Pembroke, N.C. - A late first half goal from Leonie Proessl gave the Bears the lead and they never looked back, winning a tough 2-0 season opener at UNC Prembroke Saturday night. Evan O'Leary added the insurance goal late in the game to make things comfortable for the Bears.

INSIDE THE MATCHUP:

Final: #13 Lenoir-Rhyne 2, UNC Pembroke 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (1-0-0), UNC Pembroke (0-1-0)
Location: Pembroke, N.C. | Lumbee River EMC

STATS OF THE MATCH:

• The Bears out shot Pembroke 18-10, with nine shots on goal.
• Grayson Cameron stopped all five shots on goal she faced.
• O'Leary led the Bears with five shots, three of them on goal.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE:

• Both goal scorers for the Bears (Proessl and O'Leary) came off the bench. 
• This was the fifth straight win in the season opener for LR.
• Dating back to last season, the Bears have given up one goal in their last four games. 

UP NEXT: The Bears' home opener is Wednesday, September 8 vs North Greenville. 7 PM start.