BRISTOL, Tenn. – The UNC Pembroke soccer team used defensive miscues to net a pair of first half goals, and then solidified the final outcome with three more scores in the second half, on the way to a 5-0 victory over King on Saturday afternoon at Parks Field.
The result marked the seventh-straight victory for the Braves (8-3-0, 7-0-0 CC) who have outscored opponents 30-3 over the last three weeks, while also registering five shutouts. It was the fifth loss in the last six outings for the Tornado (3-6-0, 2-4-0) who fell to 4-4-0 at home this season with the setback as well.
| SCORING SUMMARY |
| 20' |
A King defender broke a scoreless deadlock when she inadvertently tapped a ball past her own goalkeeper while attempting to push the ball over the touch line. |
| 39' |
A handball inside the 18-yard box set up a penalty kick situation for the Braves, and Ashleigh Harris delivered the goods with a rifle shot past King goalkeeper Erin Foster. |
| 59' |
Anna Grossheim netted the first of her two goals to start the scoring in the second half when she collected a pass down the near sideline, made a nifty move to escape her defender and laced a shot to the lower left side of the goal. |
| 68' |
Anna Grossheim struck again midway through the second stanza when she collected a pass from Naomi Fountain in the center of the penalty area and connected on a shot to the top shelf. |
| 72' |
Alexis Pittman benefited from a loose ball inside the 18-yard box to get in on the goal scoring late in the game. The senior calmly collected the 50-50 ball and hit a quick shot past Erin Foster to cap the scoring. |
| TOP BRAVES |
+ Freshman Anna Grossheim registered a team-best seven shots (3 on goal) and scored a pair of goals for the second time in four days. She also logged two scores on Wednesday against Chowan.
+ Freshman Chiara Coppin tallied one save in posting her sixth clean sheet of the season, while also lowering her goals against average on the campaign down to 1.01.
+ Senior Alexis Pittman has now scored a goal in four different games this season, and upped her career goal total out to 30 with a late score on Saturday. |
| NOTABLES |
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+ The Braves pushed their win streak out to seven games with Saturday's result, and have not tasted defeat since a 4-0 loss to Columbus State on September 15. UNCP has tacked up six shutouts over that stretch, while also outscoring foes, 30-3.
+ Saturday's contest marked UNCP's first-ever matchup with King. The two schools are separated by just more than 300 miles.
+ UNCP improved to 4-1 in true road games this season with Saturday's win, and have outscored opponents 19-3 in those contests as well.
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| UP NEXT |
| UNCP will close out a short two-game road trip on Wednesday when the Black & Gold makes the short trip to Florence, S.C., to take on Francis Marion (2-9, 2-4 CC). Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. at Murray Hartzler Field. |
