PEMBROKE – Needing a win to host a Peach Belt Conference (PBC) quarterfinal match, the UNC Pembroke soccer team had a flare for the dramatic again Saturday on Senior Day, as Stacey Scott headed home the game winner in the 97th-minute to send the Braves to a 1-0 victory over visiting Young Harris.

MATCH INFORMATION
Score: UNC Pembroke 1, Young Harris 0 (OT)
Records: UNC Pembroke (12-4-1, 7-2-1 PBC); Young Harris (9-5-1, 6-3-1 PBC)
Location: Lumbee River EMC Stadium
Series: UNC Pembroke leads 7-0-0

HOW IT HAPPENED
Box Score/Play-by-Play

FIRST HALF
-The Braves fired four shots in the first half and forced Young Harris goalkeeper Nicole Medeiros to make two saves.
-Scott, Alexis Pittman, Carly Rochelle and Katie Watkins each registered a shot attempt in the scoreless opening stanza.
-UNCP netminder Gina Ryan stopped both Mountain Lion shot attempts in the first half, one in the 12th-minute and again in the 34th-minute.

SECOND HALF
-Both sides got off four shots in the second half, but the lone shot on goal came off the foot of Rochelle in the 48th-minute that Medeiros cleaned up.
-The Braves took five corner kicks and one shot in a span of five minutes beginning in the 54th-minute, but were unable to put a shot on net.
-Two last-ditch UNCP efforts in the 87th- and 89th-minutes sailed wide right off the feet of Kristina Stevenson and Rochelle.  

FIRST OVERTIME
-Just over six minutes into the first extra period, Kate Weisner outran the Young Harris right back down the sideline and sent a perfect cross into the box that Scott leaped and headed past Medeiros. It was the lone shot for either side in overtime.

NOTABLES
-The Braves honored six seniors prior to the start of Saturday's game (Courtney Boger, Kimsey Collins, Alexis Hurd, Jasmine Senécal-Guzman, Katie Watkins and Kate Weisner.
-Saturday marked the fifth time this season UNCP has found the back of the net with less than two minutes remaining in a half or scored in overtime.
-The Braves outshot Young Harris 9-6 and held a 4-2 edge in shots on goal.
-Rochell fired four of the Braves shots, while Scott unleashed a pair and Pittman, Stevenson and Watkins each added one.
-Gina Ryan notched her PBC-leading eighth shutout of the season and also leads the league in goals against average (0.61) and save percentage (.873).

UP NEXT
Saturday's victory landed the Braves the No. 4-seed in the upcoming PBC Tournament. UNCP will play host to fifth-seeded Georgia College Tuesday evening at Lumbee River EMC Stadium. The start time has yet to be determined. The Bobcats (11-5-0, 7-3-0 PBC) knocked off No. 8 Columbus State on Saturday to claim the fifth seed. North Georgia will be the No. 1-seed in the league tournament, while No. 8 Columbus State and No. 17 Flagler will be seeded second and third, respectively. Young Harris claims the No. 6-seed, while Lander and USC Aiken will grab seeds seven and eight, respectively.