PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke soccer team had a big upper-hand in the shot column on the evening, but visiting Mount Olive used a pair of first half goals and a bend-but-not-break defensive effort to hand the UNC Pembroke soccer a 2-1 setback on Wednesday evening at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
The setback snapped a school record 11-game win streak for the Braves (12-4-0, 10-1-0 CC) who will now need a bit of help if they hope to secure the program's first regular season conference title. The result helped the Trojans (13-0-2, 10-0-1) push their unbeaten streak out to 18 games dating back to the Spring 2021 campaign.
The Braves remain in the hunt for the 2021 Conference Carolinas regular season championship, but will now need some help. UNCP must register a victory in its road outing with Belmont Abbey on Saturday, while also hoping for a loss or a tie by Mount Olive in its road game with Emmanuel. A UNCP win, coupled with a loss by the Trojans, would give the Braves the title outright. A win by the Black & Gold and a Mount Olive/Emmanuel draw would equate to a shared conference title.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 18' |
Delia Allwood put the calming effects on a passing melee on the near sideline, dribbled past a defender and slide a shot past Chiara Coppin who had left her line to defend the attack. |
| 43' |
Tianna Hill delivered a pass downfield that barely escaped the head of a UNCP defender, and Jasmine Pinter ran onto the ball and chipped a shot over the head of Chiara Coppin who had left her line to collect the loose ball. |
| 77' |
Alexis Pittman collected a loose ball inside the penalty area and got off a shot that caught the post, but she quickly rebounded the miss and redirected into the back of the net to get the Braves on the board. |
| TOP BRAVES |
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+ Senior Alexis Pittman tallied a goal for the second-straight game, while also matching a game-high with four shots as well.
+ Ten starters played the entire 90 minutes for the Braves on Wednesday, while forwards Naomi Fountain (79) and Ashleigh Harris (71) played 71 or more minutes.
+ Eight players logged multiple shots for the Braves against Mount Olive. Alexis Pittman and Rilee Seering led the charge with four shots apiece.
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| NOTABLES |
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+ Wednesday's loss snapped an 11-game win streak for the Braves that stretched all the way back to a 3-1 victory over Lees-McRae on September 18. The run of success matched the 2008 club for the longest win streak in program history.
+ UNCP logged 25 or more shots for the ninth time this season, and outshot their opponent by 20 or more shots (25-4) for the eighth time.
+ The squads combined for 37 fouls in Wednesday's matchup, including 21 by the visiting Trojans. Mount Olive, who came into the contest toting 16 yellow cards as a team, were issued four more in Wednesday's contest.
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will close out the regular season portion of their 2021 schedule on Saturday when they head to Belmont Abbey (7-7-1, 7-3-1 CC) to take on the Crusaders. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Alumni Field. |
