BANNER ELK, N.C. –
Conor O'Gorman found the back of the net in the 72nd minute in today's Conference Carolinas and home opener for Lees-McRae men's soccer.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Lees-McRae – 1, Belmont Abbey – 0
LOCATION: Tate Field -- Banner Elk, North Carolina
RECORDS: Lees-McRae (3-0/1-0); Belmont Abbey (1-1-2/0-1-0)
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Cristiano Leite had the first shot on goal in the 14th minute, but Belmont Abbey's Jackson Bennett made the first save of the match.
- Lees-McRae had two more chances in the span of eight seconds with Sean McDonald and Andrea Marrazzo having shots stopped in the 31st minute.
- The Bobcats and Crusaders headed into the break tied at 0-0.
- Leite started the attack once again in the second half, but his shot hit off the crossbar in the 66th minute.
- O'Gorman registered the first goal of the match in the 72nd minute after a shot just inside the 18-yard box beat Belmont Abbey's goalkeeper.
- Lees-McRae kept the Crusaders off the board for the full 90 minutes and earned the league opener at 1-0.
- The Bobcats held the advantage with a 11-1 shot count and 6-1 shots on goal margin.
- Jonathan Kienle collected one save in today's match and earned his second shutout of the season.
UP NEXT:
Lees-McRae faces Converse on the road on Tuesday, September 8 at 6 p.m.
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