Women’s Soccer Loses to Lander

MARS HILL, N.C. - The Lions' women's soccer team lost to Lander University, 2-0, Wednesday night in the Ammons Family Athletic Center and Meares Stadium. Mars Hill fell to 4-3-1 on the season while the Bearcats improved to 6-1 on the year.

Kendall Couch scored the first goal of the match at the 15:30 mark off a cross from Christina Barbour. Casey Black extended the Bearcats lead to 2-0 when she found the back of the net from 20 yards out in the 28th minute. Black's goal was unassisted. That would be all the scoring the first half would see.

Neither team was able to score in the second half. Lander outshot the Lions, 16-8. The Bearcats edged MHC in corner kicks, 3-1. Lander was called offsides three times while MHC was called offsides twice. Chelsea Parker played all 90 minutes in goal for MHC and made seven saves. Chelsea Beetch also played the entire match in the net for the Bearcats and made four saves.

MHC will play at SAC rival Catawba College on Saturday. Game time is set for a 5 p.m. start.