UPIKE Athletics

 
MILLIGAN, Tenn. – Senior wing Charlene Lofqvist had a goal and two assists to help the University of Pikeville past Milligan University 4-0 on Wednesday night.
 
UPike improved to 8-5-2 on the season. More importantly, the Bears are now 5-2-2 in the AAC.
 
Milligan is now 6-7-2 overall, 5-5-1 in conference play.
 
By halftime, the Bears had a 7-0 advantage in shots on goal but only a 1-0 lead on the scoreboard.
 
The goal came by junior forward Sara Ritter. The assist went to wing Charlene Lofqvist.
 
It was a quiet half for junior keeper Claire Cress, as the Buffs had three shots but none on goal as the Bears took a 1-0 lead to the half.
 
In the 55^th minute, the lead moved to 2-0 when senior Jayla Boyd scored on a pass from Lofqvist. It was her sixth goal of the season. For Lofqvist, it was her third assist.
 
Twelve minutes later, the senior from Saltsjo-boo, Sweden, connected for a goal of her own. It was her second this season.
 
Ritter quickly followed up with her second goal of the night. Ritter, who is now the league's leading scorer with 12 on the season, scored unassisted and moved the UPike lead to 4-0.
 
The Bears had 18 shots on goal, while the Buffs finished with only two, both turned away by Cress.
 
Ritter led the Bears with five shots on goal, while Boyd and Lofqvist recorded three each.
 
UPike will play its final home game of the regular season on Saturday at 1 p.m. when it hosts Reinhardt (Ga.) University on senior day. The match is set to begin at 1 p.m.