GREENWOOD - 18th ranked Lander held on to defeat Lenoir-Rhyne 13-7 Wednesday afternoon to remain undefeated.
| MATCH SUMMARY |
| FINAL SCORE |
Lander 13, Lenoir-Rhyne 7 |
| RECORDS |
Lander 4-0; Lenoir-Rhyne 1-1 |
| LOCATION |
Greenwood, S.C. (Van Taylor Stadium) |
| MATCH REPLAY |
| 1st Quarter |
Lander took the early lead when Emmy Peterson scored three minutes into the game on an assist from Melissa Clapsaddle. Alyssa Suchan would find Mary Claire Robinson a minute later to make it a 2-0 game. The Bears would finally get on the board with 9:43 remaining in the period to cut the lead to one. Izzy Olson scored on an assist from Madelyn Tompkins five minutes later to make the score 3-1 heading into the second period. |
| 2nd Quarter |
Lenoir-Rhyne again cut it to a one goal game at the 11:01 mark, but the Bearcats answered with goals by Olson Suchan and Clapsaddle to take a 6-2 lead into the half. |
| 3rd Quarter |
The Bears scored just 25 seconds into the period to cut the lead to three, however Suchan would score again and make it 7-3. Lenoir-Rhyne scored the final goal of the period with seven minutes remaining to make it a 7-4 game. |
| 4th Quarter |
Thompkins and Mickey Burnett score the first two goals of the period, but the Bears responded with a goal of their own to make it 9-5. Clapsaddle answered with her second and third goal of the game to increase the lead to six. Peterson and Clapsaddle each added one more goal as Lander took the win. |
| INSIDE THE BOX SCORE |
| GOALS |
Melissa Clapsaddle (4), Alyssa Suchan, Emmy Peterson, Izzy Olson (2), Mary Claire Robinson, Mickey Burnett, Madelyn Tompkins (1) |
| ASSISTS |
Melissa Clapsaddle, Alyssa Suchan, Madelyn Thompkins, Emma Arifin (1) |
| GOALKEEPING |
Brenah Sarell (3-0) 4 GA, 9 SV |
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| UP NEXT |
| Lander will travel for the first time as they head to Virginia to take on UVA Wise Saturday. |
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