Isabel Pearce and the UNC Greensboro women’s soccer’s (15-5-1) season came to an end with a 3-1 loss at No. 3 seed South Carolina (14-5-1) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night at Stone Stadium down in Columbia, SC.
The Gamecocks scored two second half goals Lauren Chang and Jylissa Harris to secure their victory.
Alexis Bahr sent SC ahead in the opening period with a goal at the 31:47 mark before Heida Vidarsdottir tied the game just before the half by reaching the net 39:39 into the frame.
Pearce, a sophomore forward and Biology major for the Spartans, was a star player at Woods Charter, breaking the state record for career goals with 226. She scored 80 goals in 20 games her senior season, leading the Lady Wolves to the NCHSAA 1A Eastern Finals.
Pearce is the daughter of Robert and Jeane Pearce, and two brothers, Elliott and Nathaniel, and one sister, Sophia.