BANNER ELK, N.C. | The Young Harris College men's soccer team closed out the regular season with a 2-1 Conference Carolinas victory over Lees-McRae College on Saturday (Oct. 24) afternooon at Tate Field.
With the win, the Mountain Lions improved to 12-2-3 overall and 12-1-0 in conference play, securing the No. 1 seed in the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
Daniel Osorno opened the scoring for Young Harris in the 26th minute, finding the back of the net off an assist from
Philip Abda and
Matthew Saunders to give the Mountain Lions a 1-0 lead at the half.
Lees-McRae tied the score in the 84th minute, but Young Harris responded less than two minutes later when
Fredrik Berge scored the game-winning goal in the 86th minute off an assist from Osorno, securing the 2-1 victory.
Young Harris was outshot 25-7 in the match, but was able to capitalize on its scoring opportunities, placing six shots on goal.
Tommaso Morsoletto played all 90 minutes and recorded 10 saves to help secure the win.
The Mountain will get a bye for the first round of the Conference Carolinas tournament, and will return to action when they host the winner of No. 9 Ferrum at No. 8 Barton on Saturday (Oct. 31) evening at 6:30 p.m.
