Hickory, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Soccer Team celebrated Senior Night with a convincing 8-0 thrashing of Shaw on Friday night. The Bears put up the most goals in a game since scoring nine against Mars Hill on October 7, 2015.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 8, Shaw 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (9-5-1) | Shaw (8-3)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Sports – Athletic Complex
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
• The Bears wasted no time getting on the board, scoring just 2:23 into the contest. The Bears would score twice in the first 5:18 of the matchup to take the momentum and run away with the victory.
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Abbie Brown netted her second hat trick of the season, scoring her three goals in 48:40 of action. Brown scored twice in the first half and completed the hat trick early in the second half to run her season total to 14 scores.
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Aqsa Mushtaq would tally a pair of goals and added an assist, while
Christina Shimshock recorded two assists in the victory.
• Freshman
Lauren Siebold would end the scoring with her first career goal in the 81st minute.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•
Loren Sterling saw 74:29 minutes in goal before giving way to
Alexis Werve for the final 15:31. Prior to that substitution, Sterling played every minute in goal this season.
• The Bears honored seniors: Brown, Sterling,
Claire Neibergall,
Erin McGarel and
Taylor Rios prior to the contest.
• The Bears have now scored 38 goals on the season with 10 different players finding the back of the net.
UP NEXT:
LR will close out the regular season with a road match at Anderson next Saturday. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m.
