HICKORY, N.C. - Goals from
Chayla McDaniel and
Ava Hartman led Lenoir-Rhyne to a big 2-1 win over Anderson on senior day.
Tied at 1-1, Hartman scored on a rocket from 18 yards out to send the Bears to victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 2, Anderson 1
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (6-6-0, 4-3-0), Anderson (6-5-1, 3-3-1)
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Sports Athletic Complex
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Chayla McDaniel scored the first goal of her career on a header off a corner kick from Skylar Noll in the eighth minute of the game.
- The Bears controlled the first half and didn't allow a single Anderson shot.
- Despite a 13-0 shot disparity, the Bears went into the half ahead just 1-0.
- Six minute into the second half Anderson's Jazel DeOliveira scored on the Trojan's first shot of the game.
- Just a few minutes later Ava Hartman found herself open on top of the 18 and fired a shot to the upper 90, her first goal of the year.
- Anderson had a few late chances, but Riley Miller made some late saves to keep the game in LR's hands.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Anderson 21-12 and held an 8-3 edge in shots-on-goal.
- Riley Miller made two saves in her first start of the year.
- Ava Hartman led the team with five shots.
- There were six yellow cards in the game, three to each team.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 17-4-3 and have lost just once since 2016.
- The Bears sit second in the SAC standings, just ahead of Lincoln Memorial, Carson-Newman, and Anderson.
- Ava Hartman's goal was the 15th of her career.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will host Wingate in the final home game of the regular season on Wednesday. The Bulldogs are 4-5-3 (2-2-1 SAC) and defeated Tusculum 4-0 earlier today. Kick-off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Hickory.
