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Lees-McRae LMC (3-4-2, 2-2-1)
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Winner UNC Pembroke PEM (8-1-0, 4-0-0)
Lees-McRae LMC
(3-4-2, 2-2-1)
1
Final
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UNC Pembroke PEM
(8-1-0, 4-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lees-McRae LMC 0 1 1
UNC Pembroke PEM 0 2 2

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

Lucky 7! Soccer Storms Back To Upend Lees-McRae

PEMBROKE – Brooke Allen's one-timer just more than five minutes into the second half helped visiting Lees-McRae stake claim to a 1-0 lead, but the UNC Pembroke soccer team netted a pair of unanswered goals, and got a key save from goalkeeper Chiara Coppin with 12 seconds left, to turn back the Bobcats, 2-1, on Saturday afternoon at Lumbee River EMC Stadium.
 
It was the seventh-straight win for the Braves (8-1-0, 4-0-0 CC) who have now captured 20 of their last 22 regular-season contests dating back to mid-September 2021. Lees-McRae (3-4-2, 2-2-1) fell to 0-4-0 all-time in the series with the Black & Gold, including a pair of setbacks in Pembroke.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
51' Taylor Barrineau got to a bouncing ball just before a pair of UNCP defenders and hit a shifty pass to a wide-open Brooke Allen who one-timed a shot past a diving Chiara Coppin.
59' The Braves found their Equalizer just less than eight minutes later when Ashleigh Harris dribbled through the Lees-McRae backline and found Noami Fountain on the back post who redirected the pass into the back of the net.
85' Anna Grossheim took control of a throw-in from Abigail Lowry, raced past a pair of defenders in the penalty area, and rifled a shot past LMC netminder Mallory Roughton who had left her line in an attempt to make a stop.
 
TOP BRAVES
+ Junior Anna Grossheim tallied a match-best six shots, and netted her Conference Carolinas-leading third game-winning score of the season.  Grossheim has now registered five game-winners over her collegiate career in Pembroke.
+ Redshirt junior Naomi Fountain turned in four shots and logged a goal for the third-straight match. She netted the game-winner at Lander earlier this week.
+ Redshirt junior Ashleigh Harris and redshirt sophomore Abigail Lowry both logged an assist in Saturday's victory. It was the first assist of the season for Lowry and the second helping pass for Harris.
+ Junior goalkeeper Chiara Coppin tallied six saves in Saturday's win, but none bigger than a stop on a point-blank shot with 12 seconds remaining. It was the third time this season Coppin has totaled six or more saves in a match.
NOTABLES
+ Lees-McRae's goal in the 51st minute marked the first goal allowed by the Braves against a Conference Carolinas opponent since a 2-1 loss to Mount Olive on October 27 of the last season. The scoreless streak against league opponents was halted at 638 minutes and five seconds.
+ UNCP has now captured 20 of its last 22 regular season outings dating back to a 3-1 win over Lees-McRae on September 18 of the 2021 campaign. That span includes win streaks of 11 and eight matches, respectively.
   
UP NEXT
The Braves will open up a three-match road trip on Tuesday when they head to Murfreesboro to take on Conference Carolinas foe Chowan (2-5-1, 2-1-1 CC) at the CU Soccer/Lacrosse Complex. Kickoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
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BACK THE BRAVES
Fans can help support the UNC Pembroke Soccer program by joining the Braves Club. To find out more information about the Braves Club, visit UNCPBraves.com/BravesClub or email braves.club@uncp.edu.
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