Women's Soccer Collects 1-1 Draw at Barton in Conference Carolinas Play

WILSON, N.C. -- Lees-McRae women's soccer collected its second draw in a row with a 1-1 final at Barton in Conference Carolinas play. Alexa Todd registered her sixth goal of the season in the 31^st minute to knot the match at one goal each.

THE BASICS

FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1; Barton -- 1
LOCATION: Bulldogs Athletic Complex - Wilson, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (5-4-4; 4-2-2); Barton (5-4-1/5-2-1)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Barton scored the first goal of the contest in the seventh minute of play as Corinne Denham found the back of the net from inside the box off an assist by Lexis Goldberg and Kassie Krul.
• Taylor Barrineau almost scored for the Bobcats six minutes later, but the Bulldog defense made a team defensive save to keep the one-goal advantage.
• Lees-McRae answered in the 31^st minute off the head of Todd inside a box with the assist going to Barineau.
• Sarah Jones had one more shot on target for the Bobcats in the 38^th minute, but the two sides went into the halftime break tied at one.
• Mallory Roughton made the first save in the second half at the 52^nd minute as the two sides remained even throughout the remainder of the contest.
• Averee Andrews had the final shot for the Bobcats in the 89^th minute, but the two teams collected the 1-1 draw.
• Barton held the slight edge in shots, 11-9, and shots on goal at 6-3.
• Roughton had five saves in the match for Lees-McRae with Barrineau, Jones, and Todd all having one shot on goal.

FOR THE BULLDOGS:

• Denham tallied two shots on target for Barton as four other Bulldogs collected one shot on net.
• Rachel Cox made the start in goal for Barton as she made one save on the afternoon.

 
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae is back in action on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. with a Conference Carolinas clash against King on Tate Field. The two sides will face for first time on the pitch for the 2022-23 season with the "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" tied at one point.

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