WISE – UVA Wise went out to a 6-2 run, but Lenoir-Rhyne made a run and outlasted the Highland Cavaliers 14-12 Wednesday afternoon.
INSIDE THE MATCHUP
Result: Lenoir-Rhyne 14, UVA Wise 12
Records: UVA Wise (4-6, 1-3 South Atlantic Conference); Lenoir-Rhyne (3-5, 2-1 SAC)
Location: Wise, VA | Beaty-Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium
HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Cavs took a 2-0 lead from goals by
Noley Hiller and
Grace Golatt. The Bears then tied the game up with a pair of goals 13 seconds apart.
Leslie Clay,
Chloe Huston, and Hiller closed out the first quarter with three goals.
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Issie Brown scored less than two minutes into the second period, putting the Cavs ahead 6-2. UVA Wise then went ice cold from the field for the next 18:35 and the Bears capitalized with a 9-0 run.
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Kaylea Paterson and
Logen Davis broke the drought with goals midway through the third quarter. L-R then scored a minute later, but
Leslie Clay scored soon afterward to make the score 12-9. The Bears scored again late in the period to make it 13-9 going into the fourth quarter.
- The Cavs would outscore Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 in the fourth quarter with goals by Davis, Golatt, and Hiller, but were unable to fully complete the comeback.
- Hiller led the team with a hat trick, her second of the season. Clay, Davis, and Gollatt each had two goals apiece.
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Taryn Moreno and
Paige Rodgers each had six ground balls, and Rodgers caused a game-high six turnovers.
- Golatt led all players as she won five draws, while Huston won four.
UP NEXT
The Cavs continue SAC play as #25 Limestone comes to Wise for a Saturday matchup. First draw is set for 1 p.m.
