PEMBROKE – Emilia Dingwall's 13
th minute penalty kick gave the UNC Pembroke soccer team its first deficit inside league play this season, but the Braves responded with multi-goal efforts from freshmen
Anna Grossheim and
Abigail Lowry on the way to a 4-1 victory over the Lions on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
The result helped the Braves (10-3-0, 9-0-0 CC) push their win streak out to nine games, which matched both the 2003 and 2016 squads for the second-longest winning skein in the history of the program. It was the third loss in the last four outings for Emmanuel (3-9-0, 2-6-0) who fell to 0-2-0 all-time in the series with the Black & Gold.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 13' |
A foul inside the 18-yard box set up a penalty kick opportunity for the Lions, and Emilia Dingwall delivered with a laser shot to the left side. |
| 19' |
Anna Grossheim collected a pass from Anna Grossheim at the top of the box and fired a shot to the far side that easily escaped the fingertips of goalkeeper Olivia Weider. |
| 23' |
Ashleigh Harris dribbled into space on the far side before serving across the penalty area to the waiting head of Abigail Lowry who redirected the service inside the far post. |
| 32' |
An Emmanuel foul deep in its defensive third set up a direct kick situation and Anna Grossheim punched a 25-yard shot underneath a diving Olivia Weider to cap the first-half scoring. |
| 79' |
Ashleigh Harris made a nifty move to get past the Emmanuel backline, but her 18-yard strike caught the crossbar. Abigail Lowry hauled in the deflection, however, and finished off the opportunity. |
| TOP BRAVES |
+ Freshman Abigail Lowry turned in a career-best five points on two goals and an assist. It was her second multi-goal outing in four days, and the second time she has logged an assist this season.
+ Freshman Anna Grossheim netted her third multi-goal outing in the last four games despite attempting just three shots on the afternoon.
+ Newcomer Ashleigh Harris tallied an assist in each half and has now registered at least one point (goal or assist) in four of the last five games. |
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| NOTABLES |
+ The Braves matched the 2003 and 2016 squads for the second-longest win streak (9 games) in program history. UNCP posted a school record 11-game win streak in 2008, while the 2016 Braves own the program's longest unbeaten streak at a dozen-straight contests.
+ UNCP has now logged 30 or more shots three times this season, including a 32-shot performance on Saturday. UNCP has now recorded double digits in the shots on goal column in five-straight outings.
+ The Braves have now logged double-digit victories 14 times in the 21-season history of the program. Saturday's win over the Lions also marked the program's 225th win as well. |
| UP NEXT |
| UNCP will step out of conference play on Wednesday when they host region nemesis Wingate (6-4-0) in a 4:30 p.m. Spirit Day tilt at Lumbee River EMC Stadium. Admission to all 2021 UNCP soccer home games is free. |
