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8
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP (4-1-0, 2-0-0)
0
Erskine ERS (0-5-0, 0-2-0)
Winner
UNC Pembroke UNCP
(4-1-0, 2-0-0)
8
Final
0
Erskine ERS
(0-5-0, 0-2-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
UNC Pembroke UNCP 5 3 8
Erskine ERS 0 0 0

Game Recap: Soccer | | Todd Anderson, Associate AD/Communications & Strategic Initiatives

Bell Nets Two To Propel Soccer Past Erskine

DUE WEST, S.C. – A fifth-minute own goal gave the visiting UNC Pembroke soccer team all of the scoring it would need on the afternoon, but freshman Mercy Bell tallied a hat trick and four of her teammates added lone goals of their own to help the Braves cruise past Erskine, 8-0, on Saturday afternoon at Huggins Field.
 
It was the third-straight victory for the Braves (4-1-0, 2-0-0 CC) who moved to 3-1-0 away from Pembroke this season as well. The setback pushed the winless streak for Erskine (0-5-0, 0-2-0) out to six matches dating back to last season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
5' A service into the penalty area needed no further direction for the Braves when a central defender for the Flying Fleet errantly kicked an attempted clearance just inside the near goalpost for the eventual game-winner.
12' Nicole Cook dribbled her way through a pair of Erskine defender and fed a pass to Eugenie Amidou who set her feet and fired a one-hopper to the far post from 25 yards away that found its way into the back of the net.
17' Chiara Coppin's booming punt to the midfield stripe took a couple of bounces before Mercy Bell headed the ball to her feet, out-sprinted the Erskine backline and got the better end of a 1 v. 1 situation with Erskine netminder Kaylie Hayes.
39' Anna Grossheim picked the pocket of an Erskine midfielder on an attack attempt and found a streaking Zion Sellers down the far sideline. Sellers wasted no time in a firing off a shot that deflected off of Erskine goalkeeper Kaylie Hayes and inside the near post.
41' Maddison Oxendine proved to be the benefactor on a set piece, getting the final touch on a pinball situation before hitting a shot to the top shelf to close out the scoring in the first half.
50' Anna Grossheim's corner kick service into the penalty area was redirected off the far post and into the net by Mercy Bell to get the scoring started in the second stanza.
551'1' Mercy Bell struck again less than two minutes later when she won a footrace to a loose ball outside the penalty area and connected on a shot across the goal mouth.
62' Zion Sellers found her way into space down the near sideline and lofted a service into the box to the waiting head of Freya Lodge Whitham who capped the scoring on the day with a shot inside the near post.
 
TOP BRAVES
+ Freshman Mercy Bell notched her first career multi-goal contest with a pair of goals, while also logging a team-high four shots.
+ Sophomore Chiara Coppin tallied a rare goalkeeper assist on a first-half score. It was the second career assist for Coppin who also logged a goalkeeper assist at Clayton State on March 22, 2021.
+ Four different players recorded assists for the Braves on Saturday, including Anna Grossheim who matched a career-best with a pair of helpful passes. She also had two assists on Wednesday against Converse.
NOTABLES
+ The Braves have out-shot their last two opponents (Converse, Erskine) by a whopping 68-5, including a 30-3 advantage in shots on goal. The Black & Gold posted 18 shots on goal on Saturday – the most for the program since registering 18 shots on goal against Chowan last season (October 6).
+ UNCP has now tallied six or more goals in back-to-back games for the first time since 2009. The Black & Gold registered an 8-1 victory over Queens on Sept. 15, 2009, and then posted a 10-0 win over Erskine the following day.
+ The Black & Gold has captured all four meetings with Erskine since the series began in 2008, and have outscored the Flying Fleet 29-0 in the series. UNCP has outshot the Flying Fleet by a combined 114-20 in the four matches as well.
   
UP NEXT
UNCP will step out of Conference Carolinas play on Wednesday when it treks to Hickory for a marquee matchup with Lenoir-Rhyne (2-1-1) at the Moretz Sports-Athletic Complex. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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