PEMBROKE – Rilee Seering netted one goal in the first half and finished off her first career hat trick with two more in the second to help the UNC Pembroke soccer team to a 6-2 victory over Chowan on Wednesday evening at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
The Braves (7-3, 6-0 CC) have now won six-straight matches and remain in sole possession of first place in the Conference Carolinas standings. The Hawks (2-7, 2-4 CC) have now dropped their last two outings, as well as the last eight meetings with UNCP.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 3' |
Rilee Seering caught the goalie out of the box and chipped in the first goal of the game. |
| 9' |
Anna Grossheim capitalized on a free kick just outside the box for her sixth goal this season. |
| 14' |
Anna Grossheim beat the defense and the goalie out of the box and poked in the third goal of the match. |
| 53' |
Sabrina Henderson crossed the ball to Lillian DeLucca for her first goal of the season. |
| 75' |
Naomi Fountain drove down the field and crossed the ball to Rilee Seering who knocked the ball into the back of the net. |
| 76' |
Ashleigh Harris passed the ball to Rilee Seering who fired off a shot to cap off her hat trick. |
| 78' |
Morgan Hill played a ball through the middle of the box that found the feet of Abigail Lowry for her second goal this season. |
| 84' |
Carolina Lucci sent the ball across the box to Cristina Flores who headed the ball in for her first goal of the season. |
| TOP BRAVES |
+ Rilee Seering matched a career-high six points on three goals. Seering's hat trick marked the first of her career.
+ Anna Grossheim registered four points on two goals. Grossheim attempted five shots, all were on target. |
| NOTABLES |
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+ Rilee Seering registered the 16th hat trick performance in the 20-plus year history of the UNCP soccer program. It is the first-such performance since Stacey Scott scored three times against USC Aiken on Oct. 15, 2018.
+ Chowan's goal at 52:41 stopped a scoreless streak by the Braves that eventually spanned more than 425 minutes (425:33). Prior to that score, the last goal surrendered by the Braves came in the 78th minute of their 3-1 win at Lees-McRae on September 18.
+ The Braves logged a season-best 35 shots – the most for the program since taking 39 attempts at Georgia Southwestern on Sept. 12, 2015. UNCP's 18 shots on goal against the Hawks is the most for the program since logging 18 shots on target against Albany State on Oct. 9, 2019.
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| UP NEXT |
| The Braves will open a two-game road trip when they trek to Bristol, Tenn., on Saturday to take on King (3-5, 2-3 CC). Kickoff is set for noon at Parks Field. |
