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Nona Borden 091722
0
King (TN) KING (1-4-2, 1-1-2)
8
Winner UNC Pembroke UNCP (6-1-0, 3-0-0)
King (TN) KING
(1-4-2, 1-1-2)
0
Final
8
UNC Pembroke UNCP
(6-1-0, 3-0-0)
Winner
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Team 1 2 F
King (TN) KING 0 0 0
UNC Pembroke UNCP 3 5 8

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

Harris Nets Hat Trick As Soccer Rumbles Past King

PEMBROKE – The UNC Pembroke soccer team registered its most shots in a match in nearly a decade and got goals from five different players, including a hat trick from redshirt junior Ashleigh Harris, on the way to a 8-0 rout of visiting King on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
 
It was the fifth-straight victory for the Braves (6-1-0, 3-0-0 CC) who have now registered 27 unanswered goals against Conference Carolinas opponents dating back to late October of last season. The result marked the first loss in nearly two weeks for the Tornado (1-4-2, 1-1-2) who fell to 0-2-1 away from Bristol, Tenn., this season.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
12' Morgan Hill collected a loose ball at midfield, dribbled around a defender and found Ashleigh Harris just inside the penalty area. Harris touched the ball through a defender's legs and skipped a ball underneath a diving Kristal Garcia and into the back of the net.
19' Eugenie Amidou picked the pocket of a King defender just outside the penalty area and, after a quick give-and-go with Abigail Lowry, toughed her way through a pair of defenders before firing a shot to the left side.
21' Zion Sellers fired off a quality shot to the far post that was initially saved by Kristal Garcia, but Ashleigh Harris charged into the penalty area with the follow up and connected on a shot inside the far post.
52' Mercy Bell connected on a well-placed pass to a streaking Naomi Fountain in King's defensive third, and Fountain easily out-raced a lone defender and got the best of a 1 v. 1 situation with goalkeeper Kristal Garcia.
59' Mercy Bell's pass through the center of the penalty area was initially redirected by Zion Sellers, but a King defender took care of the rest and punched a shot into the back of her own net.
60' The Black & Gold stretched its lead 25 seconds later when Zion Sellers found Eugenie Amidou on the far side of the pitch, Amidou got off a pass to the center of the goal mouth, and Mercy Bell hit paydirt on a one-timer to the left side.
87' Ashleigh Harris took on the defense by herself, dribbling across the top of the 18-yard box before setting and firing a shot inside the left post.
90' A direct kick from 25 yards away was all that Nona Borden would need to net her first career goal. Borden took a couple of steps before drilling an absolute missile into the goal mouth and off of the hands of Kristal Garcia.
 
TOP BRAVES
+ Redshirt junior Ashleigh Harris logged the second multi-goal game of her career, but the first since netting two scores in a win at Converse on October 2 of last season. Harris also posted career highs in both shots (11) and shots on goal (5).
+ Redshirt junior Nona Borden came off of the bench to tally her first collegiate goal in the 90th minute. She also registered a pair of shots.
+ Freshmen Eugenie Amidou and Mercy Bell both turned in a goal and an assist on Saturday. Bell also totaled five shots, including four on target.
NOTABLES
+ Saturday's performance produced the second-highest shots (50) and shots on goal (22) output in the 21-plus year history of the program. The Braves amassed 52 shots, including 25 shots on goal, in a road win over Chowan on Oct. 9, 2012.
+ The Black & Gold has now rattled off 28-straight goals against Conference Carolinas opponents dating back to a home loss to Mount Olive on October 27 of last season. The Braves have not surrendered a goal to a league opponent since the 43rd minute of that contest – a streak that spans more than 587 minutes.
+ With Saturday's result, the Braves have now captured their first two home matches for the first time since the 2019 campaign. It is the 13th time in 22 seasons that the Black & Gold has won its first two home outings.
   
UP NEXT
The Braves will put the wraps on the non-conference portion of their 2022 regular season schedule on Wednesday when they head to Greenville, S.C., to battle former Peach Belt Conference rival Lander (2-1-3) at Van Taylor Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 5 p.m.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
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