PEMBROKE - UNCP racked up three goals in a 15-minute span in the first half to dig Lenoir-Rhyne a hole it was unable to recover from. The Lady Braves answered a second half goal by the visitors by scoring an additional goal to complete the onslaught. The victory marked the fifth-straight for the Braves in their series with L-R.

Anna Svensson netted her first career hat trick while Faye Corbett contributed a goal of her own to provide all the scoring for the Lady Braves (2-0-0). Rookie Kayla Colon registered a pair of assists, while Fanny Forsman, Andrea Collen and Karmi Dagnachew each grabbed one assist for the Black and Gold. Laura Linehan scored the lone goal for the Bears (1-1-0).

Lenoir-Rhyne tallied the first five shots of the contest, but UNCP scored on each of the next three opportunities. Corbett – courtesy of a Colon assist - gave the Lady Braves a lead they would not relinquish with a goal at the 20:26 mark, and Svensson added the first of her three scores 11 minutes later when she took a brilliant service from Forsman and redirected past Lenoir-Rhyne goalkeeper Rebecca Ingram.

Svensson struck again just less than three minutes later off assists from Collen and Dagnachew to give the hosts a 3-0 advantage heading into halftime.

Lenoir-Rhyne returned to the field ready to capture the win from UNCP with a goal from Linehan who shot the ball over the end line after bouncing off the defense. UNCP answered back and secured the win with an assist from Colon to Svensson for a shot from the left side.

"I was very proud of my athletes tonight because we were outshot 7-4 (in the first half) but were on target 75 percent of the time and that is the kind of soccer I like to watch," said head coach Lars Andersson. "We recovered from Thursday's game and had our minds set on a win for tonight. We wanted it, we were determined to get it, played outstanding and can walk away now with another win added to our record."

The Bears outshot the Lady Braves, 12-10, however UNCP ended the game with six saves against Lenior-Rhyne's two.  UNCP goalkeeper Britney Bennett had two saves in her 90 minutes of play, while the defense provided support with four team saves. Ingram turned in two saves in a complete game in goal for the visitors.

Svensson registered a team-best four shots, while Corbett and freshman Anna Zetterlund provided multiple strikes as well. Linehan and Catherine Hauck each contributed four shots to pace Lenoir-Rhyne.

The Lady Braves hope to continue their momentum when they return to action on Wednesday against the Barton Bulldogs (0-1-0). Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. at Varsity Grounds and admission is free.