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Zion Duncan
3
Lees-McRae LMC (2-1-2, 0-0-1)
3
Belmont Abbey BAC (1-3-1, 0-0-1)
Lees-McRae LMC
(2-1-2, 0-0-1)
3
Final
3
Belmont Abbey BAC
(1-3-1, 0-0-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Lees-McRae LMC 1 2 3
Belmont Abbey BAC 2 1 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Abbey Finishes in 3-3 Draw With Lees-McRae to Open Conference Play

BELMONT, N.C. – The Belmont Abbey men's soccer team opened Conference Carolinas play with a back-and-forth battle with Lees-McRae Wednesday evening at Alumni Field. The lead changed three times before ultimately ending in a 3-3 draw between the Crusaders and Bobcats.

Belmont Abbey moved to 1-3-1 on the season and 0-0-1 in conference play. Lees McRae is now 2-1-2 with an identical 0-0-1 mark in the league standings.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Lees-McRae got on the board first with a penalty kick in the 10th minute.
  • The Crusaders responded with a goal of their own in the 22nd minute as Zion Duncan scored off an assist from Brett Ramsey to make it 1-1.
  • Pa Njie scored his first Belmont Abbey goal with a penalty kick in the 27th minute. The Abbey took a 2-1 lead and would hold that going into halftime.
  • The Bobcats pulled even at 2-2 with a goal in the 50th minute.
  • Davis McBee earned his second goal of the season off a free kick in the 57th minute.
  • Lees-McRae got a third goal in the 80th minute.
  • Will Whitman made the start but Nikolaus Opel made his first appearance of the regular season in Wednesday's contest. The goalkeepers accournted for two saves each.
  • Belmont Abbey finished with nine shots total and five on goal.

UP NEXT
Belmont Abbey hosts North Greenville in Conference Carolinas play at 7 p.m. Saturday at Alumni Field.
 
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