PEMBROKE – Senior
Jillian Robson netted a goal in each half and junior goalkeeper
Gina Ryan tacked up her 20
th career shutout as the UNC Pembroke soccer team got on the board in Peach Belt Conference play with a 2-0 blanking of visiting Clayton State on Saturday.
The result marked the fourth home shutout of the season for the Braves (4-3-0, 1-2-0 PBC) who have outscored opponents 12-0 at Lumbee River EMC Stadium in 2018. It was the fourth loss in the last five outings for the Lakers (4-4-2, 1-4-0) who have now dropped five-straight matchups in the series with UNCP as well.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 25' |
Jillian Robson scored the first of her two goals on the day when she collected a pass from Maya Grimes and found the back of the net with a rifle shot. UNCP 1, CSU 0 |
| 69' |
Maya Grimes tacked up her second assist of the day when she found Jillian Robson on a perfectly-placed cross inside the penalty area. Robson's redirected the cross to the inside of the left post to cap the scoring on the day. UNCP 2, CSU 0 |
| TOP BRAVES |
- Jillian Robson needed just two shots to notch her first career multi-goal game. It was the second and third goals of the week for the senior as well.
- Maya Grimes posted a pair of assists against the Lakers - the third-straight game she has notched at least one assist. Grimes registered one goal and four assists in the Black & Gold's three outings this week.
- Gina Ryan tallied five saves on the way to turning in her third shutout of the campaign and her 20th career clean sheet. Ryan is now one of just four netminders in program history to record at least 20 shutouts.
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| NOTABLES |
- The Braves have now captured five-straight games in the series with Clayton State dating back to the 2014 season. Clayton State's last victory over UNCP came on Sept. 27, 2014 in Pembroke.
- UNCP's road matchup with Lander on Wednesday will begin a grueling stretch on the schedule for the Braves that has them playing four games in eight days. The Black & Gold will play road games on Wednesday (Lander) and Saturday (Georgia Southwestern), before returning home for contests with USC Aiken and Francis Marion on September 15 and September 17, respectively.
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will hit the road again on Wednesday when they trek to Greenwood, S.C., to battle Lander (7-2-1, 2-2-1 PBC) at Van Taylor Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. |
