Trojans defeat conference foe King

By MOC Sports Information
Published in Sports on September 16, 2012 1:52 AM

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MOUNT OLIVE -- Mount Olive raced out to a 4-0 lead, then held off a late rally by King to win its first contest of the season 4-2 Saturday afternoon at Amon Field. Aldo Del Valle, John Kwennah, Josh Woodburn and Cort Harter scored their first goals of the season to back the goalkeeping of Nick Bernsdorf and Kyle Lavender.

The Trojans (1-4 Overall, 1-1 Conference Carolinas) finally found the back of the net at the 31-minute mark when freshman Aldo Del Valle scored his first collegiate goal following a penalty 20 yards away. Less than three minutes later, Kwennah's perserverence paid off. He stole the ball from a King defender in front of the goal, then blasted the ball in for a 2-0 lead.

MOC wins in OT

MOUNT OLIVE -- llie Barnes scored the game-winning goal in the 104th minute as Mount Olive outlasted King 2-1 in double overtime in Conference Carolinas women's soccer Saturday at Amon Field. The contest was the Trojans' second in as many matches to go two overtimes.

Daisy Thomas forced a King save less than a minute into the second overtime and the Trojans (1-4-1, 1-1-0 Conference Carolinas) held the Tornado without a shot.

Lauren Power played a ball over the top of the King defense from midfield and Barnes won a 50-50 to force a 1-v-1. Barnes slipped past the Tornado keeper and shot into an empty net at the 103:29 mark to give Mount Olive its first win of the season as the Trojans evened their record in conference play.

Trojans win on road

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Mount Olive rallied from a 2-1 deficit to win its fourth match in five contests, defeating host Converse 14-25, 26-24, 21-25, 25-11, 15-7 in the Conference Carolinas women's volleyball opener for both teams Friday night in Spartanburg, S.C. Lauren Lee delivered a career-high 15 kills, and Dezirae Mackey, Carly White and Danielle Plante also reached double figures for the Trojans.

The Trojans found themselves in a hole after the host Valkyries (0-10, 0-1) rallied from 20-19 down to take the fourth set and a two games to one lead. Mount Olive responded with a dominating finish. A Nicole Karas ace, followed by kills from White and Lee catapulted the Trojans to a commanding 7-1 lead in the fourth set. The lead remained between five and seven points before blocks by Lee and White and an ace by Plante extended the cushion to 20-9. Charnel Austin finished off the equalizer with a pair of aces.

In the tie-breaker, Mount Olive never trailed. Kills by Lee and Mackey put the Trojans ahead 4-1, then two more kills by White closed out the victory.

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