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Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LR (3-2-1, 1-1 SAC)
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Mars Hill MHUW (1-6-0, 0-2 SAC)
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LR
(3-2-1, 1-1 SAC)
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Final
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Mars Hill MHUW
(1-6-0, 0-2 SAC)
Score By Periods
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Lenoir-Rhyne LR 1 3 4
Mars Hill MHUW 1 1 2

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Late Explosion Sends Women's Soccer Past Mars Hill

MARS HILL, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne Women's Soccer Team completed a second half comeback by scoring the final three goals of the game to grab a 4-2 road victory at Mars Hill on Wednesday night. Four different Bears scored in the contest and Abbie Brown finished with a score and a pair of assists.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 4, Mars Hill 2
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (3-2-1, 1-1 SAC) | Mars Hill (1-6, 0-2 SAC)
Location: Mars Hill, N.C. 
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STATS OF THE MATCH:
•    Abigael McGarel put the Bears up 1-0 in the 16th minute as the junior converted a penalty kick to give LR the early advantage.
•    Mars Hill tied the game less than a minute later and took the lead in the 53rd minute. Claire Neibergall evened the contest with her first goal of the season in the 60th minute. 
•   Taylor Rios found the game-winner off a corner in the 79th minute. Brown assisted on Neibergall's and Rios' goals before tallying one of her own in the 87th minute to secure the victory.
•   LR absolutely dominated the match, recording a 26-3 advantage in shots and a 9-3 lead in shots on goal. The Bears also held a 9-5 advantage in corner kicks in the matchup.

BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
•    Neibergall, Rios and McGarel all found the back of the net for the first time this season as the Bears scored a season-high four times.
•    Tonight marks the first time this season that LR has allowed an opponent to score two goals in a game that didn't go to overtime.   
•    The four goals are the most scored in a game by LR since putting six on the board against USC Aiken on Sept. 2 of last season. 

UP NEXT:
LR's returns to action on Saturday afternoon when they travel to Newberry for a 1 p.m. South Atlantic Conference battle. 
 
 
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