, but his shot sailed just high.
- Lees-McRae and Mount Olive had an identical box score with both squads having 17 shots apiece and eight shots on goal. UMO held the edge in corner kicks with eight.
- Joshua Garvilla recorded five saves in the goal for the Bobcats.
FOR THE TROJANS:
- Hernandez had two goals on two shots for Mount Olive and Semola collected the first goal for the Trojans in the 13th minute.
- Axel Engren stopped five shots while in net for Mount Olive.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae finish the regular season of their schedule at 7-2-7 and 5-1-5 in Conference Carolinas play. The Bobcats will host a first-round matchup in the Conference Carolinas Championships on Wednesday, Oct. 26. The kickoff is slated for a 7 p.m. start on Tate Field.
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