The return from Labor Day break went smoothly for the Eno River men’s soccer team.
Andrew Zarate scored as the Bobcats defeated Henderson Collegiate 5-1 at the soccer.com Complex in Efland on Tuesday night. Zarate was named the player of the match as the Bobcats captured its Triangle North Athletic Conference opener.
Eno River improved to 4-3 overall.
Ivan Menolaschino, Lucas Adams-Lynott and Orion Shepherd added goals for the Bobcats, who improved to 3-2 at home. The Bobcats will continue play in TNAC action when they travel to Oxford Prep on Thursday.
Henderson Collegiate falls to 1-5 overall, 0-1 in the TNAC.
Volleyball: Eno River 3, Henderson Collegiate 0
Sophomore Maddie Spoor recorded seven kills as the Bobcats defeated Henderson Collegiate on scores of 25-5, 25-12, 25-7 in Henderson on Tuesday.
The Bobcats improved to 7-4 overall. They remain in third place in the TNAC with a 4-2 record, one match behind Falls Lake Academy for second place. Vance Charter remains in first place with a 6-0 league mark.
Against the Pride, Eno River recorded 22 aces. Junior Johanna Jans and sophomore Jayda Peoples each had seven aces. Senior Rylee Hall registered five aces. Hall also led the Bobcats with 14 assists while People finished 12.
Junior Molly Piece recorded 24 digs. Jans, who leads the team with 90 kills coming into the match, finished with seven against the Pride.
Another junior, Erin Little, finished with the match’s only block.
On Thursday night, Eno River will continue action in the Triangle North Athletic Conference with a home match against Oxford Prep. The Bobcats defeated the Griffins 3-1 in Oxford on August 18 in its TNAC opener.
Women’s Golf: The Eno River women’s golf team has won its fourth straight match. At Kerr Lake Country Club in Henderson on Tuesday, the Bobcats won a TNAC match by 12 strokes, finishing with 158. Falls Lake Academy came in second at 170.
Two Bobcats tied for first place. Sophomore Sophie Purcell and senior Ayla Hill each carded a 49. Summer Fairey of Oxford Prep finished third in the individual standings with a 54.
Mia Johnson and Lindsay Driver, two freshmen from Falls Lake Academy, tied for fourth with a 56.
Emmrie Riley, a junior from Eno River, finished 13th with a 60 over nine holes.
The Bobcats also finished first on August 25 in another meet at Kerr Lake CC. Purcell finished with a 50 in leading the field. Hill came in second with a 54.
