HICKORY, N.C. - The #6 Catawba Indians scored a goal nine minutes into Wednesday night's game and held on the rest of the way for the 1-0 victory over the Bears.
Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Catawba 15-9, including a big 10-4 edge in the second half.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: #6 Catawba 1, Lenoir-Rhyne 0
Records: Catawba (9-2-1, 6-0-1 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (5-6-0, 3-3-0 SAC
Location: Hickory, N.C. | Moretz Sports Athletic Complex
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- The first shot of the game was a Catawba goal off the foot of Kennedy McGuire in the ninth minute.
- Aya Elshafi and Lucia Hidalgo each had long shots hit the post in a span of 10 minutes midway through the opening half.
- Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Catawba 5-4 in the first half with both teams putting two shots on goal.
- The Bears saw three consecutive shots in a three minute span early in the second half saved by keeper Lauren Zitt.
- Zitt made the biggest save of the day when she stopped a Lenoir-Rhyne penalty kick in the 52nd minute.
- The Bears made a push late but only managed one clean shot in the final 25 minutes of the game.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Lenoir-Rhyne held a 15-8 edge in shots and a 9-4 edge in shots-on-goal.
- The teams both had six corner kicks, three in each half.
- Lenoir-Rhyne committed 11 fouls, compared to six for Catawba.
- Mya Rivera and Ava Hartman led the way with three shots each.
- Alison Little made three saves in goal.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Catawba leads the all-time series 24-19-7.
- Three of the last four meetings have ended in draws, with the last Catawba victory being a 2-0 win in 2021.
- Catawba leads the SAC by a signifiant margin, while Lenoir-Rhyne sits in fourth.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will host Anderson for senior day on Saturday. The Trojans are 6-4-1 (3-2-1 SAC) and fell 1-0 to Newberry earlier tonight. Senior day will begin at 3:15, prior to the Bears' full warm up period. The game is scheduled to begin at 5:00 p.m.
