BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Nim Castro and
Shannan Korovich recorded goals for Lees-McRae on the afternoon, but Emmanuel defeated the Bobcats, 24-2, in Conference Carolinas play.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Emmanuel – 24; Lees-McRae – 2
LOCATION: Tate Field – Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Emmanuel (13-4/6-3), Lees-McRae (0-10/0-7)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Emmanuel recorded the first seven goals of the game before Castro got the Bobcats on the board with 13:39 left in the second quarter.
FOR THE LIONS:
- Paige Murphy guided Emmanuel in the contest with seven goals and one assist. Meghan Jennings had five goals and Ashley Mercker tallied a hat trick in the win.
- Korovich scored her lone goal of the day with 1:04 remaining in the half as Emmanuel went into halftime with the 13-2 advantage.
- The Lions recorded 11 more goals in the second half for the 24-2 win on Wednesday.
- Mckenzie Mellen added an assist in the contest and both Castro and Korovich recorded four draw controls in the game.
- Mellen and Hailey Smith collected three caused turnovers each and Castro led the Bobcats with three ground balls.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae heads to Mount Olive for a Conference Carolinas contest with the Trojans on Saturday, April 13 at 3 p.m.
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