SEARCY, Ark.— Hannah Robinson,
Brianna Evans, and
Mallary Pineda all scored for Southern Nazarene in their 3-2 win over Harding.
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The Crimson Storm (5-7, 3-2 GAC) got on the board first when Robinson scored off a pass from
Alyssa Glitzke in the 11
th minute. The Lady Bisons (4-9, 4-1 GAC) attempted six shots in the first half with three being on goal, but SNU was able to keep them out of the net in the first half.
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Southern Nazarene added to their lead in the second half when Evans scored her first goal of the season in the 52
nd minute. Harding closed the gap to 2-1 in the 61
st minute when Adair Schmidt headed Avrie Albright's pass into the upper right corner of the net. Pineda stretched out the lead in the 67
th minute when she put
Bekah Stewart's pass into the lower right corner of the net for a 3-1 lead. The Lady Bisons responded quickly in the 70
th minute as Hannah Wilhelm headed Devin Patterson's corner kick into lower left corner of the net to close the gap to 3-2. SNU's defense held Harding to two shots in the remaining 20 minutes with only one shot on goal.
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The Lady Bisons attempted 17 shots with nine being on goal. The Crimson Storm attempted 14 shots with seven being on goal.
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SNU's
Natasha Fuentes recorded six saves and HU's Kaitlyn Miller had four saves.
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Pineda has tied her career high for goals in a season with eight in 12 games. She also had eight goals in 21 games during the 2012 season.