LAURINBURG, N.C. – Haley Holderfield scored a pair of second-half goals within a minute and a half of each other to lift the Young Harris College women’s soccer team to a 3-0 win Thursday afternoon over St. Andrews Presbyterian College.
With the Mountain Lions (5-4-1) leading 1-0, Holderfield recorded her first goal in the 87th minute and added her second in the 88th.
After the two teams played to a scoreless first half of action, Young Harris took a 1-0 lead in the 59th minute as Rachel Wilkes got the ball off a rebound and her shot from the close left wing found the back of the net for the goal as Emily Villas picked up the assist.
The Mountain Lions offense continued to press on and extended the lead with three and a half minutes remaining as Holderfield scored off an assist by Linda Lehmann to give Young Harris a 2-0 lead.
Holderfield picked up her second goal of the game on a breakaway as Whitney Thomas assisted on the goal, giving the Mountain Lions the 3-0 advantage with 1:56 left.
Allie Matulia recorded four saves, while Becca Knott finished with nine saves for St. Andrews (1-9).
The Mountain Lions out-shot the Lady Knights, 19-10, and had a 9-4 advantage on corner kicks.
Young Harris takes a week off from action and resumes play 3:00 p.m., Friday, Oct. 15 at the YHC Soccer Field against Thomas University.
- YHC Athletics -
