#6 North Carolina Defeats Highlanders, 5-1

Radford, Va. –Radford University used a four-goal first half to propel them to a 5-0 victory over Appalachian State in NorPac field hockey action from a rainy Dedmon Center Field. Erin Lenhardt (Hayes, Va.) paced the attack with a pair of goals and an assist. With the win, the Highlanders improve to 2-3 overall and even their conference record to 1-1, while the Mountaineers fall to 2-3, 0-1.

Radford got things rolling in the first half when Erin Hebert (Hampton, Va.) dribbled a ball past ASU keeper Amy Sarno for a 1-0 lead at 2:41. The Highlanders continued to keep the pressure on Sarno as Jammie Hillian (Fredericksburg, Va.) would make it 2-0 when she put home her own rebound at 15:48.

Lenhardt continued the offensive surge when she scored on a penalty corner at 26:16. After taking the pass from Sarah Meriwether (Fairfax, Va.), she flicked the ball over Sarno’s shoulder far post at 26:16. Later, Lenhardt put home a penalty stroke for her fifth goal of the season at 31:06. Megan Driest (Fredericksburg, Va.) added the final tally at 68:08 when she one-timed a shot from 12 yards out after a good feed from Lenhardt.

The Highlanders controlled most of the play as they outshot ASU 14-5 and had the advantage in corners, 13-2. Tina Caiazza (Fairfax, Va.) earned the shutout with four saves. Sarno made four saves in the first half, while Kate Ryno entered in the second half and stopped a pair of shots for the Mountaineers.

Radford heads back out on the road on Wednesday when they face #7 Wake Forest at 7 p.m.

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