HARROGATE, TN - The No. 7 ranked Bears fell 2-1 on the road at Lincoln Memorial on Saturday.
Lenoir-Rhyne looked as though they would end the game with a point after an
Alexis Cagno penalty kick tied things up in the second half, but a late LMU goal gave the home side the upset victory.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP:
Final: Lincoln Memorial 2, #7 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
Records: Lincoln Memorial (2-1-2, 1-0 SAC), Lenoir-Rhyne (3-3, 1-1 SAC)
Location: Harrogate, Tenn. | LMU Soccer Field
STORY OF THE MATCH:
- Lincoln Memorial scored on their second shot of the game, going up 1-0 in the 20th minute.
- Despite six first half shots, the Bears failed to find the back of the net and went into the half down 1-0.
- After a handball in the box from the Railsplitters, Alexis Cagno buried a penalty kick in the back of the net to tie the game at 1-1.
- Neither team managed a shot over the next 13 minutes until LMU's Paige Branam scored the game winning goal in the 85th minute.
STATS OF THE MATCH:
- Lenoir-Rhyne out-shot Lincoln Memorial 12-8 with both teams putting four shots on goal.
- Kennedy Flowers and Lucia Hidalgo led the Bears with three shots each.
- The Bears earned seven corners in the game, compared to just one for Lincoln Memorial.
- Alison Little made two saves in net.
BEYOND THE BOXSCORE:
- Lenoir-Rhyne leads the all-time series 16-10-1.
- LMU's last win over the Bears came in a 1-0 victory in 2019.
- Alexis Cagno's goal was the seventh of her career.
UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will have a week off before taking on regional power Columbus State at home next Saturday. The Cougars are 3-2-1 after tying with Georgia Southwestern earlier today. Kickoff for next week's contest is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. in Hickory.
