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Alyssa Espinosa
2
Winner Lenoir-Rhyne LRU (5-2-2, 4-0-1)
1
Belmont Abbey BAC (4-4-2, 3-1-1)
Winner
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU
(5-2-2, 4-0-1)
2
Final
1
Belmont Abbey BAC
(4-4-2, 3-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lenoir-Rhyne LRU 1 1 2
Belmont Abbey BAC 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Espinosa Tallies First Career Goal Against Lenoir-Rhyne

BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey women's soccer team took a break from conference play with an afternoon match against Lenoir-Rhyne Wednesday at Alumni Field. The Crusaders battled back and forth with the Bears before Lenoir-Rhyne went ahead in the final 10 minutes of the match to come away with a 2-1 win over The Abbey.

The match was highlighted by the first career goal by Alyssa Espinosa in the second half.

Belmont Abbey is now 4-4-2 overall on the season while Lenoir-Rhyne improves to 5-2-2.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Mia Muckenthaler took the first shot of the match for Belmont Abbey 10 minutes into the match.
  • Lenoir-Rhyne's Kara Gavaghan scored in the 18th minute to give the Bears a 1-0 lead.
  • Lauryn Harding made five saves in the first half. She finished with seven to match a season-high dating back to the Sept. 10 match against North Greenville.
  • Belmont Abbey and Lenoir-Rhyne each finished with five corner kicks in the first 45 minutes.
  • Alyssa Espinosa scored in the 78th minute to pull the Crusaders even at 1-1 off an assist from Logan Parry. It was Parry's second assist of the year as well.
  • The Bears re-captured the lead in the 81st minute with a goal by Nicole Auger.
  • Belmont Abbey finished with 11 shots, four of them on goal. The Crusaders have finished in double figures with shots in all but one match this season.
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