GREENEVILLE, TN - The Lenoir-Rhyne women's soccer team picked up their second consecutive shutout on Sunday, defeating Tusculum 4-0.
The Bears had four different goal scorers in this one, including
Aly Ramsey, who scored her first goal of the season in the fourth minute of the game.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lenoir-Rhyne 4, Tusculum 0
Records: Lenoir-Rhyne (8-6-0, 6-3-0 SAC), Tusculum (2-11-0, 2-6-0 SAC)
Location: Greeneville, TN | Pioneer Field
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Lenoir-Rhyne went up 1-0 in the fourth minute when Katie Durham converted a 1v1 opportunity off a pass from Ava Hartman.
- Tusculum earned a penalty kick late in the opening half, but a miss gave the Bears a 1-0 lead heading into the break.
- Alexis Cagno doubled Lenoir-Rhyne's lead just six minutes into the second half, heading in a cross at the far post.
- Aly Ramsey responded with a goal of her own 16 minutes later, a blast from 20-yards out.
- Brady Livingston closed out the scoring with a goal in the 84th minute off a perfect long ball from Ingrid Krakhellen.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- The Bears out-shot the Pioneers 23-6 and held a 12-3 edge in shots-on-goal.
- There were 26 fouls in this match but just one yellow card.
- Ava Hartman and Lucia Hidalgo led the Bears with four shots each.
- Katie Durham finished with one goal and two assists.
- Riley Miller made three saves in goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 25-14-4 and have won the last 10 in the series.
- The Bears need just a tie against Mars Hill on Wednesday, October 28, to secure the No. 2 seed in the SAC Tournament.
- The Bears are 3-0 since Riley Miller's return from injury.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will be on the road two consecutive non-conference games this week. On Wednesday they travel to Dahlonega, Georgia, to take on No. 19 North Georgia, and on Saturday they head to Beaufort, South Carolina, to face off against USC Beaufort. Wednesday's game is scheduled to kick-off at 2:00 p.m.
