HICKORY, N.C. | Rachel VanHorn continued her hot start to the 2016 season with a breakaway goal in the sixth minute but the offense would go without a goal for the remainder of the match as Lenoir-Rhyne scored a second half goal to tie the No. 17 University of North Georgia women's soccer team and force the eventual draw, 1-1.
L-R's Aqsa Mushtaq found the equalizer in the 51st minute after making a couple of moves to avoid UNG defenders to score, giving the game its final 1-1 score.
NOTES
- UNG forward
Rachel VanHorn continues to pace the Peach Belt Conference in both goals (four) and points (nine), after scoring the lone goal tonight.
- The Bears goal in the 51st broke a UNG shutout streak of 320 minute consecutive minutes without giving up a goal in a regular season contest that stretched back to the 2015 season. The last goal scored against the Nighthawks in a regular season match came in the 90th minute against Lander last season.
- L-R continues to hold the slight advantage in the all-time series with a 1-2-2 mark, although the record from the last three meetings holds a Nighthawk lean at 1-0-2, including last year's come-from-behind win in Dahlonega.
STAT OF THE DAY
8 – Bears goalkeeper Andrea Leano proved her worth with eight saves against the talented Nighthawk attack in Wednesday's match.
NEXT UP
North Georgia get the next nine days off to rest and train before entering Peach Belt Conference action for the first time on Saturday, Sept. 17, hosting Georgia College at 3 p.m.
