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<\/p>\n HICKORY, N.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne women’s soccer team dropped their season opener 2-1 to the visiting Tampa Spartans on Thursday night.<\/p>\n Alexis Cagno<\/a> scored Lenoir-Rhyne’s first goal of the season off a penalty kick early in the second half. Tied late, Tampa found an opening and scored the game winner with just under four minutes remaining.\u00a0<\/p>\n INSIDE THE\u00a0MATCHUP: STATS OF THE MATCH:
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UP NEXT: Lenoir-Rhyne will host Concord on Sunday a 1pm. The Mountain Lions fell to Catawba earlier today to open their season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nFinal:\u00a0Tampa 2, #8 Lenoir-Rhyne 1
\nRecords:\u00a0Tampa (1-0), Lenoir-Rhyne (0-1)
\nLocation:\u00a0Moretz Sports Athletic Complex I\u00a0Hickory, NC<\/p>\n
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\n\tThe Bears dominated the opening half, out-shooting Tampa 9-3 and holding a 5-1 edge in shots-on-goal.
\n\tDespite this, the teams went into the break tied at 0-0.
\n\tTampa struck first, with Kaleigh Hart slotting it in off the pass from Brielle Johnston.\u00a0
\n\tLenoir-Rhyne came right back a minute later, winning a penalty kick which senior Alexis Cagno<\/a> then converted.\u00a0
\n\tWith the game seemingly headed towards a 1-1 draw, Tampa’s Ally Wold found herself open at the back of the net and chested in a pass to win the game.
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\n\tThe Bears are 1-3-1 all-time against Tampa, with their lone win coming\u00a0in 1998.\u00a0
\n\tThese teams last played in 2018, a double-overtime 1-1 draw.
\n\tDespite their recent postseason success, the Bears are just 2-2-2 in their last six season openers.
\n\tCagno’s goal was the fourth of her career.
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