JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Visiting UNCP used a relentless offense to extend its unbeaten streak out to five games by edging out Carson-Newman for a 2-1 victory on Tuesday afternoon. The Lady Braves scored both of its goals within a span of less than two minutes early in the first half.

Junior Rebecca Womack delivered the first goal of the game for the Lady Braves (7-1-1) just 12 minutes into the first half. Womack took advantage of a misplayed ball with a clear header into the net. Sophomore Anna Svensson, with the assist from Faye Corbett, took her turn at goal by placing the ball in the upper right corner from 10 feet away to bring the Lady Braves to a 2-0 lead.

Answering back in the first half was Carson-Newman's (3-5-0) Trenna Howell to give the Eagles their only goal of the game. Howell received the assist from Andrea Saevik and placed the ball in the lower left corner just past the outstretched fingers of goalkeeper Britney Bennett. The score by the Eagles in the 38th minute snapped Bennett's consecutive scoreless minutes streak at better than 327.

"We started off strong in the first 30 minutes of action, but once Carson-Newman scored, the momentum shifted," said UNCP head coach Lars Andersson. "After halftime our heads were back in the game and we were able to play composed despite the continuous back-and-forth action for the rest of the game."

Bennett recorded five saves in 90 minutes of action for UNCP, while Carson-Newman goalkeeper Sarah Tompkins registered one stop over a complete game performance. The Lady Braves outshot the Eagles 13-8 with both teams collecting 11 fouls apiece.

UNCP will return home to face the Lakers of Clayton State (3-3-0, 1-1-0 PBC) in Peach Belt Conference action at Varsity Grounds on Saturday at 1 p.m. Admission to all 2010 UNCP soccer home games is free.