Soccer Improves to 5-1 at Home
UNCP won games over the Lander Bearcats and the Georgia Southwestern Hurricanes to reach a 5-1 mark at home. PNPhoto/Trevon Knight vs. Lander University Wednesday, October 23rd the UNCP Braves hosted the Lander University Bearcats. The Braves won by a final score of 1-0. The lone goal was scored early in the match at the 9:40 mark by Junior Forward Alexis Pittman slightly inside the penalty spot. This was Pittman’s fifth goal of the season. With the assist was Sophomore Forw
Banged-Up Braves Beat Nighthawks 1-0 in Overtime
The UNCP women’s soccer team came into their matchup with the nationally ranked
Nighthawks of the University of North Georgia on Oct.23 in the first of their two-game
homestand at Lumbee River EMC Stadium to end the season a little nicked up and with plenty to
play for. With their regular starting Center Back Haley Stewart out of the line up with an injury,
the Braves turned to their most consistent offensive weapon and leading scorer senior Stacy
Scott, placing her in a
Women’s Soccer Advances Past North Georgia
Junior Gina Ryan goes up for a deflection on an attempt on goal by the visiting Night Hawks in the Braves’ 1-0 win. PN photo/Trevon Knight The UNC Pembroke women’s soccer team advanced in the Peach Belt Conference tournament with a 1-0 first-round win over the North Georgia Nighthawks at Lumbee River EMC Stadium on Oct. 30. The two teams had just played against each other one week earlier on the same field in the regular season on Oct. 23. The Braves won that matchup 1-0 in o
Soccer Finishes Regular Season Undefeated at Home
Freshman Bree Mason hits the ball off of the side of her foot. PN Photo/Trevon Knight The women’s soccer team ended their regular season on a rainy, muddy afternoon with a victory over Young Harris College, 3-1, on Oct. 26 to finish 8-0 at home and 10-5-1 overall for the 2018 season. The team has played its best all throughout the year at Lumbee River EMC Stadium and the trend continued with an especially dominant first half in this game. The Braves limited the Mountain Lions
Soccer Gets First Road Victory in 2-0 Shutout of Georgia Southwestern
The UNCP soccer team received a pair of great performances from two of their best players to fuel the Braves to their first road win of the season when they took down the Hurricanes of Georgia Southwestern State University 2-0 in Americus, G.A. on Oct. 13. Stellar senior Stacy Scott registered her sixth multi-goal game of her illustrious career as she scored both of the teams points in this contest. All-conference and who sometimes seems to be All world goal keeper in junior
Braves Tie With Bobcats
UNCP tied with Georgia college 2-2 after being down 2-0 for most of the game. PN Photo/Trevon Knight The UNCP soccer team traveled to Milledgeville, GA on October 20 to battle the Georgia College Bobcats. The game ended in a draw. The draw marked the first tie of the season for UNCP who stretched their unbeaten streak out to four games as well. It was the second tie in the last three home contests for Georgia College. Georgia College struck first in this game at around the 1:
Women’s Soccer Rallies Late to Defeat Francis Marion
UNCP found a rhythm offensively late in the second half, scoring all three of their goals in the final frame. PN photo/Trevon Knight A fantastic second-half save by Gina Ryan, the team’s sixth consecutive home shutout and three late goals highlighted UNCP’s seventh win of the season, a back and forth 3-0 effort over Francis Marion on Oct. 17. Both teams struggled to generate any real offense in the first half. The Braves rattled off 13 shots in that half but were unable to co
Soccer Crushes Patriots 5-0
The Braves scored the first two goals of the match in less than 20 minutes to take control. PN Photo/Trevon Knight Senior forward Stacey Scott scored three goals and UNCP’s home shutout streak extended to five games as the Braves dominated USC Aiken at Lumber River EMC, winning 5-0 on October 15. UNCP jumped out on their opponents early, scoring their first two goals in less than 20 minutes of play. Scott got off to a particularly fast start, scoring the first goal off a grou
Soccer Takes First PBC Win Over Clayton
The Braves set up defensively in their 2-0 win over Clayton State. The win was UNCP’s first conference victory of the season.PN Photo/Trevon Knight Coming off of a very one-sided loss at third-ranked Columbus State, the women’s soccer team bounced back at home and scored their first Peach Belt Conference win of the season, beating Clayton State 2-0. The Braves came out with a sense of urgency in the game, fresh off the Columbus State loss and also having recently lost to Flag
Soccer Loses Matchup to Rival Columbus State 4-1
UNCP went toe-to-toe with their toughest foe yet in their second conference match of the season but were unable to overcome a late onslaught from the Cougars. The Braves lost 4-1 at Columbus State on October 4. The match was tightly contested early. The Cougars struck fast in the first five minutes of the game on a rebounded goal by Brooke Nail. The Braves answered back with Alexis Pittman’s third goal of the season (off an assist from Maya Grimes) which came in at 22:17. The
