BRISTOL, Tenn. –
Ezra Carpenter captured her second hat trick of the season as Lees-McRae women's soccer recorded the 5-0 "Battle for the Blue Ridge Cup" victory at King this afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 5, King – 0
LOCATION: Parks Field -- Bristol, Tennessee
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (7-2-4/6-1-3); King (3-8-2/2-6-2)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Carpenter tallied her first goal of the match in the 19th minute off an assist from Aija McHone. Addy Geiss followed four minutes later for the two-goal advantage.
- Lees-McRae continued with the offensive scoring in the second half after Kylie Gutierrez found the back of the net in the 51st minute. Carpenter registered her second goal of the day in the 55th minute. Carpenter finished the afternoon with her third goal in the 59th minute off a cross from Geiss.
- Carpenter had an efficient scoring attack with three goals on six shots in 46 minutes of action. Geiss tallied one goal and one assist. Gutierrez had one goal in 70 minutes of play.
- Laura Walker made two saves and collected her seventh shutout of the season.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae makes the trip to Rome, Georgia to face Shorter on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Carolinas play.
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