UP Soccer Beats Harnett Central

The Union Pines Lady Viking soccer team got its second win of the week with a 2-0 victory over Harnett Central Wednesday.

With the nonconference victory, which was the Vikes' second straight shutout, Union Pines is now 2-1 on the year.

In the first half of the game, the Vikings were attacking into a brisk wind but still managed to dictate the pace and dominate the action. Union Pines outshot Hoke 9-2 through the first forty minutes of the match. Even so, the scoreboard read nil-nil at intermission.

In the 56th minute of action sophomore Madi Kramer bent a corner kick on goal for Union Pines. The ball then deflected off a Central defender and into the back of the night as the Vikings took a 1-0 lead.

Less than 90 seconds later, Vike captain Carly Lively scored on a breaker to give her squad a 2-0 cushion with 22:08 left in the game.

Union Pines' goal was never seriously pressured in the second frame as the Vikes out shot Central 11-0 in the half and 19-2 overall.

Next up is the Lady Vikings' Cape Fear Valley conference opener, Friday in Sanford, against Southern Lee at 7 p.m.