PEMBROKE – Lander's Jannica Finnberg bent in a 20th minute corner kick to give the visiting Bearcats a 1-0 victory over UNCP on Saturday afternoon at Varsity Grounds in Peach Belt Conference women's soccer action.

UNCP (7-4-1, 0-4-1 PBC) amassed 18 shots, doubling the total of Lander who snapped a five-game series winless streak with the triumph. Lander goalkeeper Rachael Hine recorded nine saves in the game as the junior from Stockton-on-Tees, England, recorded her fourth shutout of the season.

Lander (8-2-0, 5-0-0 PBC) took advantage of a sluggish start by the Braves, scoring the early goal and then keeping Pembroke off the board for the next 70 minutes, which included a UNCP penalty kick.

“It was a tale of two halves, we didn't come out ready to play in the first half but I thought we dominated time of possession in the second,” said UNCP head coach Lars Andersson. “We had a lot of good opportunities that we just didn't capitalize on and their goalkeeper made some great saves.”

Lefke Boysen finished the match with five total shots and three shots on goal with Ashley McManus also tallying three shots on goal for the Braves. Goalkeeper Whitney Beverly recorded just one save but the Bearcats only had two shots on goal.

The Braves will try to stay perfect in non-conference action on Wednesday afternoon when UNCP travels to play Catawba in Salisbury at 5 p.m.