GREENEVILLE, Tenn. –
Harrison Watts and
Fletcher Dyson both scored their fourth goals on the season, while
Joshua Garvilla made a game-high eight saves, to lead the Lees-McRae men's soccer team to their second consecutive victory with a 2-1 win at Tusculum this evening.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 2; Tusculum – 1
LOCATION: Pioneer Field – Greeneville, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (2-1-1), Tusculum (0-2-1)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- After a scoreless first 35 minutes of action, Dyson converted a penalty kick in the 35th minute for his fourth goal on the season and gave the Bobcats a 1-0 lead.
- Lees-McRae had a pair of corner kicks in the final five minutes and a shot by Bryce Hamilton that nearly extended the lead, but the score remained 1-0 at halftime.
- The Bobcats doubled their lead just five minutes into the second half as Watts collected a through ball from Dyson and beat the keeper at the top of the box for his fourth goal of the season.
- Tusculum had numerous chances late in the contest to draw level by timely defensive stops by the Bobcats' back line and timely saves by Garvilla gave Lees-McRae the non-conference victory.
- The Pioneers held a 15-9 shots advantage and a 10-4 edge in shots-on-goal in the contest.
FOR THE PIONEERS:
- Bruno De Freitas made two saves in net for the Pioneers.
UP NEXT:
The Bobcats will open Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday, Sept. 7 as they visit Belmont Abbey at 7 p.m.
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