HARTSVILLE, S.C. - The Lenoir-Rhyne men's soccer team had their chances on Saturday, but a late Coker goal gave the home side a 2-1 victory.
The Bears got their lone goal from
Hector Taboada, his fourth of the year.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Coker 2, Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records: Coker (3-3-0, 3-2-0 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (1-6-3, 1-3-2)
Location: Hartsville, S.C.
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- The first shot of the game was a goal for the Cobras, coming off the foot of Christian Johnson in the 13th minute.
- Lenoir-Rhyne equaled late in the first half on a strike from Hector Taboada.
- Both teams finished the opening 45 minutes with six shots.
- The second half was played mostly in the midfield before Coker's Alexis Abalam scored the game winning goal in the 85th minute.
- Oskar Dahlberg saw a header go wide right in the closing minutes and the Cobras held on for the victory.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Coker held a slight lead in shots (11-10) and shots-on-goal (5-4).
- Both teams had three saves and three corner kicks.
- There were five bookings in this match, three to Coker and two to LR.
- Hector Taboada and Aaron Garrote each had two shots.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 17-7-3.
- These teams have split their last six meetings.
- The last time the Bears won in Hartsville was a double overtime victory in 2021.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will play host to Catawba next Wednesday before celebrating senior day on Saturday. The Catawba Indians are 8-0-2 (4-0-1 SAC) and defeated Wingate 3-1 earlier today. Kick-off for Wednesday's game is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. from Hickory.
