PEMBROKE – Freshman Bree Mason punched in a 34th minute goal and assisted on two others to help lead the UNC Pembroke soccer team to a 5-0 victory over Converse on Tuesday evening at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.

Five different players scored goals for the Braves (3-2-0) who were playing in front of the home crowd for the first time since a September 8 win over Anderson. The Black & Gold has now outscored its opponents 10-0 in three games at home this season. It was the third-straight setback for the Valkyries (1-8-0) who fell to 0-5-0 all-time in the series with UNCP.
 

SCORING SUMMARY
14'	Bree Mason dribbled into the box and crossed a ball to Maya Grimes on the other side of the penalty area. Grimes connected on a perfectly-placed header inside the right post. UNCP 1, CC 0
27'	Bree Mason pooched a ball over a pair of defenders inside the penalty area to the waiting feet of Carly Rochelle who settled the ball and fired a shot past Converse netminder Darian Bankston. UNCP 2, CC 0
34'	Bea Fretwell lofted a pass over the Converse back line and found Bree Mason on a run towards the end line. Mason needed just one juke to her left to fool Darian Bankston who was charging out to try and make a stop. UNCP 3, CC 0
53'	Maya Grimes was all alone before hitting a 16-yard shot that found the crossbar, but Alexis Pittman was there to knock in the rebound. UNCP 4, CC 0
63'	Carly Rochelle slipped a pass into Robson inside the penalty area. Robson turned toward the net, settled the ball and fired a laser past Darian Bankston into the back of the net. UNCP 5, CC 0

 

TOP BRAVES

Bree Mason totaled a goal and two assists to pace the offensive prowess for the Braves on the night. She scored her first collegiate goal in the 34th minute. Five different Braves logged goals on the night, including a pair of newcomers. Veterans Alexis Pittman, Carly Rochelle and Jillian Robson all scored goals, as did rookies Bree Mason and Maya Grimes. Two goalkeepers saw action for the Black & Gold in the shutout. Gina Ryan totaled two saves in just less than 60 minutes of action, while newcomer Rachel Witkin saw her first action of the season between the pipes and tallied a pair of saves as well.

 

NOTABLES

Saturday's outing was the first home game for the Braves since a 4-0 shutout of Anderson on September 8. UNCP was forced to postpone scheduled home games with USC Aiken and North Georgia due to Hurricane Florence. The Black & Gold is now 5-0-0 all-time in the series with the Valkyries, and have outscored Converse 23-1 during that stretch as well. Converse's lone goal of the series came last year in a 5-1 setback to the Braves in Spartanburg, S.C. The Braves have outscored opponents 10-0 at Lumbee River EMC Stadium this season. That feat includes a 1-0 win over Chowan and a 4-0 win over Anderson, as well as tonight's blanking of the Valkyries.

 
 

UP NEXT

The Braves will be back in action again on Thursday when they travel to Columbus, Ga., to take on No. 3 Columbus State (7-0-1, 4-0-0) at the Walden Soccer Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. The game will mark a rematch of the 2017 PBC Tournament championship game which was won by UNCP, 1-0.

 

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