PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke soccer team netted the first goal of the contest, but No. 4 Flagler utilized a 70
th-minute penalty kick to even the game back up, and then netted the Golden Goal nine minutes into overtime to give the visitors a 2-1 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
The setback snapped a 21-game home unbeaten streak for the Braves (7-3-0, 3-2-0 PBC) who had not lost a game on its home turf since the start of the 2017 season. The nationally-ranked Saints (10-0-0, 5-0-0) stretched their unbeaten streak in the series with UNCP out to five games, and have not lost to the Braves since the 2014 campaign.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 45' |
UNCP earned a free kick and Nona Borden's perfectly-placed pass found the head of Katy Ryan who redirected the ball into the back of the net. |
| 70' |
Lorena Lopez evened the score up at one apiece after the Saints earned a penalty kick with less than 20 minutes left in regulation. |
| 99' |
Flagler took advantage of a free kick opportunity and Maria Mujica-Castorino scored the game-winning goal. |
| TOP BRAVES |
+ Senior Katy Ryan netted her career-best third goal of the season.
+ Freshman Nona Borden picked up the first point of her rookie season with the assist on Katy Ryan's first-half goal.
+ Newcomer Paula Valbuena registered a team-best seven shots in the contest. |
| NOTABLES |
+ Saturday's setback stopped a 21-game home unbeaten streak (18-game win streak) for the Braves who had not lost at Lumbee River EMC Stadium since a 1-0 setback to Limestone on Sept. 3, 2017.
+ UNCP outshot the Saints 24-16 on the afternoon, including a 12-7 advantage in the second half.
+ The Braves have captured just one win against the Saints in Pembroke, and are 1-3-2 all-time against the Saints at Lumbee River EMC Stadium. UNCP posted a 2-1 home victory over Flagler on Oct. 5, 2013. |
| UP NEXT |
| The Braves step back out of Peach Belt Conference play on Tuesday when they travel to Tigerville, S.C., to take on North Greenville (7-2-0). Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Pepsi Stadium. |
